Sun. Aug 17th, 2025
Uzbekistan Identifies Sectors with Highest Tax Evasion Rates

The State Tax Committee has identified the sectors where tax evasion is most prevalent. According to a report, the highest risk of tax evasion persists in the trade and catering industries.

In January-July 2025, tax authorities conducted tax audits on 2,519 business entities with a high risk of tax evasion. This represents 0.4% of the total number of taxpayers (549,300) operating during this period.

According to the State Tax Committee, the total identified tax risk amounted to 7.7 trillion soums, while the amount identified during the tax audit was 9.2 trillion soums.

The amounts identified during the tax audit, broken down by industry:

During the tax audits, it was revealed that 1,270 taxpayers had concealed a tax base of over 15.3 trillion soums:

As a result, penalties totaling 3.1 trillion soums were imposed on them.

To date, 2.3 trillion soums (46%) of the 5 trillion soums in taxes due have been paid.