ArmInfo.For almost half a year, none of the representatives of show business has yet responded to the appeal of the head of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia David Ananyan to faithfully fulfill his tax obligations. Ananyan said this on January 16 at a press conference.
As early as September 10, 2018, at the meeting with journalists, the head of the SRC David Ananyan said that in the field of culture, a culture of tax evasion was formed "perfectly." "For example, we have our favorite singers and singers, they write and perform patriotic songs, but so far none of them have submitted a declaration of annual income," said the chairman of the SRC, stressing that this imperative is already in operation about 25 years old.
As it turned out, RA People's Artist Tigran Mansuryan is the only cultural figure who submitted declarations in a timely manner,. "As of today, none of them has expressed a desire to submit a declaration of income," the chief tax officer lamented. At the same time, Ananyan assured that soon the ministry will find mechanisms to incline this category of taxpayers to the faithful fulfillment of their obligations. At the same time, as the head of the SRC stressed, all actions of the tax service will follow exclusively from the letter of the law.
To recall, in December last year, the SRC made a statement in which it called on representatives of show business engaged in entrepreneurial activities to declare their income. Otherwise, the tax reminded that illegal business activity can lead to criminal liability.