Improving Small Businesses Taxation in Agro-Industrial Sector

Abstract

The objectives of the article are to study the current approaches to small businesses taxation in agro-industrial sector, to substantiate the directions for improvement of this process and to determine the impact of special tax regimes on business activity in this sector. The economic-statistical and economic-mathematical methods have been used to analyze the results of functioning and development of small agricultural enterprises with regard to the existing forms and tools of fiscal stimulation. Also, the methods of content empirical analysis of international sources on this topic have been used. The authors have concluded that the existing special tax regimes for small agricultural businesses are not effective enough. In this regard, the level of entrepreneurial activity in the agro-industrial sector remains relatively low. This means that small agricultural businesses are currently unable to contribute in full to the goals of import substitution and adequate food security. Possible solutions have been outlined: selective, regarding improving taxation, and system, regarding optimising the institutional environment. Their implementation will not only increase the efficiency of fiscal incentives for small agricultural businesses, but also ensure the growth of entrepreneurial activity in this industry.

Keywords

• taxation
• special tax regimes
• agro-industrial sector
• agriculture
• small business
• entrepreneurial activity