The possibility of prosecution for tax crimes will be limited
10 mar 2022
The Government has submitted to the State Duma a bill on limiting the possibility of initiating criminal cases on tax crimes. As stated in the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code, investigators will be allowed to do this only on materials sent to them, where the tax authorities conclude about the possible composition of the crime. This is reported by Kommersant. Similarly, in case of non-payment of insurance premiums, the opinion of the relevant authority will be needed to initiate a case.
These amendments will reduce the pressure on business and reduce the number of criminal cases for non-payment of taxes. Experts say that not all of the materials reach the court, but the business is in no way protected from pre-investigation checks, as a result of which it is sometimes forced to suspend work.
The possibility of prosecution for tax crimes will be limited
The Government has submitted to the State Duma a bill on limiting the possibility of initiating criminal cases on tax crimes. As stated in the amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code, investigators will be allowed to do this only on materials sent to them, where the tax authorities conclude about the possible composition of the crime. This is reported by Kommersant. Similarly, in case of non-payment of insurance premiums, the opinion of the relevant authority will be needed to initiate a case.
These amendments will reduce the pressure on business and reduce the number of criminal cases for non-payment of taxes. Experts say that not all of the materials reach the court, but the business is in no way protected from pre-investigation checks, as a result of which it is sometimes forced to suspend work.
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