In August 2020,[citation needed] the newly formed State Tax Service of Ukraine started its functioning.
[3] The emblem of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine is an image of a silver hryvnia (UAH) with cut off part, which rests on the bowl lever scales, symbolizing a fair, measured levying taxes.
In the middle of the logo is small State Emblem of Ukraine, placed on the scales integrated - the symbol of trade and economy.
The emblem is in the middle of a round blue shield with gold border, symbolizing the protection of state interests.
The head of the Ministry was Oleksandr Klymenko, who left Ukraine (escaped) after Yanukovych team lost its power in the beginning of 2014.
SFS is a legal entity, has a seal with the State Emblem of Ukraine, custom forms, and accounts in the Treasury.
State Fiscal Service, as expected, combining the powers of tax authorities, customs and financial police.
[clarification needed] It entered into conflict with previous intentions of the Prime Minister Yatsenyuk, under whose leadership a political decision to restore the function separated by tax and customs services was taken.
Within the framework of human resources reform the staff of the SFS was reduced by 30% pursuant to the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers.
In 2015-2016, the SFS intensified the exchange of pre-arrival information with the customs bodies of other states within the framework of projects like the Twinning and the PRINEX.