Ukraine authorities say seized Russian tanks don’t need to be declared on tax form
Corruption-fighting body urges citizens to ‘continue to defend the motherland’ while easing any concerns about ‘significant changes in the property status’
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It’s not often that tax can lift people’s spirits but Ukrainian authorities may have done just that, assuring citizens that any Russian military equipment they seize won’t need to be declared for tax purposes.
“Have you captured a Russian tank or armoured personnel carrier and are worried about how to declare it? Keep calm and continue to defend the motherland!” Ukraine’s National Agency for the Protection against Corruption (NAPC) said, according to the Ukraine arm of the Interfax news service.
The agency went on to explain there was “no need to declare the captured Russian tanks and other equipment, because the cost of this ... does not exceed 100 living wages (UAH248,100) ($8,298).”
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The rare wry moment comes as fighting intensifies across Ukraine and the conflict enters its eighth day. Cities across Ukraine came under heavy bombardment including the capital Kyiv and the second largest city, Kharkiv, sparking an exodus of more than a million people, according to the head of the United Nations refugee agency.
Ukraine continued to push back against the advance of Russian forces, and Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday praised the “heroic” resistance to Moscow’s invasion. Citizens in Ukraine have been seen preparing molotov cocktails and learning how to use arms as civilians join forces to defend their country.
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In its statement, the NACP said “combat trophies” would not be required to be declared for income tax purposes in part because they were acquired “in connection with the full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation” against the “independent and sovereign Ukrainian state”.
“Thanks to the courage and victory of the defenders of the Ukrainian state, enemy military equipment usually comes to you already destroyed and disabled, which makes it impossible to evaluate it in accordance with the law,” it said.
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“At the same time, the NACP continues to ensure the technical possibility of providing notifications of significant changes in the property status for the acquisition of objects seized from the Russian army, if there is a desire to declare same,” the statement concluded
Corruption-fighting body urges citizens to ‘continue to defend the motherland’ while easing any concerns about ‘significant changes in the property status’
00:43
Ukraine president says defences are holding against Russian invasion – video
It’s not often that tax can lift people’s spirits but Ukrainian authorities may have done just that, assuring citizens that any Russian military equipment they seize won’t need to be declared for tax purposes.
“Have you captured a Russian tank or armoured personnel carrier and are worried about how to declare it? Keep calm and continue to defend the motherland!” Ukraine’s National Agency for the Protection against Corruption (NAPC) said, according to the Ukraine arm of the Interfax news service.
The agency went on to explain there was “no need to declare the captured Russian tanks and other equipment, because the cost of this ... does not exceed 100 living wages (UAH248,100) ($8,298).”
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Russia-Ukraine war: what we know on day eight
Read more
The rare wry moment comes as fighting intensifies across Ukraine and the conflict enters its eighth day. Cities across Ukraine came under heavy bombardment including the capital Kyiv and the second largest city, Kharkiv, sparking an exodus of more than a million people, according to the head of the United Nations refugee agency.
Ukraine continued to push back against the advance of Russian forces, and Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday praised the “heroic” resistance to Moscow’s invasion. Citizens in Ukraine have been seen preparing molotov cocktails and learning how to use arms as civilians join forces to defend their country.
Moments of defiance: how Ukraine has stood up to Russia – video
03:50
Moments of defiance: how Ukraine has stood up to Russia – video
In its statement, the NACP said “combat trophies” would not be required to be declared for income tax purposes in part because they were acquired “in connection with the full-scale aggression of the Russian Federation” against the “independent and sovereign Ukrainian state”.
“Thanks to the courage and victory of the defenders of the Ukrainian state, enemy military equipment usually comes to you already destroyed and disabled, which makes it impossible to evaluate it in accordance with the law,” it said.
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“At the same time, the NACP continues to ensure the technical possibility of providing notifications of significant changes in the property status for the acquisition of objects seized from the Russian army, if there is a desire to declare same,” the statement concluded
I walked into that one. 
