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Tax-related criminal defense
1. A plastic production enterprise in Guangdong was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of over RMB 80 million. The investigating authority initiated a criminal investigation for the crime of falsely issuing special VAT invoices. Hwuason acted as the defender for the enterprise, providing legal assistance during the investigation stage. Ultimately, the investigating authority accepted the lawyer's opinion, determined that the enterprise did not constitute the crime of false issuance, and decided to withdraw the case. (2026)
2. A Hunan branch of a Beijing tax and financial consulting company was suspected of falsely issuing VAT invoices, involving special VAT invoices of RMB 655 million and ordinary VAT invoices of RMB 457 million. The person in charge was transferred for prosecution on suspicion of falsely issuing special VAT invoices and falsely issuing invoices, facing criminal liability risks of ten years or more up to life imprisonment. With Hwuason's successful defense, the public prosecution authority ultimately accepted the lawyer's opinion and decided not to prosecute. (2025)
3. A renewable resources recycling group enterprise in Sichuan was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of RMB 3.6 billion. The person in charge was transferred for prosecution on suspicion of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, facing criminal liability risks of ten years or more up to life imprisonment. With Hwuason's successful defense, the public prosecution authority accepted the lawyer's opinion and ultimately issued a decision not to prosecute. (2025)
4. A refined oil trading enterprise in Fujian was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of RMB 850 million. The person in charge was transferred for prosecution on suspicion of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, facing criminal liability risks of ten years or more up to life imprisonment. With Hwuason's successful defense, the public prosecution authority accepted the lawyer's opinion and changed the charge to illegal purchase of special invoices, and the court ultimately imposed a suspended sentence. (2025)
5. A chemical enterprise in Liaoning was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of over RMB 1.2 billion. The person in charge was charged with falsely issuing special VAT invoices, facing criminal liability risks of ten years or more up to life imprisonment. With Hwuason's successful defense, the court accepted the lawyer's opinion, and the defendant was ultimately sentenced to only five years in prison, a significant reduction. (2025)
6. A flexible labor platform enterprise in Shandong was suspected of falsely issuing invoices, involving ordinary VAT invoices totaling RMB 51 million. The public prosecution authority initiated a public prosecution against the enterprise and the responsible persons for the crime of falsely issuing invoices. Hwuason successfully defended some of the defendants and obtained a suspended sentence from the court. (2025)
7. A building materials production enterprise in Fujian was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of RMB 33 million. The person in charge was transferred for prosecution on suspicion of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, facing criminal liability risks of ten years or more. With Hwuason's successful defense, the public prosecution authority changed the charge to illegal purchase of special invoices, and the defendant received a suspended sentence. (2024)
8. A well-known listed agricultural company in Henan was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of tens of billions of RMB. Hwuason provided criminal legal assistance to the company during the case filing review stage by an out-of-jurisdiction public security authority. Ultimately, the out-of-jurisdiction public security authority accepted the lawyer's opinion and decided not to file a case against the company. (2024)
9. An iron and steel group enterprise in Inner Mongolia was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of RMB 628 million. The person in charge was charged with falsely issuing special VAT invoices, facing criminal liability risks of ten years or more in prison. With Hwuason's successful defense, the court ultimately accepted the lawyer's opinion and imposed a suspended sentence on the person in charge. (2024)
10. A foreign trade enterprise in Xinjiang was suspected of defrauding export tax rebates, involving RMB 20 million in export tax rebates. The public prosecution authority initiated a public prosecution against the person in charge and over ten co-defendants for the crime of defrauding export tax rebates. Hwuason acted as the defender for the person in charge. The court accepted Hwuason's defense opinion and acquitted all defendants on the grounds of unclear facts and insufficient evidence. (2023)
11. A refined oil trading enterprise in Xinjiang was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of over RMB 1.5 billion. The public prosecution authority initiated a public prosecution against the person in charge for the crime of falsely issuing special VAT invoices. Hwuason acted as the defender for the person in charge. The court accepted Hwuason's defense opinion, changed the conviction to tax evasion, and the sentence was significantly reduced. (2022)
12. Liu XX was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving over RMB 70 million in special VAT invoices. With Hwuason's successful defense, the public prosecution authority accepted the lawyer's opinion and changed the charge to tax evasion, resulting in a significantly reduced sentence. (2022)
13. A coal chemical enterprise in Shaanxi was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of RMB 105 million. The enterprise and related responsible persons were investigated by the public security authority on suspicion of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, facing severe criminal liability risks. Hwuason provided comprehensive legal assistance to the enterprise and responsible persons during the criminal investigation stage, and ultimately the investigating authority accepted the lawyer's opinion and decided to withdraw the case. (2022)
14. A coal trading enterprise in Henan was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of over RMB 120 million. The investigating authority transferred the case for prosecution on suspicion of falsely issuing special VAT invoices. With Hwuason's successful defense, the public prosecution authority accepted the lawyer's opinion, determined that the enterprise did not constitute the crime of false issuance, and ultimately issued a decision not to prosecute. (2022)
15. A pharmaceutical trading enterprise in Yunnan was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of over RMB 80 million and tax of over RMB 12 million. The public prosecution authority initiated a public prosecution against the enterprise and the financial person in charge for the crime of falsely issuing special VAT invoices. Hwuason acted as the defender for the enterprise. Ultimately, after court trial, the financial person in charge received a suspended sentence. (2021)
16. A coal trading enterprise in Heilongjiang was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of over RMB 100 million and tax of over RMB 12 million. The public prosecution authority initiated a public prosecution against the person in charge for the crime of falsely issuing special VAT invoices. Hwuason acted as the defender for the person in charge. The court accepted Hwuason's defense opinion, changed the conviction to illegal purchase of special VAT invoices, and the sentence was significantly reduced. (2021)
17. A petrochemical group enterprise in Shandong was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of over RMB 2.4 billion. The person in charge was sentenced to 15 years in prison at first instance for the crime of falsely issuing special VAT invoices. Hwuason represented the appeal and successfully defended, and the second-instance court accepted the lawyer's opinion, changing the conviction to falsely issuing invoices and reducing the sentence to five years in prison, a significant reduction. (2020)
18. A renewable resources company in Anhui was suspected of falsely issuing special VAT invoices, involving a total invoice amount of over RMB 53 million and tax of over RMB 9 million. The public prosecution authority initiated a public prosecution against the enterprise and four employees for the crime of falsely issuing special VAT invoices. Hwuason acted as the defender for the enterprise. Ultimately, after court trial, all four employees received suspended sentences. (2019)

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