The Federal Tax Service assessed the Anderson network at more than 500 million rubles in taxes

According to RBC, in 2019-2021, companies in the Anderson network paid employees “gray” salaries and also used substitute cash registers. The founder of the network, Anastasia Tatulova (recognized as a foreign agent), previously said that the taxes were paid in full.

As a result of the inspection, the Federal Tax Service discovered that the group’s operational structures included the legal entity Tirolerhof LLC, Honey and Share LLC, Castle LLC and Geranium LLC.

As a source familiar with the situation told the publication, these companies resorted to some kind of “restaurant scheme” to hide accounting income from tax authorities.

He added that in certain periods some companies in the group had a hidden income quota of 65%. The total real income of the Anderson network amounted to about 2.6 billion rubles, as follows from the conclusion of the Federal Tax Service.

The publication’s source also claims that in these legal entities employees received “gray” salaries.

Another method of reducing the tax burden, according to the Federal Tax Service, was the transfer of equipment to cafes that were opened instead of separate divisions of the Tirolerhof LLC.

What the diagram looked like

Interdependent companies that opened cafes on the grounds of the closed Tirolerhof establishments received free equipment. And the independent structures paid for it, says the source.

Thus, the amount of additional accruals for the group turned out to be more than 550 million rubles. Of them, 370 million rubles are taxes and the rest are fines and penalties.

• In April 2022, the founder of the network, Anastasia Tatulova, wrote a statement about her release from her duties as ombudsman for the protection of small and medium-sized businesses. She has held this position since July 2020. Tatulova reported that she did not agree with the state about what needed to be done, was tired of the way businessmen’s problems were now being resolved, and faced pressures on her and her family. she.
• In autumn 2023, retailer Vkusvill bought the brand and the chain’s main assets. The transaction amount was estimated at 600 to 800 million rubles.
• Almost at the same time, interest in the work of the network of representatives of the Federal Tax Service became known. The founder denied media reports of tax evasion. On April 5, 2024, the Russian Ministry of Justice recognized Anastasia Tatulova as a foreign agent.