The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine did not support the initiative to postpone the mandatory use of payment terminals by first group entrepreneurs under the simplified taxation system. This decision was made despite requests from parliament representatives to consider the difficult conditions under which small entrepreneurs operate during the war.
This is reported by Finway
Government Position and Deputies’ Reaction
The head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation, and Customs Policy, Danilo Hetmantsev, stated that the Ministry of Economy considers it inappropriate to delay the implementation of payment terminals for individual entrepreneurs in the first group. Hetmantsev emphasized that he does not share this position, as he believes it does not take into account the real conditions of running a small business during the war.
“For many first group individual entrepreneurs, business activity during the war is a matter of survival. There are only 14 days left before the requirement for first group individual entrepreneurs to use payment terminals comes into effect. I demand to postpone the mandatory introduction of terminals for the smallest individual entrepreneurs at least until the end of the war!!! I have personally appealed to the Prime Minister,” the deputy concluded.
Which Entrepreneurs Are Affected by the New Regulation
According to current regulations, the requirement to install payment terminals will apply to entrepreneurs working in the first group of the simplified taxation system. This concerns individuals engaged in simple small-scale trade, who do not use complex tax schemes, do not split their business, and do not engage in aggressive tax optimization. The new regulation is set to take effect on January 1, 2026, and entrepreneurs have less than two weeks left to prepare.
It is worth noting that since October 2023, taxi drivers in Ukraine are already required to install cash registers and issue receipts to passengers.