Vivo has reportedly sent ₹62,476 crore to China to evade taxes

According to a report by PTI, the ED has claimed that Vivo has remitted ₹62,476 crore, which is around 50% of its revenue over a five-year period to its parent company in China to avoid paying taxes.
“The agency is investigating why Vivo India declared profit as expenditure in its balance sheet and transferred substantial sums of money to China,” an official familiar with the matter told Business Today.

The money laundering case against Vivo was filed by the agency after taking cognizance of an FIR filed by the Economic Offenses Wing of the Delhi Police against a Vivo distributor based in Jammu and Kashmir.

The report has claimed that Chinese shareholders of the company have used forged identity documents. The ED has claimed that the identity was forged to launder money using shell companies and “proceeds of the crime” have been sent to China and other businesses to bypass Indian rules.

Chinese smartphone maker Vivo is currently in hot waters with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in India after the financial watchdog accused the company and its associates in India of violating the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED has conducted raids across 44 premises of Vivo and its associates in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and several other states across the country. The ED has accused Vivo of remitting nearly $8 billion to China.

Two directors flee the country

A report has also revealed that two Chinese directors of a company related to Vivo fled India after the ED raids. The directors were part of Solan, a Himachal Pradesh-based company that was associated with Vivo.
The agency has claimed that the Chinese nationals were made directors of the company using forged documents.

India blocks over a hundred accounts linked to Vivo

As part of its investigation into money laundering violations, the ED has reportedly blocked 119 bank accounts linked to Vivo. The accounts reportedly have over ₹465 crore. The agency has also seized ₹73 lakh in cash and 2kg gold.