Comments on legislation

Charitable organizations in Ukraine may be used not only for activities that serve public or specific group of individuals interests but also as a tool of tax minimization, money laundering or as a cover for other activities. Therefore the state establishes a special procedure of registration of charitable organizations which significantly differs from procedure provided for other legal entities

Today it is a common practice to purchase goods by participating in pyramid schemes when the pyramid organizer does not spend his money

Issue of royalties payment for copyright and related rights use through public use of music in hotels and restaurants is still very relevant

Issue of bilingualism in Ukraine is not only of “high” political importance but also has some ordinary aspect which nobody thinks about until a certain moment

The comment describes the  mechanism  for  voluntary  waiver  of  permanent  land  usage  right  as provided  by  article  142  of  the Land Code  of Ukraine

According  to  article  14,  clause  14.1.147  of  the Tax  Code  of  Ukraine land payment is the state tax collected in a form of the land tax and lease payment for state and municipal land

It is possible to present information about one’s firm and avoid payment for location of outdoor advertising by means of using informational signs and signboards

According to current legislation of Ukraine, a foreign economic agreement (contract) is an agreement of substantive issues between/amongst two or more entities conducting foreign economic activities with their foreign counterparts, directed at establishment, change or termination of their reciprocal rights and obligations while conducting foreign economic activities

The basis for legal regulation of Intellectual property rights consists of internal regulatory legal acts and a number of international agreements ratified by Ukraine (the Universal Copyright Convention, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works of 1952, the Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms of 1971)

General assessment of the investment climate in Ukraine, legal regulation of investment activitis and other aspects of investments in Ukraine

A Representative office is a duly authorized institution or person which represents the interests of a foreign economic entity in Ukraine

A Natural Person (Entrepreneur) is the most common and accessible organizational form to conduct entrepreneurial activity due to the simplicity of its organization, bookkeeping and tax accounting and reporting, and the ability to use hired labor etc