Articles
| Description | Author | Source | |
| On 1 April 2011 all the provisions of the newly-adopted Tax Code of Ukraine dated 2 December 2010 No.2756-VI came into force. Principle changes introduced by the Tax Code concern corporate income tax |  Olena Parkhomenko, Nataliya Yevchuk |
Mondaq | |
| On 1 January 2011 came into effect the Tax Code of Ukraine, which significantly changed the rules of taxation of non-residents | Alina Koretska |
Mondaq | |
| The authors analyze national legislation relating to employment of foreigners in Ukraine, frequently encountered problems in this regard, as well as the consequences of violation of the relevant provisions of national law | Alina Koretska, Veronika Vasilchenko |
Mondaq | |
| The author tells about the IT industry as one of the fast-growing markets in central and eastern Europe, as well as about advantages in related field of taxation |  Olena Parkhomenko |
Mondaq | |
| The experts appraised the market of wine in Ukraine at approximately 23 mln decalitres of wine or USD 800 million. 85% of wine is produced by Ukrainian companies and 15% is imported | Olena Parkhomenko, Dmitry Babayev |
Mondaq, KyivPost, 23 June 2011 | |
| The author creates awareness about types of tax audits in Ukraine, in particular he pays special attention to the Tax Code's novel - factual audit (inspection) |  Andriy Kristenko |
Mondaq | |
| The principal peculiarity of financing of Ukrainian businesses by foreign creditors is that the funds are provided by the creditor to the borrower directly only through loans and direct purchase of stocks. Funds attracted via IPO, private placement or Eurobonds issue, as a rule, are first accumulated on the account of the holding SPV (special purpose vehicle), and established in EU or offshore jurisdiction. Ukrainian company receives funds from the SPV as contribution to the registered capital, or loan on favorable terms or on other legal grounds. | Olena Kibenko, Senior Partner with ILF, Anton Zinchuk, Senior Attorney with ILF |
Ukrainian Law Firms 2011. A Handbook for Foreign Clients | |
| From a number of Ukraine’s economy industries agribusiness is obviously the most attractive one for foreign investors. In 2009, in the thick of the financial crisis, Ukrainian agrarian companies managed to attract more than 12% of the world investments. Fitch Ratings predicts that in 2010-2012 capital investments in Ukrainian agrarian sector will constitute approximately USD 1.87 billion. The following several reasons for that are commonly mentioned: i) increase in the global customer demand for agro-products; ii) positive trends in Ukraine’s economy; and iii) successful entry to the world market of Ukrainian agrarian companies. Generally, they regularly show good financial performance that, in its turn, causes increase in quotations for their financial instruments. | Olena Kibenko, Senior Partner with ILF, Olena Parkhomenko, Senior Attorney with ILF |
Ukrainian Law Firms 2011. A Handbook for Foreign Clients | |
| The article is available in Russian only (PDF version) | Olena Kibenko, Bogdan Adamowicz |
The Mergers & Acquisitions, #6 (88) 2010 | |
| The financial crisis and the high cost of loan capital at the country’s commercial banks have forced Ukrainian companies to seek alternative sources of funds. | Olena Kibenko, Bogdan Adamowicz |
The Ukainian Journal of Business Law, #6 June 2010 |
