Tax debts of business increased by 22%: top 3 debtor companies
2 December 2024 13:45
The number of business tax debts has increased by 22% since the start of the full-scale war. Most of the businesses from which the tax authorities are collecting debts are located in Kyiv and Dnipropetrovs’k region. This is reported by “Opendatabot”, "Komersant Ukrainian" informs
According to analysts, the State Tax Service is more actively collecting tax debts from businesses. This year, more enforcement proceedings have already been opened than in the whole of last year: 25.2 thousand against 22.2 thousand.
This is also 22% more than in all of 2021, when 20,600 proceedings were opened.
In addition, more than 3 thousand tax debts of businesses have been outstanding since 2021.
| Year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of proceedings | 20 691 | 14 833 | 22 233 | 25 225 |
Where most tax proceedings are opened
According to Opendatabot, most of the companies from which the tax authorities are trying to collect debts are registered in Kyiv – 5.7 thousand, or 23% of the total number this year.
The second place is occupied by Dnipropetrovs’k region, where 4.5 thousand such businesses are registered (18%). Zaporizhzhia region closes the top three: 1.3 thousand or 5.2% of tax debts.
Who has the most tax debts: top 3 companies
Among all companies in Ukraine, Zbruch Sanatorium currently has the largest number of tax debts – 77 proceedings, and almost all of them were opened this year.
Next is Myrhorod Bakery No. 1 with 70 debts due to unpaid taxes.
Lers closes the top three debtors with 44 active proceedings.
Analysts emphasize that a company’s tax debt may arise due to non-payment of taxes, violation of declaration deadlines, etc. Accordingly, enforcement proceedings for debt collection in favor of the State Tax Service are tax debts that have been subject to court enforcement but have not been paid by the debtor voluntarily.
