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For an IT specialist who legalizes income, sooner or later there is a choice: a gig contract or sole proprietor (FOP) status. Many still think: “it is almost the same 5%.” But in 2026, this is no longer true - the difference in money, reporting, social guarantees, and responsibility is significant. The most common questions […]

Have you already paid your real estate and land tax? This applies not only to entrepreneurs, but to everyone who owns a land plot, apartment, or house. The tax authority is already sending out tax notices-decisions, so the countdown has started: if you miss the payment deadline, you may face tax debt, a fine, and […]

Designers, copywriters, photographers, video editors, SMM specialists, and targeting specialists are increasingly asking which sole proprietor group to choose, which Ukrainian Classification of Economic Activities codes (KVED) are suitable, and whether they can work with foreign clients. If you still accept payments to a personal card, this is risky: bank financial monitoring has become stricter, […]

As technology and remote work develop, more and more Ukrainian entrepreneurs are finding clients abroad. Designers, programmers, marketers, SMM specialists, and tutors want to work for export. However, when choosing the simplified tax system, many make a critical mistake that can cost them their single tax payer status. The key point in brief: In 2026, […]

Individual entrepreneur Group 2 is one of the most popular tax regimes for small businesses. It is chosen by hairdressers, cosmetologists, tutors, small retailers and local service businesses. But Group 2 works safely only when the individual entrepreneur complies with the simplified tax system requirements. One mistake in choosing a client, renting out property, payment […]

Entrepreneurs and IT companies are increasingly asking: is it safe to have a company in Estonia, the UAE, the United Kingdom or Cyprus if the team, clients and decisions are in Ukraine? If you opened a company abroad, hired a nominee director, and actually manage the business from your laptop in Kyiv - for the […]

A sole proprietor on the general taxation system in 2026 pays taxes not on turnover, but on net income. That is why, for some sole proprietors, the general system may turn out to be beneficial, especially if the business has significant expenses. At the same time, it requires more complex accounting, proper documentation, and control […]

The tax authority has scheduled more than 4,500 audits in 2026. Every fifth one concerns sole proprietors. And these are only scheduled audits - not including unscheduled ones, which may be initiated after a complaint from a client or even from employees. But here is an interesting fact: most audits can be avoided if you […]

Many entrepreneurs are already concerned: is it true that KVED codes will disappear, what is NACE 2.1-UA, will sole proprietors need to re-register, and could they lose the simplified taxation system because of a new code? From January 1, 2027, the national KVED classifier (DK 009:2010) will be fully replaced by the new European system […]

Users most often want to know whether they will have to pay tax on sales through OLX, income from Bolt, Airbnb, Upwork, Fiverr and other digital platforms. If you sell goods on marketplaces, rent out accommodation or take freelance orders - the rules for you will change in the near future. The Verkhovna Rada has […]

Financial monitoring in 2026 is no longer a rare banking formality. According to OpenDataBot, in 2025, approximately 1-2 out of 10,000 bank payments in Ukraine fall under financial monitoring - and this figure grows by 10% every year. Banks check clients not only when opening an account, but also during ongoing service: they may request […]

How can an individual entrepreneur accept payments from abroad in foreign currency without running into problems with the tax authorities? This is a question most entrepreneurs face. Some simply refuse such orders - and lose thousands of dollars because they are not sure how to prepare the documents correctly. Others do it incorrectly - and […]