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The Tax Service advises citizens to be cautious when delegating entrepreneurial powers to others
The Tax Service advises citizens to be cautious when delegating entrepreneurial powers to others
Despite numerous appeals, cases are still encountered where, for the purpose of obtaining illegal income, the trust of individual citizens is abused, and various legal entities are established in their names. Investigations have revealed that in most cases, citizens are deceived in different ways, and by obtaining a power of attorney or by using their electronic signatures, legal entities are established in their names, illegal transactions are carried out, and as a result, large tax debts arise on behalf of those entities. In such cases, since the legal entities incur debts to the state budget, the “director” formally appointed is temporarily restricted by court decision from leaving the country, and when significant tax debts to the state budget arise, criminal proceedings are initiated against those legal entities.
In some instances, citizens are unaware that they are considered taxpayers and personally bear responsibility, or they are deliberately misinformed by the actual managers of the illegal entrepreneurial activities.
The State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy urges citizens to exercise caution when delegating entrepreneurial powers to third parties and not to allow others to use their electronic signatures. According to the law, an electronic signature belongs solely to its owner. The owner of an electronic signature is responsible for its protection and must not allow its use by others. Citizens bear responsibility for the establishment of legal entities in their names and for the legal consequences if such entities are created on the basis of a power of attorney using their electronic signatures.
A citizen who provides his or her electronic signature to another person in exchange for certain promises may face tax debts, seizure of property, and even bankruptcy. Taking this into account, citizens should not trust various promises made by others, should refrain from signing documents whose content they do not understand, and must not entrust their electronic signature to anyone else.
The State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy once again calls on citizens to remain vigilant, to carefully review the content of powers of attorney, and to exercise maximum caution in entrusting their personal data to third parties.
Despite numerous appeals, cases are still encountered where, for the purpose of obtaining illegal income, the trust of individual citizens is abused, and various legal entities are established in their names. Investigations have revealed that in most cases, citizens are deceived in different ways, and by obtaining a power of attorney or by using their electronic signatures, legal entities are established in their names, illegal transactions are carried out, and as a result, large tax debts arise on behalf of those entities. In such cases, since the legal entities incur debts to the state budget, the “director” formally appointed is temporarily restricted by court decision from leaving the country, and when significant tax debts to the state budget arise, criminal proceedings are initiated against those legal entities.
In some instances, citizens are unaware that they are considered taxpayers and personally bear responsibility, or they are deliberately misinformed by the actual managers of the illegal entrepreneurial activities.
The State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy urges citizens to exercise caution when delegating entrepreneurial powers to third parties and not to allow others to use their electronic signatures. According to the law, an electronic signature belongs solely to its owner. The owner of an electronic signature is responsible for its protection and must not allow its use by others. Citizens bear responsibility for the establishment of legal entities in their names and for the legal consequences if such entities are created on the basis of a power of attorney using their electronic signatures.
A citizen who provides his or her electronic signature to another person in exchange for certain promises may face tax debts, seizure of property, and even bankruptcy. Taking this into account, citizens should not trust various promises made by others, should refrain from signing documents whose content they do not understand, and must not entrust their electronic signature to anyone else.
The State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy once again calls on citizens to remain vigilant, to carefully review the content of powers of attorney, and to exercise maximum caution in entrusting their personal data to third parties.