Ferghana tax officials disrupt illegal cashback scheme
Ferghana tax officials disrupt illegal cashback scheme
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Tax authorities in the Ferghana region have uncovered an illegal cashback scheme involving the artificial creation of 125.4 billion soums in value-added tax (VAT).
According to the regional tax administration, an operational analysis aimed at countering the shadow economy revealed that a citizen identified as T. Z. organized the activities of two companies, E. F. F. and F. E. O. Z., in Ferghana.
In May 2026, these enterprises electronic invoices for the purported purchase of flour and butter totaling 1.2 trillion soums from T. B. S. E., a company registered in Termez, Surkhandarya region.
Tax authorities examined May VAT returns submitted in June and inspected the physical inventory at the legal addresses of the enterprises. The verification established that no actual delivery of goods or payment had taken place.
According to the tax administration, the Termez-based company attempted to generate 125.4 billion soums in fictitious VAT for the two Ferghana enterprises. Following intervention by tax officials, the VAT certificates of both companies were temporarily suspended. In addition, revised tax reports were obtained, and the artificially generated tax was removed from the records.
The department noted that the uncovered scheme was designed to sell counterfeit fiscal receipts via social networks, creating the conditions to claim illegal cashback on them.
Materials regarding the case have been forwarded to law enforcement agencies for further action.
The tax administration reminded citizens that only receipts for actual purchases of goods and services should be registered through the Soliq mobile application. Using counterfeit receipts obtained through social networks or from third parties violates the law and can lead to liability.
The authority noted that similar violations were previously detected in other regions of the country, involving illegal cashback schemes running through fictitious product deliveries and forged documentation.
