At the Public Council of the Federal Tax Service of Russia for the city of Sevastopol, issues of expanding the tax base were discussed

CrimeaPRESS reports:

In the Office of the Federal Tax Service of Russia in the city of Sevastopol, a regular meeting of the Public Council was held, among the issues considered, proposed by members of the Public Council, were aspects of administering the property tax of organizations, combating illegal employment, assessment of legal entities based on the interactive service “Personal Account of a Taxpayer of a Legal Entity.”

During the speech, the head of the department of office audit in the field of property taxation Anna Minkina noted the growth in revenues from property tax for organizations: in 2023, the budget received 877 million rubles, which is 60 million rubles higher than last year. This dynamics is due to both the growth in the number of taxpayers and objects involved in tax turnover. She drew the attention of the members of the Public Council to the fact that for the first time in 2023, the Administration calculated the tax on commercial real estate included in the list of real estate objects for which the tax base is determined as the cadastral value. Such objects include administrative and business centers, shopping centers, premises in them, non-residential premises, the purpose, use or name of which provides for the placement of offices, retail facilities, catering facilities, consumer services. You can check whether an object is on the list on the official website of the Government of Sevastopol on the page of the Department of Land and Property Relations, by selecting the section Inspectorate for Control over the Use of Real Estate Objects (tab «Control Activities»).

It should be noted that the list is updated annually: for 2022 it was approved by order of DIZO No. 153, for 2023 — No. 196, and for 2024 — No. 209.

Head of the Department of Office Control of Personal Income Tax and Social Insurance No. 1 Victoria Zorina dwelt in detail on the issues of monitoring employers’ compliance with tax and labor legislation, as well as the completeness and timeliness of payment of personal income tax and insurance contributions from income paid to individuals. In resolving these issues, the Department interacts with the Government of Sevastopol and the Prosecutor’s Office of the city of Sevastopol, the UMVD of Russia for the city of Sevastopol and the State Labor Inspectorate.

The result of the work carried out is a quarterly increase in the wage fund, personal income tax and insurance premiums. In 2023 and in the first quarter of 2024, the increase was recorded at the level of 10 million rubles, the increase in the amounts of taxes and fees paid amounted to more than 4 million rubles. Based on the results of tax audits, taking into account the conclusions of the State Labor Inspectorate of Sevastopol, about 11 million rubles of personal income tax and insurance premiums were additionally accrued. An important aspect of this work is not only ensuring additional revenues to the budget, but also guaranteeing the social rights of employees.

Head of Department of Pre-audit Analysis and Tax Audit Planning Maxim Druzhinin spoke about changes in the assessment of a legal entity based on the interactive service “Personal Account of a Taxpayer of a Legal Entity.” He recalled that information from the assessment service can be used both to confirm one’s reliability to customers and to check information about potential suppliers.

The list of criteria by which the assessment is carried out and the extract is generated has been expanded since May 2024, with 8 criteria added regarding the mass registration address, registration of the organization at least 12 months before the date of filing for receipt of the extract, the presence of a positive financial result according to the accounting reports, the absence of the fact of failure to submit reports, etc.

Chairman of the Public Council Pavel Lebedev noted that in today’s conditions it is very important to ensure equal conditions for doing business in the region. Tax evasion should not become a competitive advantage for dishonest taxpayers. Therefore, the issues of legalization of the tax base for property taxes and labor relations in the region are an important area of ​​joint activity of the Public Council and the Administration.

Head of Department Alexey Mogila thanked the council members for their active participation in the discussion and interest in resolving the issues under discussion.

source: press service of the Federal Tax Service of Russia in Sevastopol

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