IT-Ukraine: Caution, the doors are closing!
Starting from the new year, the current government plans to outlaw freelancing in Ukraine, make the outsourcing market uncompetitive, and at the same time put a bold cross on all kinds of Internet startups. With the help of the draft Tax Code , which is planned to be put into effect as early as January next year.
It is planned to withdraw from the simplified taxation regime a very wide list of activities, in particular:
A complete list of types of “illegal activity” can be found on Ukrainian Truth . In general, tax pressure can rise to 50 percent or more. Obviously, now freelancers and Internet startups in Ukraine will get some great alternatives:
A well-known character in Ukrainian politics, Mikhail Brodsky (co-author of new trends and the current chairman of the State Committee for Concurrent Entrepreneurship), in his same blog, clearly and unequivocally recommends doing the very last thing: “get a job”.
It is declared that “reforms” will allow replenishing the state budget by 25 billion theoretical hryvnias. I wonder how, in one fell swoop, transferring chickens that lay golden eggs to the state in the form of foreign exchange earnings?
via: uk.enetri.com
UPD1 : Translation of news in English went to the main page on Slashdot .
UPD2 : On June 17, the draft Tax Code was voted by BP in the first reading.
A big public request to the administration of the resource to return this topic to open access!
It is planned to withdraw from the simplified taxation regime a very wide list of activities, in particular:
- Internet activities
- foreign economic activity
- promotional activities
A complete list of types of “illegal activity” can be found on Ukrainian Truth . In general, tax pressure can rise to 50 percent or more. Obviously, now freelancers and Internet startups in Ukraine will get some great alternatives:
- run abroad soon
- run into the shadows (do not pay taxes at all)
- hide under the caring wing of large firms and foundations
A well-known character in Ukrainian politics, Mikhail Brodsky (co-author of new trends and the current chairman of the State Committee for Concurrent Entrepreneurship), in his same blog, clearly and unequivocally recommends doing the very last thing: “get a job”.
It is declared that “reforms” will allow replenishing the state budget by 25 billion theoretical hryvnias. I wonder how, in one fell swoop, transferring chickens that lay golden eggs to the state in the form of foreign exchange earnings?
via: uk.enetri.com
UPD1 : Translation of news in English went to the main page on Slashdot .
UPD2 : On June 17, the draft Tax Code was voted by BP in the first reading.
A big public request to the administration of the resource to return this topic to open access!