A system of **tax fraud** has been uncovered in Riva del Garda, where the Financial Police of the Provincial Command of Trento identified false invoices totaling over **€660,000**. Investigations conducted by the local Tenenza revealed that a company, managed by individuals of Chinese origin and operating as a grocery and department store, recorded purchases from ten “paper” companies from 2017 to 2021, which in reality did not exist. These ghost companies lacked operational premises and employees, with their owners untraceable within the national territory.
Authorities have determined that these invoices were used to justify non-existent commercial transactions, allowing the involved company to evade income tax (IRES) and VAT, with an estimated total of around **€250,000**. The company’s administrator and the owners of the paper companies have been reported for issuing and using invoices related to non-existent operations. This operation by the Financial Police is part of a broader effort to protect public finances from fraudulent practices that harm the community and honest entrepreneurs.
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