Germany: Bundestag passes income tax treaty with Ukraine
Germany’s lower house of parliament (Bundestag) passed the draft law approving the new income tax treaty with Ukraine on 5 November 2026. Germany and Ukraine signed the treaty on 19 May 2026. It updates their existing tax arrangements in line
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Maldives, Ukraine sign addendum to CRS MCAA
Maldives and Ukraine have signed the Addendum to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information, according to an update from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Ukraine: Parliament passes 2027 budget draft at first reading
Ukraine's parliament has adopted the draft State Budget for 2027 (Draft Law No.16000) at first reading on 28 October 2026. The proposed budget includes an increase in the standard VAT rate to fund war-risk insurance for businesses, alongside
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Ukraine: Parliament moves to extend 50% bank profit tax
Ukraine’s Parliament has adopted draft law No. 15262 in the first reading on 27 October 2026, extending the increased 50% corporate income tax rate on bank profits through 2027. A total of 265 lawmakers voted in favour. Without the extension, the
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Ukraine signs DPI MCAA to implement DAC7 rules on platform income
Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance announced that the State Tax Service, acting as the competent authority, signed the DPI MCAA on 29 October 2026. The agreement provides for the automatic exchange of information under the OECD Model Rules for
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Ukraine: Central Bank tightens key policy rate
Ukraine’s central bank, the National Bank of Ukraine, raised its key policy rate to 16.5% on 29 October 2026, citing stronger price pressures and worsening inflation expectations. The key policy rate is applied to calculate interest and
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Ukraine imposes 20% VAT on all cross-border e-commerce parcels
Ukraine’s parliament approved a package of tax and customs amendments on 15 October 2026 to bring cross-border e-commerce rules closer to European Union standards. The measures also reflect requirements of the International Monetary Fund. The
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Ukraine proposes ATAD-aligned anti-avoidance rules to combat aggressive tax planning
Ukraine’s government has approved Draft Law No. 16150 prepared by the Ministry of Finance to implement provisions of the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (2016/1164) (ATAD) aimed at combating aggressive tax planning. Draft Law No. 16150 was
See MoreUkraine proposes reduced VAT rates for essential goods
Ukraine's parliament is considering Draft Law No. 16069 of 14 September 2026, which proposes amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine to reduce VAT rates on food products, medicines, children's items and other socially significant goods, and to lower
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Ukraine considers 2027 budget with VAT increase to fund war risk insurance
The Ukrainian Parliament is considering the draft Law on the State Budget for 2027, which was submitted on 15 September 2026. The draft sets a deficit limit of UAH 1.67 trillion and includes provisions for a fund to insure Ukrainian businesses
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Ukraine: Tax Authority launches investor guide for businesses
The State Tax Service of Ukraine had released a practical “Investor’s Tax guide” for domestic and foreign investors operating or planning to launch businesses in Ukraine, according to a press release published on 22 September 2026. The
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Ukraine: NBU raises key rate amid inflationary pressures
Ukraine’s National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) raised the key policy rate by 0.5 percentage points to 16.0% per annum, with the new rate taking effect from 18 September 2026. The key policy rate is applied to calculate interest and penalties on late
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Ukraine joins CRS MCAA Addendum for expanded financial account
Ukraine has joined the Addendum to the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (Addendum to the CRS MCAA), establishing the international legal basis for exchanging additional information
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Ukraine proposes broad transfer pricing reforms
The Ukrainian Parliament is reviewing the draft Law on amendments to the tax code of Ukraine regarding further improvement of Transfer Pricing (TP) rules, which was submitted on 4 September 2026. If adopted, the lew would enter into force on 1
See MoreUkraine: Finance committee approves draft VAT reforms for international parcels
Ukraine's Parliamentary (Verkhovna Rada) Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy has recommended that parliament adopt revised draft laws introducing new VAT rules for small international postal and express shipments purchased through online
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Ukraine urges preparation for updated CRS XML schema
Ukraine's State Tax Service has announced that the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has updated the data exchange schema under the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), introducing new technical requirements that financial
See MoreUkraine: Cabinet reaffirms tax treaty with Australia
Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance announced on 20 August 2026 that the Cabinet of Ministers had approved a draft law seeking ratification of the income tax treaty with Australia. The treaty was signed on 16 October 2025. The agreement seeks to
See MoreUkraine clarifies tax breaks for defence city residents under DIC support regime
Ukraine’s State Tax Service published Information Letter No. 3/2026 on 11 August 2026, setting out the tax incentives available to residents of the Defence City regime for enterprises in the defence-industrial complex (DIC). The regime was
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