In January 2026, local budgets of Ukraine received UAH 28. 4 million in tourist tax, which is 14.3% more than last year. Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zakarpattia regions and Kyiv became the leaders in terms of revenues.
Since the beginning of 2026, the State Tax Service has conducted 62 inspections in Yaremche and Bukovel, revealing violations totaling UAH 3. 2 million. These included 22 undeclared employees, an illegal hotel, and the seizure of nicobusters.
The State Tax Service reduced the number of actual inspections by 27% after the introduction of the moratorium. This is part of a change in the approach to interaction with businesses, which involves risk-oriented control.
In 2025, the volume of online sales in Ukraine reached UAH 256 billion, which is 7% more than in 2024. The number of online shoppers increased to 11.2 million people.
The tax service building in Dnipro was damaged as a result of a Russian attack on the night of January 7. Windows and doors were blown out by the blast wave, offices were damaged, but no one was injured.
The full implementation of the Electronic System for the Circulation of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Products has been postponed until November 1, 2026. This provides for a phased implementation of the system and gives businesses additional time to prepare.
Starting January 1, an electronic audit system (E-audit) was launched in Ukraine. It automatically checks taxpayers' accounting data, identifying risks and inconsistencies.
The State Tax Service of Ukraine announced the postponement of the deadlines for mandatory cashless payments for sole proprietors of the first group and some other merchants. The obligation will arise three months after the end of martial law.
The Customs Service reports that a new procedure for paying customs duties when clearing goods under a single administrative document is coming into force.
In Ukraine, volunteer registration has been simplified, and it is now possible to obtain extracts from the Register electronically. These changes are stipulated by the order of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine dated 25.09.2025 No. 494.
The State Tax Service of Ukraine will carry out regulatory and technical work from December 31, 2025, to January 2, 2026. During this period, there may be restrictions on the operation of electronic services, in particular, for accepting tax invoices.
Over 11 months of this year, local budgets received UAH 41. 4 billion in land payments, which is 15.3% more than last year. Dnipropetrovsk region, Kyiv, Odesa and Lviv regions provided the largest revenues.
Political expert Mykhailo Shnaider stated that NAB top official Magamedrasulov is being made into a "savior of the nation," but he will face disappointment from Ukrainians. The expert recalled suspicions against Magamedrasulov regarding his involvement in a scheme to sell technical hemp and abuse of influence over the tax service.
Law enforcement officers exposed a scheme to legalize over UAH 578 million obtained from defense contracts. Enterprise officials acted in collusion with a "conversion center," withdrawing budget funds through forged documents.
NABU detectives conducted searches of officials of the State Tax Service in Khmelnytskyi and Mykolaiv regions, as well as at the central office of the State Tax Service. The criminal proceedings concern events of 2024-2025 related to risky enterprises.
NABU detective Ruslan Magamedrasulov is a suspect in two criminal proceedings: regarding entrepreneurial activity involving the cultivation of industrial hemp and its sale to Dagestan, as well as possible assistance to "conversion centers. " The Kyiv Court of Appeal changed his pre-trial detention from custody to personal recognizance, which the Prosecutor General's Office explains by reduced risks and sufficient evidence.
The Ukrainian aviation industry needs the restoration of tax breaks that were in effect from 2017 to 2024, as without them the country could lose a strategically important sector. According to forecasts, the return of benefits will bring the state 55 billion UAH in tax revenues for 2025-2035, which will triple the volume of preferences granted.
Since the beginning of the year, over UAH 13. 2 billion in "Google tax" has been received by the Ukrainian budget from foreign companies for electronic services. The largest amounts were paid by Apple, Google, Valve, Meta, Sony, Etsy, Netflix, and Wargaming.
In the first 9 months of this year, the tourist tax brought in UAH 234. 4 million, which is 35.7% more than last year. Kyiv provided almost a quarter of this amount with UAH 52.8 million.
The SBU and NABU exposed a conversion center with a turnover of UAH 15 billion, to which the previous leadership of the State Tax Service was involved. 11 participants of the scheme received suspicion, and the head of the center was detained while trying to leave Ukraine.
Former heads of the Main Department of the State Tax Service in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast will be prosecuted. They are accused of causing damage to the state of over UAH 56 million through VAT schemes organized in 2020–2023.
Acting Head of the State Tax Service, Lesia Karnaukh, stated that legislative initiatives to increase VAT, personal income tax, and corporate income tax are not currently being considered. This is a positive signal for businesses, although the issue of shadow economy remains open.
NABU detectives, who were supposed to fight corruption, found themselves at the epicenter of corruption scandals and accusations of raiding. One striking example is the case against businessman Fedorychev, as an attempt to seize terminals in the port of "Pivdennyi."
The Favbet group of companies declares full compliance with tax obligations and the legality of its activities, confirmed by the courts. The company records another attempt of pressure from the tax service and calls on the media not to interfere in the judicial process.
In the first nine months of this year, international non-resident companies paid UAH 10. 6 billion in "Google tax." This is UAH 2.5 billion more than in the same period of 2024, and the number of taxpayers increased by 13.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the "Pulse" platform as a state service for communication between the government and business. The platform has already recorded 270,000 reviews and 25,000 comments from entrepreneurs.
NABU has been investigating the case of businessman Oleksiy Fedorychev for over 10 years. Former judge Oleksandr Sytnykov notes that such a duration is a sign of inefficiency and hidden interest of the detectives.
The State Tax Service added 122 inspections to this year's plan, totaling 4908. Companies and individual entrepreneurs in wholesale trade, agriculture, food production, logistics, and retail will be inspected.
A number of crimes causing damages of over UAH 107 million have been uncovered in Chernihiv Oblast. 29 people have been notified of suspicion, including the head of one of the cities in Koriukivka Raion and the director of a state enterprise of the NAAS of Ukraine.
As of September 2025, Ukrainian citizens have a tax debt of UAH 384. 7 million for income from OnlyFans in 2020–2022. The State Tax Service confirmed this information.
