How do tax authorities decide which measures to take when taxes remain unpaid? What happens when a company becomes insolvent? And how can one country recover tax debts on behalf of another? These were some of the questions discussed on 28–29 October, during the second and third days of the State Tax Service of Ukraine’s…
On 27 October, representatives of the State Tax Service of Ukraine (STS) began a three-day study visit to the Belgian Federal Public Service Finance in Brussels, organised with the support of EU4PFM. Over the next three days, Ukrainian and Belgian colleagues will exchange experiences, discuss challenges they face in their daily work and look at…
EU4PFM continues to provide systematic support to Ukrainian partner institutions in strengthening their institutional capacity on the path to European integration. Through regular professional discussions and training sessions, partners from the Ministry of Finance and the State Tax Service (STS) have gained a solid understanding of EU Directives and are now able to work alongside…
How do modern European systems for monitoring the movement of excise goods operate? Participants looked into this question during a workshop dedicated to the business processes of European’s Excise Movement and Control System (EMCS) and the System for Exchange of Excise Data (SEED). The workshop, organised with the support of the EU4PFM Programme, was delivered…
The latest round of consultations focused on hybrid mismatches and exit taxation. The meeting brought together Deputy Finance Minister Svitlana Vorobei, international experts from EU4PFM, the OECD and the IMF, representatives of business associations, and the Reform Support Team at the Ministry of Finance. This was another in a series of consultations that have been…
Preparing the State Tax Service of Ukraine (STS) for EU accession requires much more than legislative approximation. It calls for a comprehensive transformation of business processes, digital infrastructure, and institutional capacity to ensure that Ukraine’s tax administration is fully aligned with the EU acquis. These priorities were at the centre of a coordination meeting between…