What is the price of a tax error ?

Is it possible to get a criminal record if the tax calculation was incorrect ?

️ What measures should be taken to avoid being caught by law enforcers in a tax offence ?

Let's imagine the situation:

You submitted the documents for tax deduction to the inspectorate. You had some doubts about whether you are entitled to a tax deduction. Having searched the necessary information on the Internet, as well as consulting with a familiar accountant, you are convinced that such a right you have and you need to act. After submitting the documents, you receive the money and forget about it. But after some time you are called by an investigator and notified of the initiation of criminal proceedings.

 ‘It doesn't work like that’ - you will say. It does! This is not a fairy tale, but a real life case, when a person was convicted for misinterpretation of tax rules. 

Read more about the prevention of tax offences in the publication by Nikita Rozhentsov, Attorney-at-law, adviser of criminal and general practice of the Consulting Group ‘Alliance Legal’, of the textbook ‘Criminal and legal risks of economic activity’ of the Moscow State Law Academy named after O.E. Kutafin. of the Moscow State Law Academy named after O.E. Kutafin.