Indictment filed for tax evasion, BiH budget damaged by 609,141 KM

The Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption has filed an indictment against Soldo Slavica, born 03/29/1972 in Mokro, Široki Brijeg, residing in Široki Brijeg, a citizen of BiH
Soldo Vinko, aka "Panta", born 09/16/1969 in Crne Lokve, residing in Široki Brijeg, a citizen of BiH, reports the Patria News Agency.

The accused are charged with illegal business operations during 2004 and 2005 through the company - legal entity "POLJO KUĆA" d.o.o. Široki Brijeg, owned and managed by Soldo Slavica, and with Soldo Vinko authorized to dispose of funds, by failing to keep business books in accordance with the law.

The accused are charged with procuring various goods from several legal entities-suppliers, and then selling them for cash, while calculating and paying sales tax for a negligible amount of money.

The indictment states that during 2004, they procured goods from several suppliers, avoiding paying sales tax, and also imported merchantable wheat and wheat bran, on which they also did not pay import tax, thus avoiding a total of 321,409.68 KM in taxes, while during 2005 they avoided paying a total of 287,732.20 KM in sales tax.

The accused are charged with committing the extended criminal offense of tax evasion under Article 210, Paragraph 3 of the Criminal Code of BiH, in conjunction with Article 54 of the Criminal Code of BiH.

The indictment has been forwarded to the Court of BiH.