Criminal Case Launched Against Stepanavan Resident for Tax Evasion

The State Interests’ Protection Department of the RA General Prosecutor’s Office has initiated a criminal case on willful tax evasion, according to a statement published on the RA General Prosecutor’s Office website.

By investigating the prepared material it has become known that the director of “Operation and Construction of Roads in Stepanavan” S. Jilavyan, in 2009–2010, presented to the Regional Tax Inspectorate false VAT invoices for July-November 2009 and March-June 2010 as well as a false annual report on the activity of the company for 2009. Thus, S. Jilavyan evaded to pay 25,167,120 drams (about $68,019 US) to the State Budget by entering false data into the documentations.

A criminal case has been initiated in the State Interests’ Protection Department of the RA General Prosecutor’s Office according to the RA Criminal Code Article 205, part 2.