While the state is collecting hryvnias for the needs of the front, a "business" of a completely different scale has unfolded in the very heart of the tax service — the Central Interregional Department of the State Tax Service for Work with Large Taxpayers (VPP).
Yevheniy Bosenko is at the head of a system that is destroying legal businesses through kickbacks and blackmail. 360ua.news has launched a series of investigations into how one official was able to privatize state functions under the noses of law enforcement officers.
Grandmaster of "gray" schemes: who is Yevhen Bosenko?
The appointment of Yevheniy Bosenko to the position of head of the Central Office of the State Tax Service at the time raised many questions. The former director of the Department of Legal Support of the State Tax Service, a person who should have stood guard over the law, instead headed the most profitable unit of the service. Why? The answer lies in Bosenko's ability to "solve issues" that have nothing to do with filling the budget.
According to sources, Bosenko feels absolutely untouchable. In narrow circles, he openly flaunts his connections at the very "top." According to him, any of his actions are a "team game" coordinated with the acting Head of the State Traffic Safety Administration, Lesya (Karnaukh).
But the main trump card up his sleeve is his "cover" in law enforcement agencies - as a source in his inner circle notes, Bosenko likes to say that his rear is directly covered by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, Ruslan Kravchenko. This is what makes him "knee-deep in the sea" before any inspections.
Bosenko's Triad: VAT, Blocks and Inspections
Today, the Central Office of the World Bank operates on a clear price list. The main tools for enriching Bosenko and his "curators" look like this:
- "Entry ticket" to VAT refund: Returning legal funds to large enterprises has become a privilege. Want to receive VAT on time? Prepare a fixed "rollback". Without Bosenko's personal visa, the money simply "hangs.".
- Noose on invoices: The scheme of blocking tax invoices (TI) has become a conveyor belt. The system artificially stops the work of the enterprise, and then the business is hinted at: either long trials, or a "symbolic" percentage of Bosenko for unblocking.
- Audit as a sentence: If a taxpayer shows “rebellion,” tax audits come into play. This is not an audit—it is a punitive operation aimed at paralyzing the accounts and forcing the owner to surrender.
Legalization through the "automobile discount"
Of course, cash flows worth millions require legalization. Bosenko did not invent complex offshores. His favorite method is fraud with the purchase and sale of luxury cars. By buying and selling cars at the "right" prices, he legalizes the cash received from business terror, turning it into officially declared profits.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. While Bosenko is confident that high-ranking patrons in the State Tax Service and the Prosecutor General's Office will save him from responsibility, we continue to collect facts.
In the following parts of our investigation, we will tell you:
- Which specific financial and industrial groups have already fallen victim to Bosenko's "appetites"?
- Through which shell companies do corrupt interest payments pass?
- How Bosenko's foreign assets are connected to today's extortions
We call on businesses that have suffered from Yevheniy Bosenko's actions not to remain silent. It's time to break this cycle of circular liability.
