Access to public information: the Procedure has been approved

State Tax Service of Ukraine informs that on 11.08.2020 came into force the Order of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine as of 09.07.2020 № 405 “On approval of the Procedure for organization of work and interaction between structural subdivisions of the State Tax Service  and its bodies in compiling, submitting and processing requests for public information and Forms for submitting a request for public information in possession of the State Tax Service and its bodies” registered at the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine on 29.07.2020 under № 717/35000 (hereinafter – the Order).

The Order approved:

The procedure for organizing work and interaction between structural units of the State Tax Service and its bodies in preparation, submission and processing of requests for public information;

The form for submitting a request for public information in possession of the State Tax Service and its bodies.

It is stipulated that this Order is not applicable to relations concerning the receipt of information by subjects of power during the execution of their functions, as well as to relations in the sphere of citizens’ appeals and lawyers’ inquiries which are regulated by the Law of Ukraine “On Citizens’ Appeals” and the Law of Ukraine “On Advocacy and Legal practice”, respectively.

It is determined that if there are requirements in a request for information to provide public information, as well as to consider appeals (suggestions, comments, statements, petitions, complaints), provide individual tax consultation, consultation on the practical application of certain legislative norms of Ukraine regarding the payment of single social contribution to compulsory state social insurance and other legislation, the control over compliance which is assigned to the State Tax Service and its bodies, the answer is provided in two stages:

public information is provided within the time limits specified in Article 20 of the Law of Ukraine “On Access to Public Information”;

answer regarding the appeal’s consideration (suggestions, remarks, applications, petitions, complaints), provision of individual tax consultation, consultation on the practical application of certain legislative norms of Ukraine regarding the payment of single social contribution to compulsory state social insurance and other legislation, the control over compliance with which is assigned to the State Tax Service and its bodies, is provided within the time limits specified by Ukrainian legislation.

The procedure determines e-mail address to which requests for information are sent to the STS: publicinfo_dps@tax.gov.ua.