A meeting with the head of the personal taxation department of the DPS GU in the Lviv region within the framework of the “Step to career” project

On March 12, 2024, at the Faculty of Finance and Business Management, the Department of Financial Management, with the support of the Ivan Franko LNU Career Development Department, as part of the “Step to Career” project, the graduates of the “Finance, Customs and Tax Affairs” educational program had a great opportunity to talk with Volodymyr Koval, Head of the Department of Taxation of Individuals of the State Administration of Internal Affairs and Communications in the Lviv Region.
The speaker presented the results of the work of tax officials of Lviv Oblast in the difficult conditions of martial law, characterized the indicators of tax revenues to the budgets of different levels and focused attention on the taxation of individuals. In an accessible form and with concrete examples, Mr. Volodymyr highlighted the peculiarities of paying tax on the income of individuals, the challenges associated with the declaration of income by individuals, and the reasons for the appearance of tax debt. A lively discussion was caused by the situation with the concealment of the income of individuals and the payment of wages in “envelopes”, real examples of conducted tax audits were considered and the amounts of taxes added to the budget were given, and cases related to the taxation of inheritance and real estate were analyzed.
The listeners were interested in the information about internship opportunities and employment of young specialists in the bodies of the DPS of Ukraine.
Practitioner recommendations regarding the structure of individual educational components will be used in the study of tax disciplines and acquisition of practical skills.
The meeting time flew by quickly. The participants of the event agreed on future meetings and close cooperation.
The staff of the Department of Financial Management sincerely thanks Volodymyr Bogdanovich for interesting information, practical cases, professional answers to questions and a friendly atmosphere.