MOSCOW, April 2 - RAPSI. The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals will consider on April 12 a complaint on the invalidation of a supplemental $32 million tax charge against the VimpelCom mobile services provider.

The court quashed a profit tax supplementary assessment of 870 million rubles ($28.7 million), additional VAT charges of 69 million rubles ($2.3 million), and the relevant fines and penalties.

The court has satisfied the company's lawsuit in full.

VimpelCom filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court on July 15 to revoke the Federal Tax Service's March 30 decision to collect from the company an additional 939.836 million rubles ($32 million) in taxes.

The tax service decided to charge the company additional taxes after an on-site audit of VimpelCom operations between 2007 and 2008.

VimpelCom is one of Russia's largest integrated telecommunications services operators offering wireless, fixed and broadband services. Its sole shareholder is the Dutch Vimpelcom Ltd.