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Title page 1

Contents 3

Executive Summary 4

Introduction 8

Survey Findings 9

Respondents 9

Impact of Russia's Invasion 11

Tax Accounting 12

Informal Payments 19

Tax Inspections 20

Fines and Appeals 22

Quality of Service, Perception of Tax Authorities and Other Aspects of Business Environment 23

Perception of General and Simplified Tax Regimes 31

Tax Compliance 33

Conclusions 36

Annex 1: Survey Methodology 37

Tables 9

Table 1. Number and percentage of respondents by profile 9

Table 2. Average number of employees in 2021 and 2023 10

Table 3. Who was in Charge of Bookkeeping and Tax Accounting in 2023 13

Table 4. Average person-day spent annually on tax compliance procedures 14

Table 5. Annual costs of tax compliance procedures, UAH 16

Table 6. The average costs of accounting specific taxes and duties in Ukraine in 2023, UAH 17

Table 7. Percentage of businesses reported undergoing tax inspections in 2021 and 2023 20

Table 8. During the last tax inspection in 2023, has the tax inspector presented you with an official inspection order? 21

Table 9. Amount of time tax inspectors spent in offices during their latest on-site inspections in 2023 21

Table 10. Has the last tax inspection in 2023 resulted in any of the following negative consequences? 22

Table 11. Three top STS electronic sources used the most in 2023 (percent of respondents) 30

Table 12. Problems faced, while filing for taxes electronically, 2023 (percent of respondents) 30

Table 13. Main advantages of tax regimes in 2023 (percent of respondents registered for a regime) 32

Table 14. Main disadvantages of tax regimes in 2023 (percent of respondents registered for a regime) 32

Table 15. What measures do you think other businesses in this area use to reduce their tax burden? 33

Figures 4

Figure 1. Structure of time spent on complying with tax administration requirement requirements 4

Figure 2. Satisfaction with performance of the STS 5

Figure 3. Problems business faced while filing for taxes in electronic form 6

Figure 4. Most serious obstacles to doing business in Ukraine 7

Figure 5. Number of survey responses by region 8

Figure 6. Types of activities performed in 2023 12

Figure 7. In total, how many employees do you have who were responsible for book-keeping and/or tax accounting for your business in 2023 14

Figure 8. How were tax reports and financial statements submitted to tax authorities in 2023? 19

Figure 9. Reasons for Informal Payments to Third Parties in 2023 19

Figure 10. Percentage of businesses fined, penalized, or requested to pay additional amounts in taxes, duties, or fees by the tax authority in 2023 22

Figure 11. Percentage of businesses appealing against tax decisions 23

Figure 12. Reasons for not submitting a complaint against the decision to the tax authorities 23

Figure 13. Based on your personal experience, please evaluate the following aspects of staff and performance of the State Tax Service (percentage of respondents) 24

Figure 14. An extent to which specific aspects tax compliance system presented problems to businesses in 2023 (percentage of respondents) 25

Figure 15. Evaluate the quality of the provision of services by tax authorities and their client focus 26

Figure 16. Ukrainian Taxpayers Opinions on the Tax System 27

Figure 17. Reasons for visiting the STS web portal (percent of respondents) 28

Figure 18. Please list all sources of information about taxes and tax laws that you use 29

Figure 19. Most serious obstacles to doing business in Ukraine in 2021 and 2023 31

Figure 20. What allows a business to use different tax base reduction schemes? (percent of respondents) 34

Figure 21. Obstacles to business operations (percent of respondents) 34

Figure 22. To what extent have the following practices had a direct impact on your business? (percent of respondents) 35

Annex Tables 39

Table 1. STS Database, survey sample and weighted sample comparison by entity, sector, and oblast 39

Annex Boxes 39

Box 1. Calibration Approach 39