COMPLAINTS FILED OVER EVASION OF TAXES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF BAM 5.3 MILLION

BANJA LUKA, FEBRUARY 11 /SRNA/ - The Tax Authority of Republika Srpska has filed 37 criminal reports concerning cases where there is reasonable suspicion of tax evasion amounting to BAM 5.3 million, Goran Maričić, the Director of the Authority, said in an interview with SRNA.

Maričić explained that these mostly involve crimes of tax and contribution evasion, and the relevant prosecutor’s offices will decide whether criminal proceedings will be initiated. He stated that during more than 4,000 field and office inspections, over BAM 23 million in newly determined tax liabilities was discovered, and fines totaling over BAM 1 million were issued. Additionally, in 3,950 inspections of fiscal cash registers, 2,137 irregularities were identified. "That does not indicate financial indiscipline or that there is a significant number of irresponsible individuals failing to report their income or employees. Rather, it shows that we have effective control management, risk-based oversight, and efficient planning of inspections," emphasized Maričić. Maričić noted that the e-fiscalization process has been fully implemented, a project the Tax Authority has been working on for two years, covering taxpayers in two phases. "We are now analyzing the efficiency of the electronic fiscalization system, as it primarily allows us to conduct more effective inspections. Since we now have much more data, we can carry out detailed analyses," Maričić said. Maričić stated that the Tax Authority of Republika Srpska has been recording positive trends for many years, primarily in the collection of public revenues and in work efficiency, which is measured in various ways. He noted that last year, nearly BAM 4.5 billion in public revenues was collected, which is BAM 416 million more than in 2024.