Administration of Value Added Tax in the conditions of European integration

Abstract

Background. The value added tax is considered to be the most problematic tax in the system of indirect taxation. However, the very fact of its introduction in Ukraine and theelectronic administrationof this tax is an important step in reforming the modern taxsystem.
Analysis of recent research and publications. Various aspects of VAT were investigated by many scholars who consider the mechanism of VAT functioning and its impact on the economic activity of business entities, work out changes and innovations in the field of normative regulation and administration of value added tax, study European trends in the development of taxation and administration of VAT, determine the role of VAT in the formation of the revenue part of the state budget of Ukraine and investigate the problems of budget reimbursement of VAT.
The aim of the articleis to identify ways of eliminating shortcomings in the VAT administration system in Ukraine. To do this, a comparison was made of trends in theadministration of VAT in the countries of the European Union and Ukraine.
Materials and methods. The theoretical and methodological basis of the article was the legislative and normative legal acts of Ukraine, the works of domestic and foreign scholars. The research was conducted using the methods of theoretical generalization, comparative analysis, grouping and summarizing, analysis and synthesis, which allowed substantiating and comparing the basic provisions of VAT administration in the countries of the European Union and in Ukraine. Table and graphical methods are used for visual representation of statistical material and schematic representation of a number of theoretical provisions of the article.
Results. At the present stage of development, Ukraine seeks to maximize theharmonization of VAT in accordance with the requirements of European legislation. World experience shows that VAT provides high stability of revenues to the state budget. The mainadvantage of VAT is its easy adaptation to the global trends of economic integration andglobalization. With the introduction of the electronic document management system, including the system of electronic administration of VAT, Ukraine has come close to worldeconomic standards. After all, the vast majority of countries in the world use the electronicreporting form. It is worth noting that each system has several drawbacks along with itsadvantages. The system of electronic administration of VAT in Ukraine is no exception. Improvement of the domestic legal and regulatory framework in the field of taxationprovides an opportunity to obtain new economic relations defined within the framework ofthe implementation of the Association Agreement«Ukraine and theEU».
Conclusion.The current system of taxation of VAT transactions in Ukraineaccording to its composition, structure and methods of administration corresponds to the taxsystem of the countries of the European Union. The main objective of the introduction ofthe system of electronic administration of value added tax is to prevent abuse through theillegal receipt of VAT refunds from the budget.