What income for submitting the one-time (special) voluntary declaration is considered income from which taxes and levies were not been paid or not in full amount?
Press service of the State Tax Service of Ukraine , published 09 December 2021 at 16:17 Chapter: News
Paragraph 1 Sub-section 94 Section XX “Transitional provisions” of the Tax Code of Ukraine as of 02.12.2010 № 2755-VI with changes and amendments (hereinafter – TCU) stipulates that the one-time (special) voluntary declaration is a special procedure for voluntary individual’s declaration of assets located on the territory of Ukraine and / or abroad, if such individual’s assets were received (acquired) by at the expense of income subject to taxation at the time of their accrual (receipt) in Ukraine and from which taxes and levies were not paid or not in full amount according to legislative requirements on taxation and / or international agreements, the binding nature of which was approved by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and / or which were not declared in violation of tax and currency legislation, the control over which is entrusted to the supervisory authorities during any of the tax periods that occurred before 01.01.2021.
Income is subject to taxation at the time of its accrual (receipt).
Sub-paragraph 14.1.54 Paragraph 14.1 Article 14 of the TCU stipulates that income originating in Ukraine is any income received by residents or non-residents, including from any of their activities in Ukraine (including payment (accrual) of remuneration by foreign employers) including, but not limited to, income in the form of: interest, dividends, royalties and any other passive (investment) income paid by residents of Ukraine or permanent establishments of non-residents in Ukraine; income from lease (use) of property located in Ukraine to residents or non-residents, including rolling stock assigned to ports located in Ukraine; income from the sale of movable and immovable property, income from alienation of corporate rights, securities; income received in the form of contributions and premiums for insurance and reinsurance of risks on the territory of Ukraine; income of resident insurers from insurance of risks of resident insurers outside Ukraine; other operating income; inheritance, gifts, prizes; wages, other payments and remuneration paid according to terms of employment and civil contract; income from entrepreneurial and independent professional activities; income from alienation of shares, stakes, corporate or other similar rights in foreign companies, organizations formed under the laws of other states (foreign legal entities).
Sub-paragraph 14.1.55 Paragraph 14.1 Article 14 of the TCU stipulates that income received from sources outside Ukraine is any income received by residents, including from any of their activities outside the customs territory of Ukraine, including interest, dividends, royalties and any other types of passive income, inheritance , gifts, winnings, prizes, income from performance of works (services) under civil law and employment contracts, from the provision of lease (use) to residents of property located outside Ukraine, including rolling stock assigned to ports located outside Ukraine, income from the sale of property located outside Ukraine, income from alienation of investment assets, including corporate rights, securities, etc.; other income from any activities outside the customs territory of Ukraine or territories not under the control of regulatory authorities.
Herewith, tax obligation is the taxpayer’s obligation to calculate, declare and / or pay amount of tax and levy in manner and terms specified by the TCU (Paragraph 36.1 Article 36 of the TCU).
In this case, the fulfillment of tax obligation is the taxpayer’s full payment of relevant amounts of tax liabilities within the period prescribed by tax law, which is carried out by the taxpayer directly and in cases provided by tax law by a tax agent or the taxpayer’s representative (Sub-paragraphs 38.1 and 38.2 Article 38 of the TCU).
Given the above specified, income from which taxes and levies were not paid or not in full amount, in order to submit the one-time (special) voluntary declaration, is income that was subject to taxation at the time of its accrual (receipt) in Ukraine, but according to regulatory authorities completeness of payment of taxes and levies from it has not been confirmed.
Such income may be, but not limited to, wages (remuneration) received by employees in the “envelopes”, foreign income, individual’s income received from entrepreneurial, independent professional activities without state registration as individual – entrepreneur, without taking on tax accounting or without obtaining a license, permit or other permit for certain economic activities, undeclared income in the form of inheritance, gifts not received from individuals of the first, second degree of kinship, rent, income from sale of movable and immovable property, income from alienation of shares, stakes, corporate or other similar rights, etc.