{"id":18581,"date":"2016-03-30T14:36:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T11:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euconlaw.com\/a-new-twist-in-the-tax-dispute-of-savik-shuster-studio\/"},"modified":"2016-03-30T14:36:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T11:36:08","slug":"a-new-twist-in-the-tax-dispute-of-savik-shuster-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euconlaw.com\/en\/a-new-twist-in-the-tax-dispute-of-savik-shuster-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"A new twist in the tax dispute of Savik Shuster Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 30, 2016<\/strong> in the Central Department of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine a reconsideration of the administrative complaints of “Savik Shuster Studio” LLC<\/a><\/strong> on tax notices-decisions handed down in 2015 took place
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Lawyers of the International Legal Center EUCON, who represent the interests of the complainant, announced the offences committed by the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine officials of different levels, which resulted in forming of irregular legal position and calls into question the legality of the inspection as a whole.<\/p>\n

In particular, Yaroslav Romanchuk<\/strong><\/a>, attorney, drew attention to the promptness in approving the inspection schedules of “Savik Shuster Studio”. The tax authorities starting from the district level up to the central office agreed inclusion of the taxpayer into the inspection schedule within one day<\/strong> only that questions the legality of such inspection.<\/p>\n

Eleven petitions were filed along with the complaint, regarding the involvement to the proceeding of officials who upheld the contested tax notice-decision, officials who made the decision on the administrative complaint at the Central Department of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, and others. \u00a0But all of the petitions were left without consideration. Yevhen Petrenko<\/a><\/strong>, attorney, asked the State Fiscal Service representatives regarding the result of the assessment of complaints on illegal inspection data transfer to the Investigation Department in order to initiate the criminal proceeding, and drew attention of the Department Director to the decision of the Pechersk District Court obliging the Prosecutor General\u2019s Office to initiate the investigation of the tax authorities\u2019 illegal actions.<\/p>\n

In addition, according to the current legislation, decision on the administrative complaint must be made by the Head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine or his deputy, who were absent on the day.<\/p>\n

Following the review of the complaint and taking into account the extension of its consideration terms, Yaroslav Romanchuk made an application on postponement of the case review, establishment of a working group chaired by an authorized person of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine who makes the final decision, and involvement of the State Tax Inspectorate of Pechersk District of Kyiv and the Center Department of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine representatives to the next meetings.
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