Financial Police files criminal complaint against two people and bankrupt company over €378,000 in tax evasion

Two people and a company undergoing bankruptcy proceedings have been reported to the police by the Financial Police on suspicion of concealing tax liabilities and obtaining unlawful benefits. According to the investigation, the alleged acts took place in 2022–2023.

One of the suspects was an authorized representative, while the other was the company’s owner and manager. During the period in question, around €145,000 was withdrawn from the company’s account without sufficient funds, while around €353,000 was lent to individuals without being recorded in the tax documentation.

The two suspects are also suspected of failing to declare overdue liabilities worth around €2.4 million in the company’s 2023 tax balance sheet. They are also alleged to have appropriated goods from the company’s inventory worth around €243,000 without paying the applicable taxes.

The Financial Police estimates that these actions resulted in the evasion of personal income tax, corporate profit tax and VAT totaling around €378,000.

A criminal complaint for the offense of “Tax evasion” has been submitted to the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Skopje.