Saturday, December 31, 2022

Court Jurisprudence on Procedural Aspects of Tax Audits

It was my pleasure to speak at the meeting of the Committee on Tax and Customs Law of the Ukrainian Bar Association on the topic: " Court Jurisprudence on Procedural Aspects of Tax Audits."

A key issue in the relevant field during 2022 was the issue of canceling tax assessment notices issued premised on the results of tax audits carried out on the basis of the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated 2 February 2021 No. 89 "On shortening the period of validity of the restriction regarding the moratorium on carrying out certain types of audits".

Currently, this Resolution continues to be reversed in accordance with the judgment of the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal dated 5 July 2022 in case No. 816/228/17 brought by Prommetsplav, LLC. Furthermore, the jurisprudence of the Administrative Cassation Court (cases No. 640/16093/21 and 160/24072/21) shows that the very fact of conducting a tax audit on the basis of the said Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is sufficient for treating the relevant tax assessment notices as illegal.