The Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina confirmed, on 28 January 2020, an indictment in the case of Vesna Čolović et al. (S1 2 K 026927 19 Ko) charging the accused Vesna Čolović with the commission of the criminal offense of Tax Evasion or Fraud under Article 210(1) as read with Article 29 of the CC BiH, and the accused legal entity “Aqua Life” d.o.o. Sokolac with the commission of the criminal offense of Tax Evasion or Fraud under Article 210(1), as read with Article 124 of the CC BiH. The indictment was dismissed in relation with Brane Čolović.
The indictment alleges that Vesna Čolović, in the capacity of director-responsible person with no authority limitation at the legal entity Aqua Life d.o.o. Sokolac, and Brane Čolović, as a representative of the legal entity under the director’s authorization, avoided to pay the duties prescribed under the BiH tax legislation by offering false information about the facts affecting the determination of duties, while the amount of the avoided tax payment exceeds the amount of 10,000 BAM.
The legal entity Aqua Life d.o.o. Sokolac disposed with the illegally acquired property in the amount of 37,399.00 BAM which was obtained by Vesna Čolović and Brane Čolović in the name, for the account and favor of the legal entity, as alleged in the indictment.