The Tax Directorate has revealed the VAT fraud scheme. In the Tax notice, it is underlined that 17 people were involved in operating this scheme.

The investigation showed that over 1.2 billion ALL in fictitious invoices were issued by commercial companies, which at no time exercised economic activity, causing the state a financial loss in VAT and “Profit Tax” of a whopping 300 million ALL.

Meanwhile, the Court of the Judicial District of Tirana has ordered the arrest of 13 citizens connected to the scheme while summoning 4 others to appear for questioning.

The entities involved in the VAT fraud scheme are:

“No-El Construction” NIPT: L72302057R; “G.S Construction” NIPT: M01704017D; “Fam Construction” NIPT: L81408017V; “Tirana Universal Construction NIPT: L81721022Q; “Glob Construction”, NIPT: M21416014J

“Fredi 2021”, NIPT:  M11505007T; “Jersey 2021”, NIPT: M11705012P; “Aluku Grup”, NIPT: M01922011F;

“Joam”, NIPT: M12315033I, as well as closely related to the beneficiary entities “Mihola”, NIPT: L81616001M; “E.L. 2020 construction”, with NIPT: M01420028U; “Amarildo Hasrama”, NIPT:  L61410014F; “Priam 20”, NIPT: M02006001I.