Indictment filed for tax evasion amounting to 163,000 KM

(Patria) - Two individuals and one legal entity, a company, have been indicted for tax evasion during the construction and sale of residential buildings in Bijeljina. A prosecutor from the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH has filed an indictment against Vojkan Gajić, born in 1951 in Bijeljina, Jovan Gajić, known as “Joco“, born in 1974 in Bijeljina, and the legal entity „BUK PROMET“ d.o.o. Bijeljina, whose responsible persons are the first and second defendants.

"The defendants are accused of having, at the beginning of 2015, during the construction and sale of residential and commercial buildings in Bijeljina, realized a taxable income in the amount of 962,382.34 KM, and failed to record the said transaction in their business books, nor calculate and report VAT in accordance with the tax legislation of BiH.

According to the indictment, the defendants failed to calculate or pay value-added tax (VAT) in the amount of 163,605 KM, thereby gaining unlawful property benefits and causing damage to the budget and all citizens of BiH. The defendants are accused of committing the criminal offense of tax evasion under Article 210 of the Criminal Code of BiH. The indictment has been forwarded to the Court of BiH for confirmation," the Prosecutor's Office of BiH announced.