BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 17. In the past year, a hefty sum of around 1.1 billion manat ($647 million) was raked in through automated tax inspections, casting a wide net over more than 77,000 taxpayers.
Data obtained by Trend from the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan's report on its activities in 2024 indicates that this marks a drop of 2,500 taxpayers and 76 inspections compared to 2023, yet it also brings to the table an increase of 178.8 million manat ($105.1 million), or 18.1 percent, in the overall calculated tax amount.
Automated tax inspections accounted for 9.8 percent of the total number of active taxpayers during that period. Out of the total calculated taxes, 329 million manat ($193.5 million), or 28.1 percent, were paid to the state budget, marking an increase of 58 million manat ($34.1 million), or 21.4 percent, compared to 2023.
The majority of taxes calculated from automated inspections—999.6 million manat ($588 million) (85.5 percent)—were based on electronic non-compliance, while 169.3 million manat ($99.5 million) (14.5 percent) were due to discrepancies outside of the Automated Tax Information System (AVIS).
The breakdown of the total tax amount included 734.7 million manat ($432.1 million) (62.9 percent) from value-added tax (VAT), 269.2 million manat ($158.3 million) (23 percent) from profit tax, 63.6 million manat ($37.4 million) (5.4 percent) from income tax, 15.7 million manat ($9.2 million) (1.3 percent) from simplified tax, 58.7 million manat ($34.5 million) (5 percent) from unified declaration taxes, and 27 million manat ($15.8 million) (2.3 percent) from other taxes.
Concerning the assessed fiscal obligations, approximately 6,800 grievances were documented in the preceding year, representing a mere 4.5 percent of the aggregate volume of automated evaluations executed.
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