“Pro * bis” for 120 million rubles.
The Department of the Investigative Committee for Moscow opened a case against a blogger Alexandra Mitroshina on suspicion of tax evasion from an individual on an especially large scale (part 2 of article 198 of the Criminal Code), searches were carried out at the place of her registration. This was reported in telegram channel department press office.
The investigation believes that from October 2020 to May 2022, when Mitroshina used the simplified taxation system, she received more income from the sale of self-education courses than was provided for by the limit. At the same time, the blogger did not switch to the general taxation system and did not pay the personal income tax and VAT provided for in this case by the Tax Code, but used individual entrepreneurs controlled and affiliated with her to transfer funds, the UK believes.
RBC turned to Mitroshina for comment.
Alexandra Mitroshina maintains a blog on Instagram (the owner of the Meta Platform social network has been recognized as an extremist organization and banned), she has 4.2 million subscribers. Themes are feminism, travel and sports. At the end of 2021, when the blogger had 2.5 million subscribers, the cost of advertising in her account reached 1 million rublesYoloco analysts calculated then.
After the start of the Russian military operation, Mitroshina moved to Dubai.
Last June, the blogger reported that the tax authorities in Russia accuse her of not paying more than 200 million rubles. She stressed that she “always worked honestly, in the white, with no intention of deceiving the state.”
Mitroshina advised to be attentive to the little things in the documentation, consult with various tax lawyers and “not attract undue attention to yourself” so as not to end up in a similar situation.
In early March, a similar charge was filed against a blogger Valeria Chekalina (Lerchek) and her husband Artem. They were charged with Part 2 of Art. 198, part 5 of Art. 33, part 2 of Art. 198 of the Criminal Code (evasion and complicity in tax evasion from an individual), searches were carried out.
The IC believes that Chekalina, being an individual entrepreneur and using a simplified taxation scheme with an income limit, exceeded the latter, but did not switch to the general scheme, did not pay VAT and personal income tax. As a result, her income from fitness marathons went to the accounts of her husband and other relatives, as a result, the blogger evaded paying 300 million rubles. taxes, according to the department. The Chekalins were released on bail, the court forbade the blogger to use his Instagram account.
“I bought a small apartment, I will invest money there. I will live in it, and during departures I plan to rent it. If I return to Russia, I will sell an apartment in Moscow City, with this money I will open a dance school, ”the blogger shared her plans with subscribers. An apartment in Dubai (50 square meters with a balcony, not far from the Burj Khalifa) cost Mitroshina 300 thousand dollars (more than 20 million rubles).
“I was blown away by buying property in Dubai. Not only does each house have a swimming pool and a gym, each apartment has a parking space. In Moscow, you usually pay extra 5-10 million for this. In addition, I have an interest-free installment plan for three years. I will pay every four months. The apartment is completely ready – I am entitled to residency for it, ”the girl says.
Sasha does not react in any way to the news from Russia. Apparently, he thinks that the Emirates do not extradite lawbreakers. And trying to figure out what to do. No matter how a new story for the marathon “Pro * bis” turns out. But there will be something to tell the network hamsters.