The State Tax Service has started monitoring the bank accounts of Ukrainians who sell goods online
The State Tax Service of Ukraine has started monitoring money transfers to the bank accounts of citizens engaged in online trading. According to data from March 1 to 20, 1.4 million transactions worth 1.6 billion hryvnias were recorded. About this informs The opendatabase.
DPS specialists paid special attention to 11,000 people who received more than 50 transfers during this period. The average size of such transactions was 1,142 hryvnias. While violators have not been prosecuted so far, violations can result in serious penalties. In particular, a fine from 17,000 to 85,000 hryvnias with the possibility of confiscation of property is provided for conducting economic activity without official registration.
In addition, an additional financial sanction is possible – up to 200% of the cost of sold goods or services without the application of the PRO. On average, there were 127 transfers per person during the specified period, and in some cases the number of transactions reached several hundred.
From March 1, 2025, the DPS began using a new financial monitoring tool, as well as a new form of checks, which allows recording and analyzing similar transactions on an ongoing basis. Thanks to the updated PRO Data Accounting System, the service receives information about citizens who actually conduct business without official registration, and about FOPs that do not use registered PRO or PRRO.
Monitoring covers mainly individuals who regularly receive payment for goods or services, in particular through social networks or marketplaces, as well as entrepreneurs who evade the mandatory registration of cash registers. At the same time, DPS does not take into account one-time sales of personal items through platforms such as OLX.
