As part of the annual “Tax Index” survey conducted by the European Business Association in collaboration with EY Ukraine, EBA experts assessed recent tax changes and initiatives affecting business operations.<\/p>\n
Recently, the State Tax Service launched the “Territory of High Tax Trust Level” project (also known as the “White Business Club”). Among the companies surveyed by the Association, 43% expressed a neutral attitude toward this initiative, 35% viewed it negatively, and 16% positively.<\/p>\n
Nearly half of the respondents\u201446%\u2014aim to be included in the high-tax-trust list but have concerns about the selection criteria. Meanwhile, 14% aspire to join the list and have no objections to it, while 26% have no interest in joining.<\/p>\n
At the same time, 48% of respondents believe that failing to be included in the list would negatively impact their business.<\/p>\n
Other tax changes include an increase in the military tax from 1.5% to 5% and an expansion of the base for calculating the Unified Social Contribution (USC). Among Association members, 75% of the surveyed companies reported that the increase in the USC base would affect them.<\/p>\n
Regarding the increase in the military tax, 49% of surveyed member companies stated they would be unable to compensate their employees for the additional burden. Meanwhile, 21% plan to fully compensate for the increase, 15% partially, and another 15% are undecided or waiting for market reactions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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