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Related essays Bradauskas: i.MAS will least interfere with the business" has become the head of the State Tax Inspectorate Bradauskas Order, according to the press release of the Ministry of Finance, signed on Monday, "assessed the competition for Head of the STI results and upon the conclusions of the special services of the country." 999
In a press release highlighting the challenges to p. Šadžius presents a new permanent head of STI: "In its first be waiting for specific measures 999 to generally improve taxation, 999 particularly value-added tax, which accounts for more than half of all the revenue collection. 999 No less important will be consistently intolerant of STI's position 999 on the "envelope" 999 wages. I hope that a planned introduction of smart tax administration more efficient and will fight with Lithuania spreading increasingly aggressive tax planning 999 when using a variety of schemes for avoiding paying income tax. "
Mr. Bradauskas graduated from Vilnius University, the qualification of economist. 999 State Tax Inspectorate career he began in 1990., For the past eight months he worked as Deputy Head of the State Tax Inspectorate, Acting Governor duties.
The Ministry of Finance pointed out that the p. Bradauskas won 30 March. held the competition, which was attended by five of the 11 candidates officially registered candidates. Their suitability to occupy the post of Head of the STI by Deputy Minister of Finance Algimantas Rimkūnas led 10-member commission, which in addition to heads of departments of the Ministry 999 were also included in the Cabinet Office and the Public Service Department.
New Head of the STI is the father of the Seimas Social Democrat Bronius Bradauskas. Due to the fact that his son won a competition to occupy the chief tax inspector's office the policies with a view to public and private interests in the prevention of irregularities, was forced to resign from the Parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee Chairman. But soon Bronius Bradauskas 999 should become the head of the Seimas Committee on Economics.
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Klaipeda State Tax Inspectorate Division explained the case where the wholesale trade in meat products company engaged in their own funds financed the butchers advertising products in major supermarkets. After the desk checks to increase the company's taxable income and in addition has declared about 95,000 EUR VAT had to pay interest on arrears.
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"Wholesaler paid for the famous meat producers, portaportese some of which are held by the himself, special promotional displays on shelves, advertising portaportese brochures and posters, tasting and so on. It was found that as early as 2014. With the beginning of EUR 120,000 accrued advertising services, over the years this amount to grow nearly four times, "- says Returns Rimkienė Klaipeda lights Control Department Director.
According to p. Rimkienės, promotional services VAT returns, those services had to be sold to suppliers of goods and timely declaration of VAT. VAT invoices for services meat producers company will not issue, although the agreement was: she was committed to a trading venue to organize various production and delivery of the shares in other ways to promote brands, and manufacturers - to pay for services. VAT invoices manufacturers it has issued and paid taxes only to the tax authorities started an inspection.
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Europe, the increasing prevalence of negative interest effect, the State Tax Inspectorate (STI) negative interest effect is not recognized and forcing investors to pay from earnings from the bonds with negative interest rates, although initiative in reality such bonds do not earn anything. initiative
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The story can be started from the fact that for some time now part of the Lithuanian government bonds purchased on the secondary market, not only do not earn anything, but even bears losses as guaranteed by the negative return on invested capital.
This is not true only of Lithuanian government bonds. Negative interest rates on the secondary market established not only for safety and the environment as Switzerland, Germany or Denmark bonds, but for, say, Slovak, Czech, initiative Belgian bonds, especially in the shorter term. Investors bonds with negative interest rates do not buy the fact that they would like them to make, but because it wants
Mr. Užpalis, like other investors this spring, rushed to declare their income and pay taxes on the money earned from the investment, but saw that the Lithuanian law makes paying taxes even on what is earned.
"Lithuania, and more - STI, 15% personal income tax (PIT) tax all bond coupon (coupon) amount, because it is an annual coupon (coupon) payments initiative STI called for residents to receive interest. initiative STI quite uninterested, almost always private investors purchased government initiative bonds at face value and market price. Therefore, the actual investor interest received is considerably lower than the annual bond coupon-section. Recently, these true interest is very close to zero or even negative, "- says Mr. Užpalis.
According to the interlocutor, the problem initiative is that an investor buying a Lithuanian initiative or other safe bonds pay premium over the nominal bond prices, which does not recognize the STI allowable deductions, reducing real income received by the investor (ie really interest) size.
True, the 18-Lithuanian business accounting standard adopted under the Ministry of Finance Audit and accounting services not only allows, but also requires businesses in terms of financial assets and those assets in an income, to apply the effective interest method, called APM.
This is the amortized cost of a financial asset by the determination of the effective interest rate (APN) and interest income and expense distribution within the prescribed period. APN - is the rate whereby cash flows are discounted all financial assets and financial costs of holding time.
"On the other institution under the Ministry of Finance - STI - estimates that, by taxing the population, APM is not applicable. In other words, not only deprived of all real income earned from bonds, but also asked to pay extra for the government to itself lent the funds ", - complains p. Užpalis.
STI said that personal income tax is the subject of interest income, no matter how they are called - coupons, vouchers or similar - together with promissory notes related bonuses and prizes.
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Concerned to avoid at least part of the VAT can be relatively simple guise of fictitious costs, the State Tax Inspectorate (STI) has taken huge scale of the project. 7000 Lithuanian companies each month will provide használtautó office received and issued VAT invoice data.
Related essays "STI check 200 wealthy individuals" Tax Inspectorate dig large sides "Bradauskas: i.MAS will least interfere with the business" The biggest debtors of VAT on top - again Vičiūnai group company "Financial Crime Investigation Service használtautó investigation and put the spotlight Viciunai (amplified) Vičiūnai restaurant group and a group of business leaders to bring allegations of fraud (amplified) project office of PSF starts from the beginning of May. Establishments that will be checked, STI should használtautó inform the nearest future. Given that real Lithuania operates about 60,000 companies, will be tested more than one tenth of them.
Such obligations on individual companies were used in the past, but this is the first time that the measures applied in such a context. Darius Buta STI spokesman Gazette explains that this project allows to achieve the same objectives as the costly individual company checks, which are often carried out after time.
According to p. The apartment will be inspected medium and large enterprises from all sectors and all regions of Lithuania. These companies' indicators raises many concerns and STI "not believe" that they are acting in good faith, he says. True, when asked whether this means that every tenth company in Lithuania is trying to avoid the tax, p. Buta contends that the STI is not convinced - it is precisely because of this project are taken.
the company declared the added value is lower than other companies in the sector generated an average használtautó added value. the company declared the VAT tax burden is disproportionate volume of activities, and there are unexplained variations in the declared data and / or periodically declared the due and repayable amount of VAT that after-off of recoverable VAT difference between actual VAT activities are free of charge. companies characterized by the so-called használtautó "shell" companies (not engaged in the actual performance, but formalizing VAT invoices isolated VAT amounts other VAT payers to deduct) signs.
"VMI has informed the public about the power network of institutions, which failed to pay significant amounts használtautó of VAT by providing information about the STI supposedly made repairs, bought a variety használtautó of services, although the transaction használtautó was not actually. The company, under the fictitious transactions, providing information about the STI high operating costs, thereby increasing the deduction of VAT - reducing használtautó the amount of VAT due, "- a statement teaches Inspectorate, in support használtautó of the need for PSF project
"The VAT avoidance használtautó scheme is not difficult, but it is found only in the investigation of STI, often the fictitious accounts išrašinėję people are already hiding, and the companies themselves, dis-ability to pay tax," - explains the STI.
Gazette wrote that the STI (and FCIS) focus on tax evasion even a few years ago was met with the Viciunai group catering network. Does this group now again found themselves STI Spotlight, p. Buta Gazette said he could not disclose.
VAT collection - one of the most pressing problems in the country's budget. használtautó The tax revenue this year from 4.4% behind the plan, announced this week the Ministry of Finance. This is partly due to deflationary tendencies, on the other hand, is expected to further improve the situation of STI.
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Kaunas STI section allowing employees during the inspection found that the company sells mobile phones in other EU countries for purchased goods wrongly applied the 0% VAT rate and failure to pay EUR 700,000. Following an inspection carried out together with interest and penalty from around the company to the state budget will have to pay about 1 million. Eur.
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"Acquired ownership of the goods the company has changed their delivery to the store the day in Hungary, but the Lithuanian tax authorities found that in Hungary the company is not registered for VAT purposes. So it did not comply with the EU's common VAT arrangements and did not pay output VAT in the country where the end of the transport of goods, namely Hungary. incometaxindiaefiling Lithuanian VAT payer was obliged to register for VAT in Hungary and belonging there to pay taxes, "- says Ligita Brazlauskienė, Kaunas lights Control Department Director.
In assessing incometaxindiaefiling infringements detected it has been adapted to the so-called "reserve" rule and stated that the company illegally Lithuania tried to avoid VAT. In addition, the tax inspector was unable incometaxindiaefiling to provide evidence that the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom company acquired mobile phone sales VAT was paid in Hungary, also could not provide the Hungarian tax authorities for confirmation that this country was not obliged to register for VAT purposes and pay taxes. incometaxindiaefiling Therefore, this company was not entitled to submit VAT returns clarified that under the "reserve" rule Lithuania reduce the amount of VAT due.
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The sanctions, which are still a week from taxpayers will be exempt - it fines of up to EUR 57-144. They STI can pay for income or asset declarations failure or delay in delivery. STI declarations required by the Monday, 4 May. end.
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At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. Thursday during an interview with talk radio host Laura Ingraham, Chris Christie tried his best to woo a somewhat tepid crowd of conservative voters who are never, ever, not in a thousand years going to nominate him for president. So Christie rolled out the big guns: his "passionate" and "unabashed" stance against abortion and his yearly cuts to reproductive health funding.
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