2024 Declaration Campaign: What Did Ukrainians Declare?
The State Tax Service of Ukraine has summarized the results of the 2024 income declaration campaign. The numbers are striking: Ukrainians declared UAH 326 billion in income — UAH 107 billion more than the previous year.
GLS Law highlights key figures and explains the context behind them.
📌 Headline Figures:
- Over 170,000 tax declarations submitted.
- Self-declared tax liabilities:
- Personal Income Tax (PIT): UAH 8.1 billion;
- Military Levy: over UAH 1.5 billion.
This indicates not only rising income levels but also improved tax compliance across the population.
📍 Geography of Income:
Highest declared incomes came from:
- Kyiv — UAH 156 billion
- Dnipropetrovsk Region — ~UAH 30 billion
- Lviv Region — UAH 18.2 billion
- Kyiv Region — UAH 17.5 billion
These regions traditionally lead in terms of capital flows, investment, and business activity.
💼 What Were the Income Sources?
Breakdown of declared income:
- Foreign income — UAH 34.2 billion
- Inheritance and gifts — UAH 13.6 billion
- Sale of property — UAH 6.8 billion
- Investment income — UAH 4.9 billion
- Other income — UAH 4 billion
- Property rental — UAH 3.4 billion
Notably, foreign income showed significant growth — indicating increased global economic activity among Ukrainians, including foreign salaries, dividends, and income from offshore entities.
💰 Millionaire Boom:
- Over 17,000 individuals declared over UAH 1 million in income.
- That’s 6,600 more than the previous year.
- Total millionaire-declared income — UAH 253.6 billion.
- Tax liabilities: UAH 8.7 billion.
📌 The record: a Kyiv resident declared over UAH 4.6 billion in PIT and military levy due.
🔄 Tax Deductions:
- 53,000 taxpayers applied for a tax discount.
- Total refunds: UAH 330 million — UAH 36 million more than in 2023.
🎯 GLS Law’s Takeaways:
The 2024 campaign signals change: tax transparency, global income growth, increased use of inheritance and investment instruments — all of this demands flexible tax planning and support.
GLS Law offers:
- Assistance with foreign income declaration;
- CFC (Controlled Foreign Company) reporting;
- Asset structuring;
- Tax planning for high-net-worth individuals.
Not sure how to report your income, file a CFC report, or structure your assets? GLS Law is here to help.