They detected fake invoices worth over PLN 21 million. The company was hit with nearly PLN 4 million in penalties

The Lower Silesian National Revenue Administration (KAS) detected that a company operating in the forwarding and transport sector had participated in fictitious invoice transactions. – The company provided false information in its tax returns and used fake VAT invoices worth more than PLN 21 million – explains Agnieszka Rzeźnicka-Gniadek, press spokesperson for the Lower Silesian KAS.

She adds:

The invoices documented fictitious purchases of spare parts, forwarding services and transport services. The supplier of the goods and services (the invoice issuer) did not conduct business activity.

She further explains: – The company (the purchaser) overstated input tax on account of fictitious purchases, thereby avoiding payment of a VAT liability exceeding PLN 4 million. Analysis of the Standard Audit File (JPK) made it possible to identify transactions that did not reflect actual business events. The analysis provided experts with evidence that the company was participating in tax fraud and fictitious invoice trading.

The outcome? The company was charged an additional liability (penalty) of nearly PLN 4 million. KAS blocked its bank accounts and secured approximately PLN 4.8 million against tax arrears. Moreover, the Gliwice District Prosecutor’s Office launched proceedings concerning false statements in VAT tax returns.