Peculiarities of countering legalization of criminal income with the help of virtual assets: legislative regulation and practical implementation

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to define and characterize peculiarities of countering the legalization of criminal income with the help of virtual assets. Design/methodology/approach The analysis of the legislative delineation and the realities of the practical implementation of the features of combating the legalization of criminal proceeds with the help of virtual assets in Ukraine was carried out with the help of general scientific methods of cognition. The systematic method helped identify the main ways to legalize criminal proceeds with the help of virtual assets. Using legal techniques, proposals will be formulated to amend draft legislation on legislative regulation of the concept of “virtual assets”. The generalization method was used to develop ways to combat the legalization of criminal proceeds with the help of virtual assets. The method of legal forecasting was used to substantiate the proposed areas of combating money laundering with the help of virtual assets. The method of extrapolation will be used to determine the possibility of implementing foreign experience in domestic practice to combat money laundering with the help of virtual assets. Findings One of the relatively new and increasingly popular ways of money laundering is to commit this act with the help of virtual assets. Methods of money laundering through virtual assets include services for the conversion of virtual assets, P2P exchange, gambling sites, virtual asset mixers and the use of fictitious internet sites selling digital goods. The difficulty of counteracting the legalization of criminal proceeds with the help of virtual assets is primarily due to the lack of legislative regulation of the concept of “virtual assets” in Ukraine. Yes, the draft law is currently being finalized. Besides, even the current edition is not evaluated by the authors as perfect. After all, the issue of the content of the concept of “virtual assets” and its relationship with virtual securities, cryptocurrency and virtual property remains unresolved. Originality/value One of the relatively new and increasingly popular ways of money laundering is to commit this act with the help of virtual assets. Methods of money laundering through virtual assets include services for the conversion of virtual assets, P2P exchange, gambling sites, virtual asset mixers and the use of fictitious internet sites selling digital goods. It is essential to intensify financial monitoring by financial control bodies over the activities of conversion service centers. Moreover, given the transnational nature of legalizing criminal proceeds, especially those committed through virtual assets, international cooperation in combating this crime is vital. The authors have proposed specific measures to ensure that a coherent consolidation of efforts can be built.

Redefining Global Economic Thinking for the Welfare of Society

This chapter examines the legal and financial control issues regarding compliance with labor legislation. On the one hand, the legal analysis shows that legislation is one of the main factors influencing the financial control practice for compliance with labour legislation. On the other hand, the problems and specifics of the control procedures applied by the General Labor Inspectorate Executive Agency in Bulgaria are presented. The overall inspection process is presented sequentially, analyzing the individual stages that the control procedures go through. The problems and the specifics of carrying out an independent inspection activity by the agency are presented, and the peculiarities of carrying out joint control activities with executive bodies or their administrative structures by the specialized administration are examined. Different types of factors that influence the implementation of control procedures by the General Labor Inspectorate Executive Agency in Bulgaria are considered.

The Federal Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring) as a financial control body that performs functions to counteract the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime

Restrictive measures related to the coronavirus pandemic have contributed to the spread of new types of crimes committed using «high» technologies in Russia. The risks of the spread of the criminal situation are aggravated against the background of the spread of coronavirus infection. The most important factor in countering high-tech crime is the work of Rosfinmonitoring, which is targeted at identifying suspicious financial transactions. This article presents the results of a study of the activities of Rosfinmonitoring in the direction of countering the legalization (laundering) of proceeds from crime using «high» technologies. The authors set a goal to formulate the problems and possible options for overcoming them in the context of the activities of Rosfinmonitoring with the designation of further prospects for improving its activities. The primary task is to set up the mechanism of interaction of Rosfinmonitoring with law enforcement agencies engaged in criminal prosecution. The conclusion is made about the urgent need to achieve certainty in the issue of accounting for cryptocurrencies, the limits of their use in the economic sphere. The results of the study can be useful for employees of financial control bodies, law enforcement agencies.

The Influence of Budget and Financial Control in Selected Government Parastatals in Nigeria

The study examined budget and financial control in selected government parastatals in Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted in the study. Primary data was obtained using a well-designed questionnaire. Data gathered in the study was analyzed using descriptive, correlation analysis, logit regression analysis and other post estimation tests. Findings obtained in the study indicated that budget preparation exerts insignificant positive impact on financial control in Nigerian government parastatals with coefficient estimate of .034178 (p=0.195> 0.05); budget implementation exerts insignificant positive impact on financial control of Nigerian government parastatals with coefficient estimate of .0082354 (p=0.750> 0.05) and budget monitoring and evacuation exert insignificant positive impact on financial control, with coefficient estimate of .0468773 (p=0.234> 0.05). Premise on these findings, the study concluded that financial control on the average tends to increase as government parastatals experience effectual budget performance, with more budget preparation, implementation and monitoring and evaluation as opposed to the usual neglect of budget after implementation. Hence, it was suggested that government should ensure improvement in budget design; government should ensure adequate budget monitoring procedure and government should ensure viable budget evaluation procedure.

On applying the methods of economic analysis in financial control of public medical institutions

Subject. The article addresses the economic analysis as a separate field of science and practice. During its development, it has been updated for new subjects, objects, areas, interests, thereby expanding the directions of its application. Objectives. The aim of the study is to apply the methods of economic analysis in the implementation of financial control measures in relation to public medical organizations. Methods. The study rests on a bibliographic study of current scientific and periodical economic literature. We also apply methods of scientific cognition, like dialectical method, analysis and synthesis, detailing, observation, generalization, comparison, classification, etc. Results. The paper states the interdisciplinarity of economic analysis and control. Analytical procedures belong both to control measures and to analytical work in general. Methods of economic analysis are the tools of financial control. Conclusions. Analytical procedures are specific actions of the controller that are based on methods of economic analysis, with the help of which the objectives of control measures will be achieved.

Legal bases of automation of Federal Treasury activities in the field of state financial control: problems of using information systems

The strategy of economic security of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030 defines various directions of ensuring economic security, one of which is to improve the activities of control bodies, including the Federal Treasury, which, in turn, is carried out through the application of various measures, in particular, information, which includes the creation and organization of information systems aimed at automating control activities. The presented research is devoted directly to the analysis of the legal regulation of these information systems. The article discusses the legal foundations of the organization and functioning of information systems specified in the Letter of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 02-10-07/74315, namely the GIS of public Finance management “Electronic Budget”, GIS “Official website of the Russian Federation in the information and telecommunications network “Internet” for posting information on the implementation of state (municipal) financial audit (control) in the field of budgetary legal relations” and GIS “Unified Information System in the field of procurement”. In addition, a study of the legal regulation of systems not mentioned by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation among those contributing to the conduct of state financial control is presented — an automated system for planning control and supervisory activities of the Federal Service for Financial and Budgetary Supervision in executable modules and GIS “Standard cloud solution for automation of control (supervisory) activities”. The impossibility of using the second of these systems when carrying out state financial control measures has been established. In conclusion, the specific directions of the use of the considered information systems in carrying out control measures by the Treasury of Russia are presented.

The Role of Internal Control Techniques in Sustainable Development to Improve Financial Performance

The study presents the internal control as the main catalyst for the success of the institutional process. The most recent methods are presented in detail in each method and methods of implementation to achieve the desired goal: to circulate the electronic attendance and delivery system through the complaints and suggestions box, conduct a random customer questionnaire that reflects the efficiency of the work . The technological revolution must be approved and dealt with, which benefits government institutions and ensures that institutions continue to progress and achieve the best results and the best services. The administrative and financial control is the evaluation that shows the strength of the mechanisms and the weakness on which the institution depends, where the services of the institution and its activities are improved, which increases the performance of the administration, which is subject to internal control