Check if your company meets the legal requirements to become a resident of Diia.City
According to Article 5 of the Law of Ukraine “On Stimulation of Digital Economy Development in Ukraine”, a legal entity registered on the territory of Ukraine, which meets all the following requirements, can be a resident of Diia.City:
- carries out one or more activities in the field of computer programming;
- the amount of average monthly remuneration to employees and gig-specialists, beginning with the calendar month following the calendar month in which the status of a Diia City resident was acquired, each calendar month is not less than the equivalent of EUR 1,200;
- the average number of employees and gig-specialists of the legal entity (in case of involvement) at the end of each calendar month starting from the calendar month following the calendar month in which the legal entity acquired the status of a resident of Diia City, is not less than nine people;
- the amount of the qualified income of the legal entity received for the first three calendar months following the calendar month in which the legal entity acquired the status of a Diia.City resident is at least 90 percent of its total income for such period, and the amount of the qualified income received for each calendar year of holding the status of a Diia.City resident is at least 90 percent of the total income of the legal entity for the same period (if there is total income);
- there are no circumstances precluding the legal entity from obtaining the status of a resident of Diia City.
Cases in which a legal entity may not be a resident of Diia City:
- registered on the territory and/or in accordance with the legislation of a foreign state;
- in the authorized capital of which 25 percent or more directly or indirectly belongs to the State of Ukraine or a territorial community;
- which has the status of a non-profit enterprise, institution, organization;
- violated the legal requirements on disclosure of information on ultimate beneficial owners and/or submission of information on the ownership structure of a legal entity;
- a direct or indirect owner of shares (stock) in the authorized (share) capital of which is the state recognized by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine as the aggressor state, or a legal entity registered in accordance with the legislation of the such state, or an individual permanently (predominantly) residing in such state;
- in the authorized capital of which 25 percent or more directly or indirectly belongs to the legal entities registered in the countries included by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in the list of non-cooperative countries in the field of combating money-laundering;
- is subject to special economic or other restrictive measures (sanctions) imposed in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine or international sanctions recognized by Ukraine, or is a related person of the person subject to such restrictive measures (sanctions);
- has been declared bankrupt;
- which is in the process of termination, except for transformation;
- which has a tax debt for more than 30 days, the total amount of which is more than 10 minimum wages (based on the amount of the minimum wage set as of January 1 of the current calendar year);
- which is a provider of services related to the circulation of virtual assets and has not fulfilled the requirements of the legislation for inclusion in a certain register, registration, license, or other permit (if such requirements are established by law as a condition for the provision of relevant services);
- which carries out activities to organize and/or conduct gambling games, except for activities to provide gambling services.