Less disputes – more dialogue: number of court cases involving the State Tax Service is decreasing

Press service of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, published 16 September 2026 at 11:41 Chapter: News

This year, compared to the last year, number of cases on claims to the State Tax Service has decreased by almost 20%. In total, there are currently a little more than 49 thousand cases in the courts, while the last year there were 61 thousand.

Less disputes are, first of all, saving time and resources for both business and the tax authority. Constant dialogue with the payer allows to settle disputed aspects in a pre-trial order. It is continuing to maintain positive dynamics of reducing number of the court disputes involving the State Tax Service. 

At the same time, number of new disputes is significantly reduced. This year there are more than 30% fewer of them than the last year.

Particularly, as of today there are 10.1 thousand of them, while the last year number of new open cases reached more than 14.6 thousand cases.

The most significant dynamics are noticeable in disputes related to work of the risk assessment criteria monitoring system. Number of new court cases decreased by 44% compared to the last year. If the last year there were 7.5 thousand, this year there are 4.2 thousand open court cases.

There have also been 45% fewer new court cases opened to appeal decisions on the payers’ riskiness. This year there are 173 of them, while in 2025 there were 379. Total number of such cases pending in various instances the last year was 1.4 thousand, now there are 1.1 thousand of them – reduction of 20%.

All this is result of changes in work of the State Tax Service: fewer block of tax invoices, more accurate work with risks and constant direct communication with business. There is analysis, change in approaches.

For the State Tax Service, it is important not only to represent interests of the state in the courts, but also to work with causes of disputes. Therefore, judicial practice is analyzed, problematic questions are worked out with relevant departments, and approaches to administration and tax control are improved.