How to obtain public information from the State Tax Service
What are the requirements for submitting a request for public information to regulatory authorities and the timeframe for its consideration?
Access to public information is regulated by the Law of Ukraine dated January 13, 2011 No. 2939-VI "On Access to Public Information" (hereinafter - Law No. 2939).
Pursuant to Article 19 of Law No. 2939, a request for information is a request by a person to the information administrator to provide public information in its possession.
Requests for information are processed by the State Tax Service of Ukraine in accordance with the requirements of the Procedure for Organizing Work and Interaction between Structural Units of the State Tax Service in the Preparation, Submission and Processing of Requests for Public Information and the Form for Submitting a Request for Public Information in the Possession of the State Tax Service (hereinafter - Procedure No. 405), approved by Order of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine No. 405 dated 09.07.2020. Procedure No. 405 was created to implement the provisions of Law No. 2939.
In accordance with the requirements of Law No. 2939 and Procedure No. 405, a request for information must contain
- the name of the requestor, postal address or e-mail address, as well as the number of the means of communication, if any
- a general description of the information or the type, title, details or content of the document requested, if the requestor knows it;
- signature and date if the request is made in writing.
In order to simplify the procedure for processing written requests for information, a person may submit a request by filling out the relevant request forms, which can be obtained from the information administrator and on the STS web portal https://tax.gov.ua (Home>For the public>Public information>Request forms).
The information controller must respond to the request for information no later than 5 business days from the date of receipt of the request.
If the request concerns the provision of a large amount of information or requires the search for information among a significant amount of data, the information manager may extend the term for consideration of the request up to 20 business days with justification of such extension.
The information manager shall notify the requestor of the extension in writing no later than five business days from the date of receipt of the request.
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