The Tax Administration has determined that there are issues even among large companies, and unofficially it has been learned that during the audit it was established that Ina owes approximately 140 million kuna in unpaid taxes from previous years, which Ina has appealed, and that process is ongoing.
Ina confirmed in response to inquiries about the tax audit that the Tax Administration issued a decision in July following the audit of corporate income tax and VAT for the years 2008 and 2009.
Within the prescribed legal deadline, an appeal against the tax decision was submitted to the Office for Large Taxpayers of the Tax Administration of the Ministry of Finance, contesting the claims of the tax authority. The process is ongoing, they say at Ina, from where they emphasize that they are duly fulfilling their obligations to the state.
Unofficially, it has been learned that Ina submitted the appeal at the end of August, and sources from both sides note that this is not about tax evasion but rather a different method of tax calculation, which has resulted in a difference of about 140 million kuna. This difference in the tax amount, as it has been learned, arose due to discrepancies between Ina and the tax authorities related to the calculation of taxes in refinery technological production.
