The Ministry of Taxes and Duties has published the results of desk audits for the first nine months of the year. From January to September, tax authorities sent a total of 15,163 notices to businesses inviting them to voluntarily pay the outstanding tax amounts.
The authorities reported that 87.4% of the notices produced results. A total of 294.7 million rubles in taxes was paid into the budget, while the amount of VAT subject to refund was reduced by 69 million rubles.