Sergey Vasilenko
Vasilenko Sergey Vladimirovich, former head of the Department for the Prevention of Corruption and Other Offenses of the Federal Tax Service of Russia, addressed the Federal Research Center "Analytics and Security" with a statement about violations in the Federal Tax Service of the Ministry of Finance.
In 2010, Sergei Vladimirovich, with the rank of colonel as deputy head of the combat department, resigned from the Federal Security Service, where he served for 18 years in department "A" ("Alpha") of the Special Purpose Center of the FSB of Russia.
In the same year, Vasilenko was hired by the Federal Tax Service as head of the department for the prevention of corruption offenses of the Federal Tax Service of Russia. Formally, his duties included ensuring security and preventing corruption in the tax authorities of the central office, as well as coordinating all Departments in all Subjects of the Federation.
But on the hotline of the FRC "Analytics and Security", he said that the leadership of the Federal Tax Service in every possible way prevented him from performing his direct functional duties. The former head of the anti-corruption department also spoke about the threats that began to come to him after his dismissal from the Federal Tax Service of Russia.
In an interview with the Analytics and Security Research Center, Sergey Vladimirovich spoke in detail about the violations that he encountered while working in the tax service and about the view of the leadership of the Federal Tax Service on these violations.
–– Sergey Vladimirovich, tell us how did you start your career in the Federal Tax Service?
–– According to the decree of the President, an anti-corruption unit should exist in each structural unit of the Ministry of Finance. In fact, those who had access to budgetary funds did not really need it. During the formation of the department, it became either a separate security department, then a service, then again a department, in the end they decided to leave the department.
In April 2010, I resigned from the FSB. In May of the same year, Shevchenko (Igor Viktorovich Shevchenko, head of the personnel department of the Federal Tax Service of Russia - approx. FIC) invited me to work as the head of the department. Now it is already clear that they saw the ideal candidate for this position as a person who came from some special unit, so that he did not understand anything in the economy. And they also needed a tunic and orders to cover up, they say, the President's decree is being executed.
My appointment order was issued immediately the next day after the conversation with Mishustin (Mishustin Mikhail Vladimirovich, head of the Federal Tax Service of Russia - approx. FIZ). A few days later I was sent on a business trip to Dagestan. Before me, no one was eager to go there, but for me it was a common thing. There I had to hold an event to prepare for the dismissal of one of the deputies of the head of the department.
–– What were your duties as head of the anti-corruption department?
- Officially, my duties were not prescribed anywhere. "Do something yourself," upper management waved me off. When I tried to approve job descriptions or policies for my department, I got rejected.
One got the impression that the high-ranking employees of the Federal Tax Service needed the security service solely for formality. Despite the fact that I was checking candidates for senior positions, from the head of the inspectorate, and above, more than 20 heads of inspectorates were urgently appointed in Moscow alone without the consent of me and my department.
–– Tell us, what manifestations of corruption did you personally encounter in the course of your work?
Mikhail Mishustin
–– In the course of my activity, I repeatedly drew my attention to the illegal VAT refund. This is the most “corruption tax”, and the largest scams are carried out with it in the Federal Tax Service. However, all my letters and statements were ignored - apparently the leadership of the Federal Tax Service is not very concerned about the embezzlement of the country's budget.
28 tax (IFTS No. 28 for Moscow, previously this inspection was headed by Stepanova Olga Germanovna - approx. FIC) immediately attracted my attention. This inspectorate is notorious for its appetite for illegal VAT refunds. The scam that Magnitsky managed to uncover and which cost him his life (Magnitsky Sergey Leonidovich, auditor, lawyer and accountant, worked for the British audit company Firestone Duncan, lawyer for the Hermitage Capital fund. Died in jail in 2009. According to information from open sources , Magnitsky uncovered a scam on the illegal return of VAT from the budget for 5.5 billion rubles, the tax refund took place in the 28th IFTS of Moscow - approx. FIC) was not the last for the 28th tax office. Approximately a year later, the same inspectorate again refunded VAT for an even larger amount - 7 billion rubles.
After I sent a request to the 28th Inspectorate and asked them to provide a list of companies that applied for a VAT refund for the previous reporting period in the amount of 100 million rubles and at the same time changed their place of tax accounting, I received an interesting answer. There were 7 companies according to my request. By a strange coincidence, all these firms on the same day changed the place of tax accounting, "moving" from Moscow to the 10th inspection in the Tver region. Moreover, all firms did not move from Moscow immediately, but gradually - first they went to the 5th or 1st Moscow inspections, and then from there to the Tver region. This was done in order to lose the "primary" - primary documents, according to which, during subsequent checks, it will no longer be possible to trace the entire path of these organizations. By the way, according to the documentation, the goods sold by the firms did not change their location - there were no documents on its movement from Moscow to the Tver region - no waybills, no contracts with transport companies for the transportation of goods, no waybills, no contracts with Russian Railways - none of this happened. Also, only 2-3 people worked in all firms - a director, an accountant and a storekeeper, but the monthly turnover reached 2-3 billion rubles, where did such talented businessmen come from? Another “coincidence” is that all these companies that applied for a tax refund to the 28th inspection had the same founder, almost all of them had the same general director, the legal address was the same, the bank where they were settlement accounts were opened, they even stored the goods in the same warehouse. And control measures for the inspection of the warehouse were regularly carried out by the same employee of the DNP (Department for Tax Crimes - approx. FIC). In general, there were all signs of one-day firms, however, each firm was able to easily issue a VAT refund. In Tver, all seven "migrants" submitted declarations with a zero balance, that is, the companies did not have material resources. But how is this possible if before that each of the firms in the 28th tax office issued a VAT refund of 500 million rubles?
Thus, either VAT for 7 billion rubles was fraudulently refunded, or there was tax evasion for the same amount. The only difference is in the article of the Criminal Code.
–– What did you do when you found out about this crime?
–– There was no response from the state authorities to my statements and materials about the committed offense, which I repeatedly sent to all relevant authorities. The leadership of the Federal Tax Service of Russia, the FSB, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Prosecutor's Office - all structures simply ignored my letters. Denis Sugrobov (Denis Alexandrovich Sugrobov, head of the GUEBiK of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia - approx. FIC) turned out to be the only one who responded to my appeal and achieved the initiation of a criminal case. Unfortunately, it was possible to initiate a case only against unidentified persons, and inspectorate officials can only be held liable under certain articles, such as, for example, Art. 293 (“Negligence”, Art. 293 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation - approx. FIZ). So, it turns out that the damage to the state was caused by several hundred million dollars, and this is only in one ordinary metropolitan inspection! And there is no responsibility, and no one is responsible for the consequences.
One can imagine what losses the country's budget bears if only one inspection illegally reimburses VAT for 5-10 billion rubles a year. There are 50 such inspections in Moscow alone, and we have 89 Subjects of the Federation, each with 30-50 tax inspections. At the same time, the 28th inspectorate is “usual” by the standards of the tax authorities - there are also inspectorates in the Central Administrative District, which are much larger than the 28th tax one, and another 10 inspectorates for the largest taxpayers, including federal ones - gas, oil, metal, alcohol and etc. - in them, the turnover on VAT refunds is hundreds of times higher than the turnover of ordinary inspections. Thanks to such tax officials, the country's budget suffers enormous losses.
Andrey Khorev
–– Have you received any threats in the course of your work?
–– In my statements, I have repeatedly pointed out that, in my opinion, based on the work done, the main coordinator of the criminal scheme for withdrawing money from the budget by the DEB (Department of Economic Security - approx. FIC) is General Khorev (appeal of Vasilenko S.V. . to state authorities). After the dismissal of Khorev (Andrey Khorev, in July 2011 he was dismissed from the post of the first deputy head of the Department of Economic Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation by decree of the President of the Russian Federation - approx. FIZ), I was told that the opportunity to earn very big money was taken away from people, and they see the guilty in this me. Later, from another source, I learned that people who are connected with Khorev are threatening me with physical violence. It was about a year ago, but now criminal cases are being actively initiated, and Khorev appears quite often in this or that case, so I have some fears for my safety - I may well be “removed” as an extra witness who knows a lot.
–– Are all criminal schemes for VAT refunds as transparent as in the case of 7 companies with the same founder?
-- Not always. As another example, I can tell you about the "Alcohol Plant". There was also an illegal VAT refund. It was stated that the company transported alcohol for 2.5 billion rubles. With the cost, let's say, 30 rubles per liter, where can you get so many cars to transport such an amount of alcohol? I decided to follow the whole way and find out on what basis VAT was refunded to this company. Initially, the task turned out to be very difficult - the company that applied for a tax refund seemed to be in order - all the documentation, all contracts, labor agreements, tanks for transportation were on hand, all employees confirmed their participation in the process of transporting this alcohol, even drivers talked about how they transported products, and manufacturers confirmed the fact of receiving them.
The trial, which at that time was going on in Moscow, was almost lost by us. But I had no doubt that the VAT "Alcohol Plant" was illegally reimbursed. When I was given the route that the alcohol tanks allegedly traveled on, I got the idea to check the checkpoints they crossed. At each checkpoint there is a log, which contains all the records about the transport that crossed this or that checkpoint, while after a certain period of time this log is sent to the archive and it is impossible to fake it. Naturally, there were no tanks of the "Alcohol plant" in these magazines. They lost the trial. The investigating authorities of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Kemerovo Region initiated a criminal case under Art. 199 part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Tax evasion committed on a large scale” - approx. FIZ).
As a result, thanks to the work of my department, I managed to win a lawsuit against the "Alcohol Plant" for VAT refunds; damage to the budget in the amount of 390 million rubles was prevented.
By the way, during the investigation of this incident, the head of the inspectorate that confirmed the VAT refund to Spirit Plant repeatedly called me and said that I could not prove anything, but when I realized that the company would most likely lose the court, I began to offer bribes . On the last day before the trial, he called me and said: “Listen, you came to work today in an old car. Let's change it for a new one, buy you a good car.
–– Were you often offered bribes?
–– I was offered bribes many times. Once the head of one of the inspections directly offered $ 50,000 for everything to be in order during the inspection.
During my work in the department, I figured out one scheme that all tax specialists use - six months before the end of the contract of the head of the Department, tax collection drops sharply in any region. The system has developed in such a way that they sign a contract for only a year. Accordingly, he works half the time to “recapture” personal expenses for appointments.
–– How did you deal with this state of affairs in the Federal Tax Service?
Igor Shevchenko
–– In order to stop the theft of money from the budget, I developed and proposed to the management a number of recommendations for improving the quality of control measures (memo by Vasilenko S.V. addressed to Shevchenko I.V.). These measures could significantly reduce the percentage of illegally refunded VAT. One of the ways, in my opinion, could be the inclusion of law enforcement officers and a tax security officer in the commission that checks the quality of tax control measures. After all, it is the measures of tax control that make it possible to draw conclusions whether additional taxes are charged to companies and whether VAT is reimbursed from the budget or not. However, the head of the personnel department categorically refused me this.
I was also denied a request to bring together for one joint meeting all the heads of corruption prevention units that were part of the Ministry of Finance. No one was interested in a real fight against corruption in the tax authorities.
–– That is, it turns out that for the position of the head of the Anti-Corruption Department of the Federal Tax Service of Russia, initially they were looking for a person who could be easily managed and who would turn a blind eye to the theft of budget money. Is that why you were asked to leave the department?
–– It turns out, yes. By the way, they fired me with all possible violations of the law. Having worked for only six months, I managed to stop many offenses during this time. At one point, I could not stand it and openly asked my management: “Who in this building on Neglinnaya 23 (Neglinnaya St., 23 - the address of the Federal Tax Service - approx. FIZ) was given the right to privatize state interests?”
In response, I was asked to write a letter of resignation. And denied leave as a combat veteran
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FROM THE COMPILERS
The bio-bibliographic index of the works of Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor Igor Viktorovich Shevchenko includes his printed works from 1984 to 2010. The material in the index is arranged in chronological order by year of publication, within each year - alphabetically by the titles of the works. In order to reflect scientific activity, the section "PhD and doctoral dissertations defended under supervision" is highlighted in the index. Dissertations are presented in alphabetical order by the names of dissertators. The auxiliary apparatus of the publication is represented by an alphabetical index of co-authors.
Bibliographic descriptions are compiled in accordance with the requirements of GOST 7.1-2003 “Bibliographic record. Bibliographic description. General requirements and compilation rules”, GOST 7.80-2000 “Bibliographic record. Title. General requirements and drafting rules”, GOST 7.12-93 “Abbreviations in Russian. General requirements and rules”. The selection of material was completed on October 16, 2010.
The index was compiled by: Head of the Information and Bibliographic Department of the Scientific Library of the Kuban State University, Ph.D. ped. Sciences and Chief Bibliographer of the Information and Bibliographic Department of the Scientific Library of KubSU.
PROFESSOR IGOR VIKTOROVICH SHEVCHENKO
was born on November 26, 1960 in Krasnodar. In 1983 he graduated with honors from the Faculty of Economics of the Kuban State University. Having connected his whole life with his native university, he went from an engineer at NIS to the dean of the Faculty of Economics. Today, the Faculty of Economics, headed by, is one of the leading ones at the university and in the Krasnodar Territory. It has more than 3,500 students studying in 11 specialties, 7 bachelor's programs and 2 master's programs.
In 1986, Igor Viktorovich defended his Ph.D. thesis, in 1992 - his doctoral thesis at St. Petersburg University of Economics and Finance. Continuing to be actively engaged in educational and scientific work, he developed training courses on economic theory, macroeconomics, microeconomics, foreign economic activity of enterprises, customs activities, public sector economics, etc. Over the past ten years, the scientist has been studying the problems of reforming property relations, regional economics, growth, investment and innovation. Over the years of work at the university, he published more than 430 works, including 8 monographs and teaching aids, 60 articles in central peer-reviewed journals, and 6 in foreign publications.
Since 1998, he has been a member of the editorial board of the central journal “Proceedings of the Universities of the North Caucasus” (Rostov-on-Don), since 2001 he has been the editor-in-chief of the journal “Economics: Theory and Practice” (Krasnodar), since 2003 . is a member of the editorial board of the refereed journal "Finance and Credit" (Moscow) and "Regional Economics: Theory and Practice" (Moscow).
is actively working to create a scientific school. Under his leadership, 60 graduate students and applicants defended their dissertations, 13 - doctoral. He is currently supervising dissertations for 15 PhD students and 4 doctoral students who will soon complete their research. In addition, he provides scientific and organizational assistance in the training of two Russian scientists under the international MBA and MS (masters) programs. Since 1999, he has been a member of the Doctoral Council in Economics at the Southern Federal University and two councils at the Kuban State University. Since 2000, he has been the head of the doctoral dissertation council in economic specialties, in which more than 200 candidate and 15 doctoral dissertations were defended by applicants from various universities of the Russian Federation (Moscow, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Astrakhan, Grozny, Voronezh, Stavropol, Maikop, Vladikavkaz , Sochi).
Since 1999, he has been a permanent organizer and co-chairman of the annual International School-Seminar for Young Scientists, Postgraduates and Doctoral Students, in which more than 200 people take part.
Since 2000 - Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Sciences of Higher Education. In 2001, he became a member of the Southern Section for the Promotion of Economic Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences, where he works in the section on the world economy.
Actively participates in international scientific activities, promoting the achievements of the Russian economic school. Participated in the implementation of the following scientific grants and projects: Tacis ED / 062 "Program for the retraining of Russian officers" (Germany, 1995); Tacis T9 "Financial analysis of the budget of the cities of the South of Russia" (England, 1996); Tacis E 9401 "Improving Economic Education in the South of Russia" (Greece, 1995–1998). In 1999 he received a DAAD grant - a scholarship for a scientific internship in Germany. In 2003 he won an individual mobile grant TEMPUS IMG-RE 3023-2003 (Germany, France), in 2005 - TEMPUS IMG-RF 1023-2005 (Great Britain, Sweden, Finland). Passed scientific internships in Germany (1994), Great Britain (1995, 1997), Greece (1995, 1996), Italy (1997).
In 2005, he was elected a member of the expert council of the Educational and Methodological Association of Russian Universities on the global economy, participates in the examination of curricula and specialties of universities in the Southern Federal District (Rostov Region and Stavropol Territory). He actively promotes and promotes the organizational project of employment and social security of graduates of economic universities of the Krasnodar Territory "Career Day" introduced under his leadership in 1987, in which more than 100 leading companies annually take part.
In 2001–2002 was the scientific supervisor of the agreement with the administration of the Krasnodar Territory on the development of a program for the socio-economic development of the Krasnodar Territory until 2005, in 2005-2007. 2009-2010 - Scientific Supervisor of the RFBR grant No. 06-06-96803 "Methodology for the formation of strategic planning for the development of oil and gas corporations in the South of Russia", in 2009–2010. - the executor of the Rosobrazovanie project No. 2.2.2.4 / 4422 "Formation of scientific and methodological support of the university business incubator for the implementation of innovative projects in the South of Russia" (Program "Developing the potential of higher education in 2009-2010").
In 2001 he was awarded the badge "Honorary Worker of Higher Education". In 2005 he was awarded the title of Honored Economist of the Russian Federation. In 2007, by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of February 22, 2007 No. 000, the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in 2006 in the field of science and technology was awarded for the creation of an information and analytical complex for monitoring electronic messages in global telecommunication networks.
Correspondents of "Novaya" drove through the lands of a high-ranking employee of the Federal Tax Service
There was a scandal in the village of Safonovo in the Chekhov district of the Moscow region: local residents were promised that they would have their own House of Culture with a beautiful fountain, but it turned out that Tatyana Shevchenko, the wife of the head of the Federal Tax Service, Igor Shevchenko, was building a country house on the site of the center of culture. Correspondents of "Novaya" inquired about the progress of construction.
That is a club, that is a sanatorium
In fact, the indigenous inhabitants of Safonov can be counted on the fingers - mostly summer residents from Moscow live in the village. The places here are quiet, beautiful - on the outskirts there is a large lake, and closer to the dachas are two ponds.
— Where is the biggest mansion being built here? We ask the first person we meet.
“You follow the KamAZ trucks: they go there day and night,” he answered angrily.
- Are you in a bad mood?
- Why rejoice? The sewage will be drained into the ponds - the pipes have already been laid.
Another citizen appeared from a house that had not been painted for a long time:
- At first they said that they were building a club with a large fountain, then - a recreation center for the military. Last week I took my granddaughter there, and a man comes out to meet me and says: “This is private property.”
A large-scale construction site can be seen from afar: a two-story mansion in the form of an open book, a high brick fence and a security room. A wooden barrack for workers was built on the site, and its own gas distribution station was installed. Fifteen workers were busy on the roof, the same number were in the yard, and another team was completing the construction of the fence. Towards - two in overalls:
- Are you talking about the pool or painting the ceilings?
We are from the environmental inspectorate. Has the owner been around for a long time?
I have been with my daughter a couple of times. Her husband, the general, often comes here in a Mercedes. Like, take a picture and go back to Moscow. It feels like he's building for someone.
- In terms of?
And we were told a local rumor: as if the new building was intended for Serdyukov. Most likely, this is a folk legend, since the former Minister of Defense has firmly entered modern folklore, and his name has become a household name. Although the story did not come out of nowhere. Shevchenko and Serdyukova are connected by years of joint service in the tax authorities. And besides, the current office of the ex-Minister of Defense is located just ten kilometers from Safonov - in the Federal Research and Testing Center for Mechanical Engineering (JSC FIITSM).
Chief Personnel Officer of the Federal Tax Service Igor Shevchenko
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Igor Viktorovich Shevchenko was born on November 1, 1958 in Ukraine. He worked as a military prosecutor in Chechnya, rose to the rank of Deputy Chief Military Prosecutor of the Russian Federation. Since 2003, he has held various positions in the Federal Real Estate Cadastre Agency and in the central office of the Federal Tax Service, when the department was headed by Anatoly Serdyukov. |
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As follows from the response of the press service of the Federal Tax Service, over the past three years, the Shevchenko spouses have earned 25 916 875 rubles. So, let's calculate how much the construction of the "house" in Safonov cost. We turned to specialists, showed them a photo and asked them to indicate the approximate cost. Quoting the answer: Construction of a brick fence (radius 2.5 ha): 4.5 million rubles Three-level foundation (450 cubic meters): 1 million 675 thousand rubles Coupling with electric cable (1 pc.): 1 million rubles And now the most interesting: the approximate area of the taxman's mansion is 1 thousand square meters. And the cost of construction of 1 sq.m (without finishing) is 1 thousand dollars. We multiply, and it turns out 32 million 700 thousand rub. And this is without taking into account the cost and delivery of building materials, rental of equipment and wages to workers. But in general, according to experts, even now the mansion "weighs" on 3 million dollars (98 million 100 thousand rubles). In short, there was some kind of inconsistency. Apparently, the recently created Anti-Corruption Directorate in the presidential administration, headed by former FSB general Oleg Plokhy, should take care of the income and expenses of the family of the personnel officer Shevchenko. |
We carry out an "inspection" of the site: a spacious garage for three cars and a servant's quarters. In the other wing of the building, a swimming pool sparkles with brand new tiles, a sauna a little further away, and a gym and a wine cellar to the left. The project also provides for a tennis court and a separate exit to the lake.
“The foundation under the house is three-level,” the builder proudly explains. - Only concrete was poured - 450 cubic meters. And a 22 kW heating was connected to the pool.
Where are the building materials from?
- Concrete is brought from Chekhov, ceilings and building materials - from Ryazan, and workers were brought from Ukraine.
According to an extract from Rosreestr, Tatyana Shevchenko, the wife of Igor Shevchenko, head of the Personnel Department of the Federal Tax Service, is listed as the owner of the land.
The cadastral value of the land is 2 million 494 625 thousand rubles. According to the documents, Mrs. Shevchenko purchased the land in 2000. True, local residents reported that the new owner first appeared here last fall, and earlier the site belonged to a Muscovite Maxim K. (the editorial office's last name is known), who works at Energo Terminal Service CJSC (customs warehouses). One of the legal founders of CJSC is the Association of Law Enforcement and Special Services Workers.
The wife of the chief personnel officer of the Federal Tax Service is a military doctor by profession and works in the treatment center of the Ministry of Defense. The declaration of income and property indicates that she owns an apartment in Moscow (109 sq.m), a country house (300 sq.m) and a land plot in Safonovo (2500 sq.m). Over the past three years, Tatyana Mikhailovna has earned 5 million 770 rubles, which is hardly enough for an impressive brick fence that is being built around the building.
On the website of the Federal Tax Service, we looked into the declaration of Mr. Shevchenko himself. It turns out that Igor Viktorovich is a major latifundist. Judge for yourself: residential building (300 sq.m), apartment (109), apartment (70.9 sq.m), land (1100 sq.m), land (45,000 sq.m), land (45 000 sq.m), a land plot (60,000 sq.m), a garage (20 sq.m), and a Mercedes-Benz 350.
Frames that decide everything
Experts who monitor the situation in the clans of security forces that are constantly at war with each other believe that Shevchenko’s personnel officer is supposedly a creature of the powerful head of the FSB’s “K” department (counterintelligence in the credit and financial sphere), General Viktor Voronin, who appears on the “Magnitsky list”. St. Petersburg Chekist Voronin since 2004 held the position of head of the Personnel Department of the Federal Tax Service, and then, according to the same experts, at the suggestion of the then head of the department Anatoly Serdyukov, he was seconded to Directorate "K" to Lubyanka.
In 2007-2009 Shevchenko was a member of the management of OAO Special Economic Zones (SEZ). In 2010, he was appointed head of the Human Resources Department of the Federal Tax Service (Order No. ММВ-9−4/226).
For three years of work in the leadership of the Federal Tax Service, Mr. Shevchenko has built his own vertical of proven prosecutorial staff. For example, the head of the personnel department of the central apparatus of the Federal Tax Service, Nikolai Ovsyannikov, also previously served in the military prosecutor's office, while Ovsyannikov's wife works in the same treatment center of the Ministry of Defense with Shevchenko's wife. A native of the GWP and Ovsyannikov's deputy is Valery Sakharuk. Another colleague of Shevchenko in the GVP, Viktor Mazur, works as an adviser in the Personnel Department of the Federal Tax Service.
Advisor to the Department of Security and Internal Investigations Ilya Bogovenko came to the central office of the Federal Tax Service from the prosecutor's office of Naro-Fominsk. Mikhail Krzhanovsky, working as a consultant, was found in the same department. We don’t know who the young man advises there, but on the Internet you can find several of his ads for the sale of elite land, mansions and houses in Astrakhan. I am quoting one of them: “Basic suite for sale: a restaurant, a sauna, a pier, a bar on the pier. Each house has its own communications and is fully equipped.<…>A pond was dug on the territory of the base<…>. Also included in the price is a 3-tier ship. Fully finished with wood, leather, galley, cabins for 16 people (total), bar, restaurant, Finnish sauna, staff cabin.<…>The price is $6 million.”
hunting ground
From the published declaration of Mr. Shevchenko, we were especially interested in a land plot with a total area of 6 hectares, located in the village of Iskanskoye, Kaluga Region, where the Fishing and Hunting Society of Veterans of Law Enforcement Agencies bought up all the surrounding land. Now the seller of land for individual development is Sovlant LLC, which has established the Iskanskiye Dvoriki dacha partnership and owns nearby two paid ponds with holiday houses. The founder of Sovlant is Shevchenko's longtime colleague in the military prosecutor's office Alexander Noskov ( now holds the position of head of the economic security department of JSC Aeroflot. — Note. ed.). Mr. Noskov is one of the largest landowners in the Kaluga Region: he owns 108 hectares in the village of Iskanskoye alone, and another 36 hectares in neighboring Saltykovo.
In addition to Noskov, the management of Sovlant recently included Anatoly Kaziev, who at one time served as a senior assistant for personnel in the Investigative Committee of the Investigative Committee under the Prosecutor's Office for the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. Then the ex-prosecutor headed the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of the Kaliningrad Region. August 17, 2012 in his office for the transfer of a bribe in the amount of 150 thousand rubles. Kaziev was detained. Moreover, according to investigators, the bribe was intended “for general patronage and obtaining operational information” to an employee of the local FSB.
We visited the village of Iskanskoye, where local residents also shared their claims to the leadership of the Iksanskie Dvoriki with us:
“We set up our poles and officially connected to the village power line. Then Noskov ordered the poles to be cut down. We're suing now...
"Novaya" got in touch with the landowner Noskov, wanted to ask about the details of the acquisition of the plot (6 hectares) by the tax officer Shevchenko, but the former prosecutor did not answer our questions.
Hunting in the village of Iskanskoe. Left Alexander Noskov
How frames are decided
From time to time, there are loud scandals in the Federal Tax Service related to appointments to certain positions: allegedly there is a certain price list, for example, the position of the head of the tax inspectorate of a million-plus city allegedly costs $ 2 million, and a similar post somewhere in the Moscow region - 200 thousand dollars, plus every month "fastening" up from 50 thousand
And there are some grounds for such gossip. Thus, in January 2012, Alexander Kirsh, head of the Stupino tax inspectorate, turned to the FSB and said that 15 million rubles were extorted from him for further promotion. When transferring money, the deputy head of the control department of the Federal Tax Service of Moscow, Andrey Morosanov, was detained. Director for Economic Affairs of the Center for Unique Instrumentation of the Russian Academy of Sciences Pavel Sverdlov and his adviser Nikolai Ananiev (previously worked at the Federal Tax Service). According to investigators, "Sverdlov, Morosanov and Ananiev have previously received money for appointment to various positions in the tax authorities."
Until now, there is another high-profile scandal associated with the general director of the Federal State Institution “United Directorate of the Single Customer of the Federal Tax Service of Russia” (ODES of the Federal Tax Service of Russia) Valery Goberkorn. According to the materials of the criminal case No. 690077, the official entered into a state contract with ProfTechnology LLC and illegally transferred 43.5 million rubles to the bank account of this company. When checking, it turned out that the founder of ProfTechnology was the son-in-law of the general director of the Federal State Institution ODES of the Federal Tax Service of Russia. The criminal case was “chewed” for more than a year - as a result, Goberkorn was sentenced to one year probation and was not even deprived of the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree (awarded in 2006 by presidential decree).
The now former head of the Department for the Prevention of Corruption and Other Offenses of the Federal Tax Service of Russia Sergey Vasilenko (previously served in the Alpha special unit of the FSB) recently spoke about personnel problems in the tax department. Here are some excerpts from an interview with a military officer published in the Internet media: “During my work in the department, I figured out one scheme that all tax specialists use - six months before the end of the contract of the head of department, tax collection drops sharply in any region. The system has developed in such a way that they sign a contract for only a year. Accordingly, he works half the time to “recapture” personal expenses for appointments. In order to stop the theft of money from the budget, I developed and proposed to the management a number of recommendations for improving the quality of control measures. These measures could significantly reduce the percentage of illegally refunded VAT. One of the ways, in my opinion, could be the inclusion of law enforcement officers and a tax security officer in the commission. After all, it is the measures of tax control that make it possible to draw conclusions whether additional taxes are charged to companies and whether VAT is reimbursed from the budget or not. However, the head of the personnel department, Igor Shevchenko, categorically refused me this.
We tracked down Sergei Vasilenko, he confirmed everything that was said.
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In the meantime, KamAZ trucks with concrete mortar, bricks and some kind of iron blocks were arriving in Safonovo. Toward evening, a construction crane arrived.
- Do they transfer your salary to bank cards? - we are interested in our "guide".
- Cash only. A woman arrives in a cherry Skoda and gives out. She is in charge of everything.
The identity of the lady-collector could not be ascertained. But the car belongs to 51-year-old Vladimir K., whose closest relative has made a dizzying career over the past three years and now works in the Federal Service for Financial and Budgetary Supervision of Moscow.
It remains to find out to whom exactly the owners of the construction report on the progress of work and present a photo of the mansion.
Payday. Cherry "Skoda"
Novaya Gazeta sent an official request to the Federal Tax Service of Russia. Here's what the department's press office said:
“A land plot of 6 hectares in the village of Iskanskoye, Kaluga Region, was acquired by I.V. Shevchenko on personal funds in 2007 for 600,000 rubles with a cadastral value of 94,446 rubles. The category of land is agricultural land.
The construction of an individual residential building in the village of Safonovo, Chekhov District, Moscow Region, on a land plot owned by Shevchenko T.M., is carried out at the expense of the family's personal savings. The total income of the Shevchenko spouses for 3 years (from 2010 to 2013) is 25,916,875 rubles.
We thank the press service of the Federal Tax Service for the prompt response.
Head of the Human Resources Department of the Federal Tax Service of Russia Shevchenko Igor Viktorovich spoke about the specifics of working in the tax authorities, the requirements for graduates as future specialists, as well as cooperation with the Financial University in an interview with the magazine TAX INFO.
Igor Viktorovich, what is the number of employees of the territorial bodies of the Federal Tax Service of Russia? What is the situation with personnel in the territorial bodies?
In general, the situation with personnel in the tax authorities is stable. In the tax service, the staffing limit is 154 thousand 766 units. The management of the Federal Tax Service of Russia treats its employees with care, pays them the necessary attention and takes all possible measures to retain highly qualified specialists.
What is the structure of staff by age criterion? What is the staff turnover?
The Federal Tax Service is based on the principle of the optimal combination of experienced and young professionals, the succession of the management team, and the systematic turnover of personnel. At present, the main percentage of specialists falls on the age category from 30 to 50 years and makes up 56% of the total number of civil servants. Attention should be paid to young people working in the tax authorities. Young employees under the age of 30 make up 22% of the total number of civil servants of the Federal Tax Service of Russia. This, of course, is our reserve, our future, and most of them already have new knowledge and skills obtained on the basis of modern tax administration technologies.
In my opinion, the percentage of staff turnover in the tax authorities is not high, it is only 10% of the total number of staff. Nevertheless, we are trying to identify the causes of such an unpleasant phenomenon, looking for ways to significantly reduce it.
Any citizen of the Russian Federation who has reached the age of 18, speaks the state language of the Russian Federation and meets the qualified requirements for a vacant position in the civil service has the right to participate in the competition. The official website of the Federal Tax Service of Russia publishes and constantly updates information on vacant positions, as well as qualification requirements for them.
Candidate age requirements: 18 to 60 years old. Education requirements: to fill the positions of the leading and senior groups, the candidate must have a higher education. To fill positions of the junior group, a secondary vocational education is sufficient, and to fill positions not classified as civil service positions, a complete secondary education is sufficient.
Conditions regarding gender and knowledge of foreign languages are usually not put forward. Most of the vacancies contain a requirement for computer proficiency, mainly at the user level. Here you need to be able to work with databases, know applications such as Word and Excel. As for work experience, in order to fill positions related to the leading group of positions, it is mandatory to have at least 2 years of civil service experience or at least 4 years of work experience in the specialty. There are no requirements for seniority for appointment to positions of the senior group of positions. For admission to the civil service for positions assigned to the junior group of positions in the structure of the Federal Tax Service of Russia, there are also no requirements for work experience.
New employee - new ideas or new problems?
For the Federal Tax Service, a new employee means new ideas. Therefore, it is important to optimally organize the formation of newly hired specialists.
In the tax service, as in many other organizations, mentoring is practiced - an experienced employee in the process of business communication at the workplace introduces the newly hired employee to the internal regulations, job regulations, accepted standards of interaction. All this is necessary so that the new employee quickly adapts to the team, gets acquainted with the traditions of the organization, its corporate culture.
Are there any difficulties in adapting new employees to work in the tax authorities?
The Federal Tax Service of Russia has developed and approved methodological recommendations for the adaptation of civil servants, which have practical application in the tax authorities. It is important to note here that the rapid process of adaptation of an employee to new working conditions leads to a reduction in staff turnover, since if newly hired employees feel uncomfortable in a new job, feel unnecessary, they may respond to this by dismissal.
Is there a motivational policy in relation to the staff? How?
The Federal Tax Service has developed and is implementing a Personnel Policy Concept, one of the directions of which is to improve the system of labor motivation for employees of tax authorities.
To accomplish this task, the tax service has a powerful legislative basis, first of all, it is federal law No. 79-ФЗ “On the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation”, the provisions of which, aimed at increasing the motivation of civil servants, are: service time and rest time, remuneration of civil servants, state guarantees in the civil service, incentives and awards, the formation of civil service personnel.
In addition, we have our own database of medical institutions for employees of the tax authorities. We have medical care. Partial compensation of sanatorium vouchers is provided for trade union members. All this makes working in the tax authorities quite attractive and increases the interest in civil service.
Despite all of the above, we continue to improve the system of motivation for tax authorities in the following areas:
- improvement of material monetary methods of stimulation;
- improvement of the mechanism of professional development and promotion;
- improvement of material-technical and moral-psychological conditions of labor activity.
On the official website of the Federal Tax Service of Russia, the main tasks of the personnel department indicate the following function: Participation in the work of patriotic education of civil servants of the central office and territorial bodies of the Service. What does this mean, what activities does it include?
The main events for patriotic education held in the tax service are: a children's drawing competition on the topic: “The work of my parents” among the children of tax authorities, a patriotic song competition, a competition for the best state tax inspector.
Every year, events are held to celebrate the Day of the Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.
In 2012-2014, a lot of work was done to create a museum exposition of the tax service.
Work is also underway to improve the cultural level and spiritual potential of civil servants of the tax authorities and their families.
In terms of organizing work with young professionals, the All-Russian Youth Gathering of Tax Workers “The Federal Tax Service is My Destiny” is held annually, meetings are held with students of secondary schools, students of secondary vocational and higher educational institutions on the formation of tax legal awareness among young people, professional orientation to work in tax authorities, as well as sports and other sports competitions at the level of federal executive authorities.
This year the Federal Tax Service will celebrate its 25th anniversary. Of course, such an event will not go unnoticed.
As you can see, on this issue, the Federal Tax Service of Russia carries out extensive activities related to both patriotic education and work with youth.
What are the working conditions for employees of the bodies of the Federal Tax Service of Russia in the Central District and in the rest of the Federal Districts of Russia? Differ considerably? Is there any way to achieve a balance in this matter?
The current legislation does not provide for special working conditions for employees of tax authorities in the Central Federal District in comparison with the rest. All employees of the Federal Tax Service have equal and comfortable conditions for the implementation of their professional activities.
Employees are provided with the appropriate organizational and technical conditions necessary for the performance of their duties. Each employee is equipped with an individual workplace with a personal computer and communication facilities.
Each employee is provided with rest, ensured by the establishment of a normal working time, remuneration and other payments in accordance with the legislation on civil service and with a service contract.
How does the Federal Tax Service of Russia interact with specialized universities? Are there any plans to conduct special contact with such educational institutions? For example, attracting students to the implementation of joint projects with government agencies, in particular tax authorities?
The Federal Tax Service of Russia is a long-standing and good partner of the leading Russian universities in our country. Among them is the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Interaction between the Federal Tax Service of Russia takes place on the basis of the principle of long-term, effective and mutually beneficial cooperation aimed at developing joint scientific and educational projects, interaction in order to meet the needs of the tax authorities in qualified personnel. The Federal Tax Service of Russia and the Financial University have signed an Agreement on cooperation and interaction, which regulates the issues of targeted admission, student practice, organization of various events, such as Career Day, participation of specialists in certification and examination commissions. Cooperation between our organizations can be called successful and fruitful. A large number of graduates successfully work in the tax authorities.
The Federal Tax Service of Russia is a dynamically developing organization that uses the most advanced technologies in its activities. Therefore, it is very important and useful for us to interact with the country's leading university, which is a "forge" of qualified personnel for the tax authorities.
Now the big competition is made by the consulting companies specializing in rendering corresponding services. How often do students choose tax authorities as their place of practice? Why?
Employment opportunities are very extensive. The knowledge and skills of graduates of the specialty "Taxes and Taxation" of the Financial University allow them to apply for prestigious jobs in serious organizations. Tax specialists are in stable demand in the labor market, having good prospects for further professional and career growth and the widest opportunities for working not only in the tax system, but in enterprises and organizations of all forms of ownership.
However, employees of the tax authorities are civil servants, whose stability, legal and social protection is guaranteed by the state, which is important in the context of the economic crisis.
Students quite often choose the tax authorities as a place of practice, since, firstly, an agreement on mutual cooperation has been concluded between the Federal Tax Service of Russia and the Financial University, secondly, there is an opportunity for employment in their specialty, and finally, thirdly, practical experience gained in the tax service, will be useful for writing a thesis.
Nevertheless, the choice remains with the graduate, who will never be left without a job!
What do professionals expect from students when they come to practice?
We, as professionals, expect from students that, having basic knowledge and certain skills, they will be able to provide real assistance to tax officials in solving the problems facing the Federal Tax Service of Russia. Students, in turn, will get practical work experience, will be able to feel part of the team of tax authorities, which will help them in the future to decide on the choice of organization in which they would like to work in the future.
Many young professionals work in the tax authorities and they have every opportunity to implement the professional knowledge gained at the university and make a career. The personnel policy of the Federal Tax Service of Russia is aimed at rejuvenating the personnel, including the management staff. We are looking forward to seeing young and energetic people!
Finally, the question that was asked to Mikhail Vladimirovich, and now to you: how do you assess the professional training of graduates of the Faculty of Taxes and Taxation? What are the mandatory requirements for students as future specialists? What is missing? How are current graduates different from past graduates?
The specialty "Taxes and taxation" in modern society is one of the most popular and universal. However, often the university training program does not provide for the knowledge of all the nuances of a tax specialist, since this specialty also requires knowledge of a number of legal and economic specialties, including knowledge of finance. The level of preparedness of a graduate for work lies not only in the qualitative development of the university program, but also in self-development, expanding horizons in related specialties.
The main requirements for modern graduates are to be purposeful, not to stop there and constantly set new goals and objectives, keep up with the times, keep their knowledge up to date and improve.
This year, as I have already mentioned, the Federal Tax Service of Russia is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the formation of the tax authorities. Over the years there have been significant changes in the activities of the tax authorities. Currently, the Federal Tax Service of Russia positions itself as a service company that continues to monitor compliance with tax laws, but at the same time assists in ensuring that taxes are timely and voluntarily paid by potential taxpayers.
Modern graduates of the Financial University are certainly different from previous graduates, just as the tax authorities "today" are different from the tax authorities "yesterday".
In my opinion, it is not very correct to compare previous generations with current graduates due to the development of technological progress. Modern young people are very energetic, sociable, technically literate, ready to cooperate, but they challenge the accepted rules and demand respect from leaders. It is important for young people to enjoy work and interesting work is important for them.