Shymkent businesslady sentenced to 5 yrs for tax report distortion

As an accountant, as well as a part-time founder and a director of a LLP, the woman knowingly distorted data on revenues and expenditures for the 2nd quarter of 2010 and evaded payment of value added tax in the amount of KZT 109,342,011, causing especially large damage to the state budget.

According to the decision of Arys District Court the resident of South Kazakhstan region was found guilty under Part 3 of Art. 222 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. She has been convicted for 5 years' imprisonment with deprivation of the right to occupy leadership and material position of responsibility in the commercial structure for a period of 3 years and, in addition, the defendant must pay a fine of 3000 MCI, that is KZT5,193,000.

The verdict has not come into force.