Automated tax debt collection system: more than 1 billion UAH has already been returned to the budget this year

Press service of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, published 14 August 2026 at 11:43 Chapter: News

This year, more than 1 billion UAH has already been returned to the state budget due to the automated tax debt collection system. System has ensured debt write-off from accounts of 27.9 thousand taxpayers.

This was informed by acting Head of the State Tax Service, Lesya Karnaukh.

“For comparison: this is 651.1 million UAH more than in the same period in 2025, and effectiveness of the mechanism has increased almost threefold” – she stated.

Lesya Karnaukh added that this is about fair rules for everyone. System does not divide taxpayers into “ours” and “others”. Those who accumulate debts to the state for years should not be at advantage over those who pay taxes honestly.

“Collection process is maximally automated. System itself went into operation in August 2025 and has already shown significant efficiency. Without human intervention and paperwork. Is there funds in account of the legal entity – debtor? Be prepared for the automatic write-off of the agreed tax debt. And this is not about constant control or punishment. Our goal is to make it more profitable to work honestly than to accumulate debts” – emphasized acting Head of the State Tax Service.

As the State Tax Service informed, system operates on the maximum automation principle. Decisions are not made manually – all operations are carried out exclusively within legislative framework and apply only to legal entities that have agreed tax debt.

Mechanism is launched only after the payer has been given opportunity to voluntarily fulfill tax obligations.

Working algorithm is simple:

- every day, the State Tax Service’s information systems automatically generate information about existing tax debt;

- system creates payment instruction;

- document is signed with electronic signature;

- payment instruction is sent to the State Treasury Service of Ukraine;

- after checking requisites, the Treasury automatically forwards it to the bank.

All operations are processed through electronic payment system, which ensures speed, transparency and control over the process.

Automatic write-offs do not occur suddenly. If enterprise has tax debt, the State Tax Service notifies the enterprise of this, and the payer has opportunity to repay debt on their own.

If the legal entity has independently declared tax liabilities, but has not paid them within 90 days, collection may be carried out without separate court decision –according to norms of the Tax Code of Ukraine.

Introduction of the system was made possible due to electronic interaction between the State Tax Service, State Treasury Service of Ukraine and payment service providers.