ArmInfo. The former director of the company operating the ropeway in Tsatskadzor, was involved as the accused in the framework of the criminal case on theft during operation of the cable car. This was reported by the press service of the RA Prosecutor General.
The ministry reminded that on April 26 of the current year, based on the results of studies conducted by the company, a criminal case was opened by the Prosecutor General's Office on the grounds of malicious evasion of taxes, duties or other obligatory payments in especially large amounts stipulated by part 2 of article 205 of the Criminal Code RA, as well as on the grounds of crimes stipulated by clause 1 of Part 2 of Article 184 of the Criminal Code of the RA - causing damage to the owner or other owner of property in especially large amounts by deceit or abuse We believe that a criminal case was opened, the preliminary investigation of which was entrusted to the Investigative Department of the State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia.
The Prosecutor General's Office emphasized that in the course of the research, in particular, it turned out that on December 15, 2008, the National Olympic Committee of Armenia transferred the concession management of the cable car to "L" limited liability company. "The company operating the ropeway in Tsaghkadzor during 2008-2016 showed the tax authority understated profit tax calculations. At the time of the formation of legal relations, as the supervisor indicates, the proceeds from the provision of services were not calculated in the prescribed manner - about 1 billion 985 million 273 thousand drams, taxable objects (profit) were also recorded to a lesser extent - 397 million 054 thousand drams, of which the underestimated amount of income tax amounted to 79 million 410 thousand drams. DS, payable to the budget, in accordance with the RA Law "On Value Added Tax", in force at the time of formation of legal relations. This is an amount of 397 million 054 thousand drams formed for 2008-2016 as a result of non- payment of taxes to the state, as a whole, they caused damage in the amount of 476 million 465 thousand drams, of which 397 million 054 thousand drams in the line of VAT, and 79 million 410 thousand drams in the line of income tax, "the Prosecutor General reports.
The department indicates that during the investigation the prosecutor
On November 8, it was decided to bring the former head of the company A.P., who holds this position from December 2008 to September 2017, as the accused in the criminal case. The Prosecutor General's Office emphasizes that when compiling sufficient evidence, justification was obtained that the head of the company, in order to evade tax on an especially large scale, instructed the cashiers of the company not to provide cash receipts when selling tickets or to provide them at the request of the client, thereby distorting fiscal data and causing damage to the state in the amount of 476 million 465 thousand 563 drams. In addition, the company caused property damage in the amount of 79 million 410 thousand drams to the NOC, which, according to the agreement on concession management of the ropeway of December 15, 2008, owned 50% of the shares. The ex-head of the company has been put on the wanted list; moreover, a petition has been submitted to the court for the use of arrest as a preventive measure.