The ANAF inspectors dismantled a scheme of tax fraud in the trade of second-hand cars.

The General Directorate for Fiscal Anti-Fraud (DGAF) has discovered a complex mechanism of tax fraud in intra-community trade involving second-hand cars, following checks in the counties of Alba, Argeș, Galați, Neamț, and Sibiu.

This scheme led to the introduction of over 2,000 cars into the Romanian market, generating an estimated damage of over 26 million lei.

Inspectors have imposed precautionary measures on the identified assets, valued at 21.34 million lei. The mechanism involves the use of 'missing trader' type companies from Hungary and Slovakia, which made intra-community purchases of cars under VAT exemption.

The evasive activity was continued by establishing new companies in case of VAT code cancellation. Checks revealed the use of fictitious invoices, false documents, and intermediaries to disguise the origin of the cars and reduce the taxable base.

The activity was coordinated from Romania, and investigations continue to establish the full extent of the fraud and recover the damages.