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Tax evasion through car dealer schemes on ss.lv might reach EUR 50 mln

BC, Riga, 14.08.2017.Print version
As a result of the tax evasion schemes used by car dealers operating on ss.lv classified ads portal, the Latvian budget has lost up to EUR 50 million in unpaid taxes, said State Revenue Service general director Ilze Cirule in an interview with the Latvian public television on August 14th, cites LETA.

"Our experts have estimated that the unpaid taxes might reach up to EUR 50 million," said Cirule.

 

She voiced hope that the dispute between the State Revenue Service and ss.lv will attract public awareness to payment of taxes. She said that it is important to be aware that if everybody pays taxes, it will be easier to find financing for health care sector and other needs.

 

Cirule said that the dispute with ss.lv originated in early 2016 when the State Revenue Service started asking questions, but the portal did not respond. „We have been following the principle "Consult First". We have been trying to negotiate, reach an agreement, but, understanding that it is not possible to find a compromise, we have chosen to make the final step," she said.

 

As reported, the State Revenue Service has decided to halt operations of ss.lv, Latvia's largest classified advertisements website, as the portal refused to inform the revenue service about automobile dealers who had failed to register with the tax authority. The State Revenue Service earlier found that the ss.lv website was being used for illegal business operations by persons buying and selling automobiles who had not registered with the revenue service.






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