Vetting

Klosi overshadowed NGOs that pose a risk for money laundering and terrorism
One of the silent problems that no one has thrown a stone at until now, neither the Prosecutor's Office nor the Tax Office are non-profit organizations with suspicious financial activity. The signal about the lack of audit in these organizations came from the Supreme State Audit and is related only to NGOs, which have problems with financing, who is behind them and what is the purpose.

Apparently, one of the stains that will remain with Klos as tax chief is the fact that the Tax Directorate during his time has not implemented any control program near non-profit organizations. In fact, NGOs have been in the spotlight because there have often been suspicions that they are used for money laundering.

The audit shows that Taxes, under the direction of Ceno Klos, have not initiated any control program during 2023 at non-profit organizations operating in our country. According to information from the Tax Risk Management Directorate, it turns out that in the last 5 years, no proposed controls have been carried out at these NGOs.

"From the activity database for the last 5 years, there are NGOs with a turnover of up to 728,808,724 lekë, but also for other risks that these businesses carry such as the difference between income/expenses declared in the financial statements submitted to C@ts, compared to the situation reported in the FDP, low salaries declared in the payroll, withholding tax, money laundering and terrorist financing, etc. but also for the risks that these businesses carry such as the difference between income/expenses declared in the financial statements submitted to C@ts, compared to the situation reported in the FDP, low salaries declared in the payroll, withholding tax, money laundering and terrorist financing, etc. ", it is written in the audit report for 2023.

The audit specifically holds Ceno Klosi, who had left at the time the report was published, responsible. Moreover, according to information received from the Anti-Money Laundering Sector, there are no cases of investigations initiated by the Tax Administration on its own initiative for 2023.

This problem has not only been raised by the audit, but also by the Special Prosecution Office, where its director Altin Dumani has also placed emphasis on the Tax Authorities who do not report cases of corruption or money laundering.

However, NGOs are just one sector that the former tax chief has violated, as another serious fact is also related to the tax work process with measures against employees. Instead of taking measures to reprimand and dismiss tax inspectors and directors who implement his orders in violation of the law, Klosi has chosen to oppose the High State Audit.

One of the biggest shortcomings is the fact that tax liabilities exist outside the current system. So, in a state institution like Taxes, Klosi has decided not to record tax liabilities according to the law, but with schemes that raise doubts about the way this institution is run.