• The state of domestic business is assessed ambiguously
• You can do without an income book
• Lack of business benefits – a mistake
• Furniture trends next year
• You can still have time to surprise China

Everything that happened last week in Ukraine and the world and is relevant for the furniture maker, read in our digest:

1. Experts believe that 2019 domestic business spent on hold. According to Dmitry Suslov, director of Ukrainian Bitrix24, there was no particular upsurge in starting a new business, but other qualitative changes took place in the business environment: “Entrepreneurial activity has increased: most of those who already have their own business do a lot to develop, improve teamwork, to make your product better and work with customers at a higher level. For example, entrepreneurs have become interested in the latest technology, brand development, customer service, etc. “.
And Ruslan Sobol, chairman of the Association of Small and Medium-sized Business Owners, does not see any positive changes in the domestic business environment this year: “Now we have a downward trend in purchasing power and in the labor market.”

2. The Verkhovna Rada in the first reading voted in favor of the adoption of bill No. 2524, which cancels the mandatory registration of the income book and improves the work of the taxpayer’s electronic account. The obligation to maintain an income accounting book for FLPs 1 and 2 of simplified groups and 3 groups that are not VAT payers is also canceled. It is noted that such a tax payer of his own free will can keep a book of income accounting in paper or electronic form.
Responsibility in the form of fines for ignorance or errors in the income book occurs only when such a payer has announced his desire to keep an income book. The bill will also introduce automatic registration in the electronic office of received documents from the taxpayer. According to the law, copies of tax decision notices and other documents that the tax authority sends to the taxpayer must also be reflected in the electronic account.

3. The Ukrainian government cannot offer a recipe for rapid economic growth due to pressure from Western partners. This was stated by the president of KAN Development Igor Nikonov. “European partners are defending their interests and doing absolutely right. They have been paying us grants for the de-industrialization of our state for 28 years. ”
Nikonov criticized the government for rejecting any preferences for business. According to the developer, the only way to “bring it all back” is to create sectoral programs and introduce special benefits for business.
Particularly interesting for furniture makers will be his information that Israeli and Canadian funds have appeared in Ukraine that buy apartments for the purpose of subsequent rental. Perhaps they should be furnished. And not old furniture from the previous owners.

4. Massive chairs, smart furniture, color variety, laconic design. At the largest international exhibitions, world manufacturers presented their vision of the furniture of the coming years.
The wide back of the chair, armrests and upholstery made of soft plush transform a once simple piece of furniture almost onto a throne. Sofas are becoming more and more like large pillows – rounded shapes, a wide soft back create a home comfort, a kind of cocoon in which you can hide from stress.
If earlier cabinet furniture were created mainly in classical style, today simplicity and laconicism of design have come to the fore. All kinds of slider systems, used both in kitchens and in cabinet furniture in a residential area, are gaining popularity.

5. The Idea-Tops Award is the first international award organized with the support of the Chinese government. Every year she celebrates the best projects in the field of architecture and interior- and subject design. Winners not only attract the attention of audiences around the world, but also receive a guarantee of a higher professional status.
Architects, designers, authors of projects implemented in 2018-2019 for any country in the world, individually or as a group, are invited to participate.
Deadline: by the end of this year, and the presentation of awards will take place on April 26, 2020. You can register the project and find more detailed information on the competition website. If the project falls into the nomination, the competition committee will cover all costs associated with the flight to China, hotel accommodation and meals during the trip.