Tax police

Tax militia is the law-enforcement body providing economic security of Ukraine.

Its tasks are as follows: 1) the prevention, detection and investigation of tax crimes; 2) the search for evasive taxpayers; 3) the prevention and detection of corruption in the bodies of State Tax Service; 4) the safeguarding of activity of State Tax Service officers.

According to the law on State Tax Service in Ukraine (December 4, 1990 N 509-XII, Article 20.) the tax militia consists of:

Main Department of Tax Militia, Investigative Department of Tax Militia, Department for counteraction to corruption in state tax service authorities of State Tax Administration of Ukraine;

Department of Tax Militia, Investigative Divisions of Tax Militia, Divisions for counteraction to corruption in state tax service authorities of correspondent state tax administrations in Autonomous Republic of Crimea, oblasts, city of Kyiv and Sevastopоl;

Divisions of Tax Militia, Investigative Subdivisions (Groups) of Tax Militia of correspondent state tax inspections in districts, cities, districts in cities, inter-district and unified state tax inspections.

Within the structure of tax militia operates special structural unit responsible for counteraction to illegal turnover of alcoholic beverages and tobacco goods.

The Tax Militia is managed by Head of Tax Militia – First Deputy Head of Sate Tax Administration of Ukraine. The Tax Militia in state tax administration in Autonomous Republic of Crimea, oblasts, city of Kyiv and Sevastopоl is managed by Heads of Departments of Tax Militia – First Deputy Heads of correspondent State Tax Administration.