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III K 427/17 AI generated

Court acquits defendant of tax evasion for providing false income declaration regarding property sale.

Case Number III K 427/17
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Poland (PL)
Decision Date
Outcome Dismissed

Legislator summary

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The court acquitted the defendant of tax evasion charges related to a false income declaration. The prosecution alleged the defendant underreported income from a property sale to reduce tax liability, while the defense argued the discrepancy stemmed from a clerical error rather than intent to evade taxes. The court ruled that the evidence failed to prove the necessary subjective intent required for criminal liability under the relevant tax and criminal codes.

Legislator headnote

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Art. 56 § 1 k.k.s.; Art. 56 § 2 k.k.s.: The court established that a false declaration constitutes tax evasion only when accompanied by subjective intent to evade taxes, which must be proven beyond reasonable doubt.

Keywords

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tax evasion subjective intent false declaration criminal liability income tax clerical error acquittal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 30e ust. 1 i 4, art. 45 ust. 1 oraz art. 21 ust. 1 pkt 126 ustawy z dnia 26 lipca 1991 r. o podatku dochodowym od osób fizycznych
art. 56 § 1 k.k.s.
art. 56 § 2 k.k.s.
art. 632 pkt 2 k.p.k.
art. 113 § 1 k.k.s.
art. 56 § 1 k.k
art. 56 § 2 k.k
art. 632 pkt 2 k.p.k
art. 113 § 1 k.k

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