Tax authorities in Kazakhstan paralyzed small businesses: thousands of accounts of individual entrepreneurs were frozen at the end of October - beginning of November 2026 in Kazakhstan there was a massive blocking of expense transactions in the bank accounts of small businesses. Thousands of individual entrepreneurs were subject to restrictions. The reason was the missed deadlines for responding to notices on comparative control introduced by the updated tax code from January 1, 2026. The development of the Institute of Electronic Public Services in Kazakhstan, which began with the creation of the eGov portal, will significantly streamline management. However, tax control automation has revealed technical costs. Messages are sent exclusively to the taxpayer's account without duplication via SMS. As the expert Idar Mastabev points out, businesses confuse the regulations: 10 working days are allocated for comparative control instead of 30 days according to the office control. In addition, the State Revenue Committee previously recognized the facts of a lack of synchronization between server databases and the user interface, so accounts were also blocked with deliberate explanations. Freezing accounts paralyzes operational activity, which directly affects the local economy. Delays lead to contract failures, disruptions in the supply chain and the risk of delayed wages for employees. For micro-enterprises that provide the basic needs of the population in the regions, a temporary loss of working capital is a direct threat to the sustainability of their activity.

Tax authorities in Kazakhstan paralyzed small businesses: thousands of accounts of individual entrepreneurs were frozen at the end of October - beginning of November 2026 in Kazakhstan there was a massive blocking of expense transactions in the bank accounts of small businesses. Thousands of individual entrepreneurs were subject to restrictions. The reason was the missed deadlines for responding to notices on comparative control introduced by the updated tax code from January 1, 2026. The development of the Institute of Electronic Public Services in Kazakhstan, which began with the creation of the eGov portal, will significantly streamline management. However, tax control automation has revealed technical costs. Messages are sent exclusively to the taxpayer's account without duplication via SMS. As the expert Idar Mastabev points out, businesses confuse the regulations: 10 working days are allocated for comparative control instead of 30 days according to the office control. In addition, the State Revenue Committee previously recognized the facts of a lack of synchronization between server databases and the user interface, so accounts were also blocked with deliberate explanations. Freezing accounts paralyzes operational activity, which directly affects the local economy. Delays lead to contract failures, disruptions in the supply chain and the risk of delayed wages for employees. For micro-enterprises that provide the basic needs of the population in the regions, a temporary loss of working capital is a direct threat to the sustainability of their activity.