Ukraine’s Cabinet approved a package of tax bills that introduce a 5% personal income tax for digital‑platform users, VAT on international shipments over €150, and extend the military tax for three years after martial law ends. The measures also implement DAC7 information exchange and aim to align Ukrainian law with EU and OECD norms.
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Logos-Pres · 13 days ago
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VatCalc · 14 days ago
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Dev.ua · 2 months ago
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers will submit three separate tax bills to the Verkhovna Rada in early April 2026, including a new tax on the OLX platform, a 5% increase in the military levy, and the abolition of parcel benefits. No bill to introduce VAT for individual entrepreneurs will be presented, as the government seeks to have the IMF remove that requirement. The parliament previously failed to adopt the OLX tax on 10 March 2026.
UNN · 2 months ago
Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance unveiled a draft law that will overhaul VAT rules for individual entrepreneurs, digital platforms, and parcel deliveries. Key changes include a new 4 million UAH threshold for mandatory VAT registration effective 1 Jan 2027, a 5 % tax on digital platform income with specific caps, revised military tax rates, and new VAT rules for distance‑sale parcels with exemptions up to 45 EUR.
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Key Takeaways
A 5% personal income tax rate will replace the current 18% rate, with a €2,000 annual threshold for taxable sales.
From 1 January 2027, VAT will be charged on shipments of goods over €150, while shipments up to €45 remain exempt.
Individuals pay 5%; entrepreneurs in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th single‑tax groups pay 10% of one minimum wage (UAH 865 in 2026); 3rd‑group entrepreneurs pay 1% of income.
Operators of platforms such as Bolt, Uklon, Airbnb, Globo, Uber, and similar services will act as tax agents, automatically calculating and paying taxes for users.
It introduces DAC7 automatic information exchange, a special taxation regime for digital‑platform income, and VAT rules for international shipments that mirror EU approaches.
Primary source
Read the full article at UNNThis summary was published on VATfaqs.com on 30 March 2026. It relates to VAT developments in Ukraine. The original source is UNN.
