two years Ago, back working the UC to find the warning signs when companies are used as brottsverktyg.
– the Percentage of companies that get stuck in our controls have been increased to every four companies, against ten per cent of all failed companies two years ago, ” says Richard Damberg.
with the declining number of bankruptcies, they have instead increased in 2017 and 2018, despite the boom. One of the explanations for the trend think Richard Damberg is just that, the number of companies used in the frivolous purpose has increased.
– the Share of companies with payment defaults has remained relatively constant, or dropped. But the number of companies with skuldsaldo with Bailiffs have risen sharply, ” he says.
A varningsflagga is raised at the various characters who proved to be indications of fraudulent activity. It can be about the companies with large turnover, but no staff or who have not registered for the accounting of vat or social security contributions.
“We are looking at parameters that do not correspond with each other, absurdities such in the individual companies,” says Richard Damberg.
can, for example, have been used to order goods without the intention to pay and to request a refund of the vat with fictitious costs as a basis. Bankruptcy can also be used to request disbursements from the state wage guarantee system.
the Possibilities to detect and track crime in a bankruptcy may be limited and, therefore, bankruptcy can be a way to try to hide financial crime.
occurs in all industries. Factors that have influenced the development is the abolition of revisorsplikten and a heavy load of investigating bodies the Swedish Tax agency, the serious fraud office and the police, who simply do not have the time, think Richard Damberg.
– There are several things in society that have facilitated the development, ” he says.
