A case of 2 billion soums VAT refund through fake documents has been exposed.

During an urgent operation conducted by employees of the State Security Service and the Department for Combating Economic Crimes in the city of Chirchiq, a major tax fraud scheme was stopped. The SSS reported on this.

 

According to information, a previously convicted employee of a limited liability company operating in the Tashkent region, having gained the trust of the manager of a private enterprise in the Navoi region, proposed preparing fake documents stating that supposedly 20 billion soums worth of goods turnover had been carried out in 2025–2026. Promising to return 2 billion soums in value-added tax to the company from the budget through his acquaintances in the tax authorities, he demanded 340 million soums for this "service."

 

It became known that his accomplice in this scheme — an individual entrepreneur living in the city of Andijan — was also involved. He formalized a fake electronic contract between a familiar company and the private enterprise in Navoi and prepared 10 fake electronic invoices for construction and installation works, transport services, and delivery of construction materials worth 18 billion 670 million soums. Through this, a 2 billion soum VAT refund was achieved.

 

During the urgent operation, the suspects were apprehended while receiving the demanded funds through their criminal accomplices.

 

They were identified as individuals living in the Kibray district and the city of Andijan, who had been previously convicted several times. It was found that these individuals were supposed to divide the demanded 340 million soums among themselves.

 

Currently, a criminal case has been initiated against four individuals under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code regarding this incident.

 

Investigative actions are ongoing, including work to identify employees of the tax authorities involved in this illegal scheme.