“X5 RETAIL” OWES 1, 06 BILLION RUBLES TO THE BUDGET OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

That was the conclusion of the tax authority, made during the audit in relation to LLC “Agroaspekt” (a company in the structure of “X5 Retail”, headed by TD “Perekrestok”). We should remind that the “X5 Retail” group of companies includes such networks as “Karusel”, “Perekrestok” and “Pyaterochka”.

An on-site tax audit revealed the fact of non-payment of income tax and also established dubious financial transactions to transfer part of the profit to the accounts of foreign companies. According to inspectors, in this way, entrepreneurs avoided paying taxes, which violated the current legislation.

The decision of the tax authority was appealed by the Federal Tax Service, but the appeal almost did not have result. After it the plaintiff decided to seek protection in court and filed an application to the Moscow Arbitration Court. However, it was in no hurry to defend the entrepreneurs and upheld the decision of the tax authority.

At present, the appellate court has also issued a ruling, which upheld the decision of the trial court, refusing the plaintiff to satisfy his complaint. Most likely, “Agroaspekt” LLC will not stop and will continue looking for the truth in higher authorities (case A40-118135 / 2019).