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Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Ukrainian Legal Experts Challenge Tax Authority’s Classification of Transport Leasing Payments as Royalties

Efforts by Ukraine’s Bureau of Economic Security to tax vehicle leasing as royalties spark legal debate and industry concerns

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Ukrainian legal professionals are raising alarms over the Bureau of Economic Security’s attempts to classify leasing payments for vehicles, including aircraft, as royalties subject to additional taxation. Experts argue that such payments do not involve the transfer of intellectual property rights and warn that the mov…
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