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Macedonia 18.09.24 | 16:47

Former member of Parliament and a dozen tax authority officials charged after new evidence surfaces in major tax fraud case

Organized crime prosecutors informed today that they are expanding an investigation aimed at a company that was seen as part of the business empire of former Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. The case is already on trial, and 26 persons were accused of involvement in an elaborate tax fraud system where they...
Macedonia 14.09.24 | 15:57

Former tax authority chief Sanja Lukarevska could be involved in the major fraud investigation

Plusinfor reports that it is likely to see former tax chief Sanja Lukarevska involved in the major tax fraud investigation that is covering companies from Strumica and other cities. Strumica businessman Risto Krmzov, a person close to former Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, is suspected of running an operation...
Macedonia 11.08.24 | 21:47

The Public Revenue Administration set a record by collecting 217 million euros in taxes in July

The Public Revenue Administration set a record by collecting 217 million euros in taxes in July. Director Elena Petrova stated that annual tax collection has increased by 42 percent, due to the more effective enforcement of payment discipline compared to the previous period when authorities “turned...
Economy 31.07.24 | 10:43

UJP director warns e-traders that they will have to begin paying taxes

Tax authority director Elena Petrova said that e-marketing companies will have to begin paying taxes. The UJP director discussed the popular Facebook and Instagram pages where various products are sold, often for cash upon delivery, and the payment of taxes is avoided. Black market economy has moved...
Economy 21.01.24 | 12:20

Company from Strumica collected millions from the tax authority, before being sold to a businessman from Kosovo

VMRO-DPMNE named one of the companies at the heart of the growing scandal in the UJP tax authority, which has reportedly allowed reimburesment of taxes to companies that cited false turnover. AKTIKO, a company registered for trade with textiles in Strumica in 2022, sought 10.5 million EUR in reimbursements...
Economy 20.01.24 | 17:58

VMRO reveals tax fraud scheme leading to companies in Strumica

VMRO-DPMNE Vice President Gordana Dimitrieska Kocoska revealed a new scandal involving abuses in the UJP tax authority. According to Dimitrieska, a number of companies registered in Strumica – the stronghold of former SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev – were recently set up and immediately began...
Macedonia 14.01.24 | 16:21

Bogus companies were allowed to pump millions from the budget

VMRO-DPMNE official Bojan Stojanoski broadly outlined the growing scandal, in which officials of the state tax authority UJP and top political leaders are suspected of running a tax fraud ring. According to Stojanoski, who did not name names durign today’s press conference, the process included...
Economy 23.03.22 | 14:38

UJP denies allegations that it is targeting the KAM market chain out of political reasons

The UJP tax authority denied media allegations that it is deliberately targeting the KAM chain of supermarkets. Across to UJP, they did not order KAM markets to close even though they found violations in the tax code. The massive assault on the company, whose stores were largely closed yesterday with...
Macedonia 22.03.22 | 15:04

Companies linked to Zaev’s brother owe a million EUR in unpaid taxes

Companies owned or linked to Zoran Zaev’s brother Vice Zaev, owe more than a million EUR in unpaid taxes. The MKD.mk news site requested data from the UJP tax authority, and it shows the debt of three companies – Sara Engineering, Sara Javor, Dravas, all based in Strumica. UJP told the news...
Macedonia 22.03.22 | 13:46

Food shortages: Government agents are raiding the large KAM market chain

The Government is cracking down on the popular KAM market chain, which is the go-to destination for many of the lower income citizens. Often citizens would report food shortages in KAM, especially of the bulkier and cheaper packs of flour and cooking oil, and the Government accused the market of hoarding. More...
Economy 19.03.22 | 18:54

VMRO-DPMNE accuses the tax authority of a massive, politically motivated campaign against small businesses

VMRO-DPMNE accused the UJP tax authority of abusing its power to pressure small businesses in Ohrid, Prilep and Bitola over the past few days. Teams of politically handpicked agents are on the ground, and go after small businesses, while ignoring the larger, more powerful ones. The leader of this push...
Macedonia Economy 20.04.21 | 14:35

Huge spike in number of employees who did not receive their March salaries

Nearly 15,000 companies failed to pay out the March salaries to 54,662 employees, said UJP tax authority director Sanja Lukarevska. This is a huge spike, compared to just under 10,000 employees who were not paid in February. Lukarevska blamed this result to the delay in the adoption of the latest stimulus...
Macedonia Economy 02.01.21 | 21:12

Tax authority warns companies that received stimulus funds but haven’t paid their workers yet

The UJP tax authority called out the companies that have collected stimulus funds but have not paid out the salary to their employees for November, warning them they have a week to do so. UJP director Sanja Lukarevska said that the number of these companies has dropped in the past few days, but that...
Economy 28.07.20 | 12:27

Tax authority threatens to name companies who claimed corona stimulus funds but didn’t distribute them to their workers

Tax authority head Sanja Lukarevska reported that companies from Skopje, Tetovo, Gostivar, Struga and other cities claimed funds as part of the coronavirus stimulus package, but did not distribute it as salaries. A crisis measure introduced by the Government had companies able to request funds from the...
Macedonia 08.07.20 | 18:45

Alfa TV investigates the Strumica tax scandal – the shell companies involved are linked to the Zaev family

Alfa TV attempted to investigate the tax fraud scandal involving five companies from Strumica allegedly linked to the Zaev family. The companies received an eye-popping 5.2 million EUR in rebates from the tax authority in just the first four months of the year, clearly indicating fraud. The scandal was...

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