Representatives of the State Tax Service of Ukraine at the screening meeting of Ukraine and EU spoke about completed and planned steps on the path to European integration

Adaptation of national legislation, strengthening of institutional capacity and progress in approximating tax sphere to the EU standards – such topics were discussed during a bilateral meeting between Ukraine and the European Commission within the screening framework under Section 33 “Financial and budgetary provisions”. State Tax Service was represented at the meeting by acting Director of the Legal Entities Taxation Department Yevheniia Samsonenko and Director of the Methodology Department Mariana Kuts.

Participants, during event, considered approximation level of Ukrainian legislation to the EU, architecture of the own system resources, particularly the VAT, and plans for its further development.

State Tax Service of Ukraine presented overview of the national legislation governing the VAT taxation rules, EU acts that Ukraine must implement, institutional, administrative capacity of the bodies responsible for administering this tax, and implementation level of the EU Directives.  

Representatives of the State Tax Service also informed about automation of the VAT administration processes, key indicators and statistical VAT data. They spoke about challenges that Ukraine faces in administering this tax, and further plans for implementation of the VAT resources.

Parties considered planned measures to harmonize revenue system, form financial resources, specifically the EU and integrate IT systems with the EU IT systems, including:

- development of a detailed Roadmap for learning technical requirements for the EU IT systems and transforming and integrating existing State Tax Service’s IT systems with the EU IT systems;

- modernizing the VAT administration to ensure its compliance with the EU standards;

- ensuring integration with the European VAT IT systems.

Support of the international partners who provide expert, financial and technical assistance to the State Tax Service has become important factor in successfully implemented transformations in taxation sphere, which were implemented to ensure Ukraine’s implementation of obligations for accession to the European Union.