The monograph presents a comprehensive exploration of the mechanisms, challenges, and strategies employed by the Visegrad Group countries and Ukraine to combat tax fraud and money laundering. The book is divided into nine chapters, each dedicated to a specific aspect of the overarching issue, such as blockchain technology as a tool to combat money laundering within the V4 countries and Ukraine, tax aggressiveness in corporate taxation, Financial Action Task Force compliance, tax security, VAT carousel frauds and taxation of Ukrainian refugees. Together, they offer insights into the legal, technological, and economic frameworks that shape the fight against financial crime in this region, emphasizing the importance of regional collaboration and innovation.
The monograph results from the cooperation of the researchers from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Ukraine:
- Violetta Arutiunian (Wroclaw University of Economics and Business)
- Iryna Chuy (Lviv University of Trade and Economics)
- Vasyl Erastov (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv)
- Savina Finardi (Prague University of Economics and Business)
- Michal Ištok (Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica)
- Tereza Jiříková (Prague University of Economics and Business)
- Angelika Kaczmarczyk (Wroclaw University of Economics and Business)
- Bartłomiej Nita (Wroclaw University of Economics and Business)
- Nataliia Prykaziuk (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv)
- Kamil Ščerba (Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica)
- Pavel Semerád (Sting University, Brno)
- Lucie Semerádová (Ambis University, Prague)
- Anna Sulima (Wroclaw University of Economics and Business)
- Nataliia Versal (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv)
- Vitalii Zabiian (Lviv University of Trade and Economics)
- Petr Zimčík (Newton University)
The book is available in open access and can be downloaded from Project’s webpage.
One of the editors of the presented publication is Dr. Piotr Luty, assistant professor at the Department of Accounting, Reporting, and Financial Analysis at the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (WUEB). He specializes in accounting, financial analysis, and research on anti-corruption and fraud prevention. He is the author and co-author of numerous scientific publications.
More information about the project “Experience sharing of V4 against the shadow economy, corruption and tax avoidance in Ukraine” can be found at https://projekty.ue.wroc.pl/projekty/catax/
