The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the city of Vladivostok on 15.11.2018 with participation of Inmar Legal Ltd conducted a lecture on the topic «Tax Crimes»

The event for the employees of commercial entities and firms on the subject «Tax Crimes» was held on November 15, 2018. Such lectures are aimed at education covering specific issues arising in the course of conducting the investigation of various elements of crimes in the sphere of tax-related legal relationships and tax regulation.

Within the scope of the given lecture the specific features of the criminal activities in the sphere of tax regulation and control were addressed, besides, recommendations were provided as to the investigation of the crimes, responsibility for which is stipulated by the Articles 199, 162, 171 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

In particular, special attention should be paid to the importance of the pre-investigation check of the case materials, which, since 2014, has been carried out by law enforcement agencies not only on the basis of information received from tax authorities, but also by the request of a citizen or based on the notification received from any organization.

In the course of the lecture it was noted that the fight against tax crimes is a systemic and multifaceted task, solving of which requires efforts from both the internal affairs authorities and other administrative bodies. Currently, the prevention of tax evasion is the main activity of many government agencies and is central to tax policy in the current and strategic tax management.