Daniil Getmantsev: “Punishments for cash registers are in force; entrepreneurs are heading towards darkness”

After the reinstatement of penalties for absenteeism in Ukraine Thanks to the existence of settlement transaction registrars (SRO) for entrepreneurs, the number of individual entrepreneurs using PPO on a daily basis has increased. Since the return of the obligation to establish a PPO, there have been 150 thousand more people. He said this in an interview Focus Daniil Getmantsev, Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy of the Verkhovna Rada.

About 20 percent of the trade no longer operates in the shadows, he said.

Important

“If we talk about the number of checks per day and compare August and October, there is a 20 percent plus in daily checks. That means 20 percent of the trade is coming out of the shadows. That’s not all, but it’s certainly a true trend that’s being translated into taxes right now.” said.

Getmantsev noted that thanks to shadowing, the VAT schedule was exceeded by 1.2 billion hryvnia. At the same time, thanks to the cooperation between the tax and customs authorities, it was possible to prevent three billion “program” VAT.

“In the end, we sat them down at a table and gave them a computer, I’m joking of course, but we forced them to exchange information and it became clear at what price the importer imported the goods, and then at what price he sold them. Use them throughout the entire chain until the final payment. When all these are seen, it is clear which goods the importer sells in cash, which goods the importer sells at real prices, that is, to white retail chains, and which goods remain in his warehouse. All of this can now be viewed from a single computer. “Three billion VATs have already been blocked thanks to this system,” said Daniil Getmantsev.

According to him, in 2023 it was finally possible to see and feel mathematically what overshadowing is, how much the army lost as a result of the theft of money from the state budget without paying taxes.

“These are real figures, and this is just the beginning. Next year we expect the shading potential to reach UAH 100 billion. I think we will achieve this, and this concerns, first of all, the tobacco market and the tobacco market.” “We will fight against smuggling and illegal trade on the Internet, as well as on some major trading platforms and some networks,” said the people’s representative.

What is the size of fines for RPO?

If the entrepreneur has not issued a check for the goods or services provided and the violation is recorded for the first time, he must pay. 25% of the amount It is implemented without RPO. Further non-compliance with the law is subject to fines 50% of the amount of goods soldworks or services.

Checking PPO: what entrepreneurs need to know

Entrepreneurs need to personally ensure that no errors occur when paying using PPO – this will help you save money. However, the tax office will still check some entrepreneurs. The control rules are as follows:

• tax authorities use a “risk-based approach” when selecting a business for audit;
• Unfounded inspections will not be carried out.

Important

Let us recall what Daniil Getmantsev, chairman of the Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy of the Verkhovna Rada, told a correspondent earlier. Focus About why the single tax on individual entrepreneurs in Ukraine should be changed and when this might happen. Meanwhile, on December 29, it became known that the Ukrainian government wants to tax all income made on a person’s card. The tax amount will be 18%.