VAT and single tax payer certificates cancelled in Ukraine

1 January 2014, changes to the Tax Code of Ukraine regarding the recording and registration of taxpayers and the improvement of certain provisions came into force (except for certain rules in force from 13/11/2013).

In particular, the changes cancel the certificate of registration for VAT and the single tax payer. Registration of such taxpayers will be accomplished by making entries in the appropriate registers.

The norm on controlled operations is improved. In particular, it is clarified that the transaction while one of the parties is a non-resident will apply to the controlled ones if the income tax rate (corporate tax) or the payment of such tax in the state (territory), in which non-resident is registered, is 5 percentage points larger or lower than in Ukraine (previously the difference was determined in percentage).