The number of proceedings initiated by the Tax Service against businesses has increased by 35% since the start of the full-scale war

Cases are most often opened against companies in the wholesale trade and agriculture sectors

18 December 2025

Source: Opendatabot

The State Tax Service opened more than 25,000 proceedings against companies during the 11 months of 2025. This is 35% more than before the full-scale war. These are enforcement proceedings to recover fines, taxes, and fees from businesses in favor of the State Tax Service. The largest number of such proceedings were recorded in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk region, and Kyiv region. Every fifth proceeding opened this year targeted a business in the wholesale trade sector. Among the companies that received notices from the Tax Service are Derevtekhsservice, Kravbud, the editorial office of the municipal newspaper Kremin, and the football club Kryvbas. The company with the highest total number of proceedings over time is Myrhorod Grain Products Plant №1.

25,035 enforcement proceedings against companies were opened by the Tax Service this year. This is 1.7% less than last year, but 35% more than before the full-scale war.

Every fourth proceeding against a business this year was opened in Kyiv — 5,757 cases initiated by the Tax Service. Dnipropetrovsk region is close behind with 4,738 proceedings. Kyiv region ranks third with 1,467 proceedings.

The Tax Service opened the largest number of proceedings against businesses in wholesale trade — 5,380 cases. Second place is agriculture and hunting with 2,092 proceedings. This is followed by the construction sector — 1,910 cases.

Tax Service proceedings against businesses by sector
Wholesale trade5,38021.5%
Agriculture2,0928.4%
Building construction1,9107.6%
Transport9563.8%
Real estate9493.8%
Retail trade9473.8%
Construction of structures6432.6%
Food production6432.6%
Warehousing and storage6132.4%
Other10,90243.5%

The company with the highest number of proceedings opened by the Tax Service is Pryvatne Pidpryiemstvo Derevtekhsservice — 29 cases. It is followed by Kravbud (22 cases), the editorial office of the city newspaper "Kremin" (20 cases), and the football club Kryvbas (17 cases).

Companies with the highest number of Tax Service proceedings in 2025
RankCompany nameNumber of proceedingsActive proceedings
1DEREVTEKHSERVIS2929
2KRAVBUD2214
3Editorial office of the city newspaper “KREMIN”2010
4FC “KRYVBAS”171
5SYNIAVA170
6Trading House “UNITCOM”1716
7BURSHYN FISH FARM1616
8Southern Machine-Building Plant named after Makarov160
9PRYVAT LIS SERVICE1313
10REMONNYK135

Please note that not all proceedings are visible now — some have already been paid off and therefore disappeared from the list. If we look only at active proceedings — meaning cases that were opened a long time ago but are still not closed — the clear leader is Myrhorod Grain Products Plant No.1, with 79 active cases. It is followed by Kvarsyt (40) and Lers (39).

Overall, the largest number of active proceedings is currently in Kyiv (4,157), Dnipropetrovsk region (3,931), and Kharkiv region (1,418).

Source: Opendatabot

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