It is necessary to transfer money for transport tax to all persons, including legal entities or individuals, who own registered vehicles. It is important to note that the procedure established by law for depositing calculated amounts for organizations and ordinary citizens has its own characteristics. Companies independently calculate the amount of the mandatory payment, and also provide an advance payment for transport tax in 2018, which can be divided quarterly.
Transport tax
In the taxation system of the Russian Federation, there are several types of taxes and fees, which can be divided into 3 hierarchical levels:
- Federal taxes are the main taxes of the country, which are regulated by the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. Fed. taxes are paid by all enterprises, individual entrepreneurs and individuals. persons regardless of their location (and residence). The rates of these taxes are established for all taxpayers who are residents of the Russian Federation, regardless of their organizational and legal status. Such taxes include, for example: VAT,
- personal income tax,
- state duties,
- license fees (excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, cars, gasoline, etc.),
- income tax, etc.
- corporate property tax,
- personal property tax persons,
It should be noted that division by territorial affiliation does not affect either control or penalties of regulators, but provides for the distribution of budget funds only territorially.
In our case, the transport tax is a regional tax.
Accounting for advance payments: postings
All ATN and the main payment for TN are recorded by accounting employees in account 68 “Calculations for taxes and fees” . It wouldn’t hurt to define a separate subaccount specifically for the heating system, it would be much more convenient.
Further actions of the accountant depend on whether transport is a necessary tool for carrying out the main activities of the organization. And if the machine is involved in processes through which the enterprise makes a profit, then the ATN goes to the list of expenses for ordinary activities; if making a profit is not related to the operation of the car, the ATN will be charged to account 91 “Other income and expenses.”
The legislative framework
The transport tax is regulated by Ch. 28 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. All payments from it are credited to the budgets of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. When determining the rate of this tax, the legislative power of each region independently sets the tax tariff. At the same time, legislators, when setting transport rates, are limited by the 28th chapter of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, which determines standard tariffs when calculating transport taxes. Subjects of the Russian Federation under this point do not have the right to deviate from the tariffs defined in the Tax Code of the Russian Federation up or down by no more than 10 times.
Taking into account the above, the executive power of the region, when setting the transport tax tariff for organizations (LEs), independently determines the procedure and timing of tax payments, regulating these provisions in separate regulations. Also, the regional legal act on transport tax may provide benefits and grounds for their application. Regional legislation also has the right to link the tax to the year of manufacture of the vehicle or to the environmental class of the car.
In regions where local authorities have not established individual rates, generally accepted tariffs, regulated by Article 361.1, apply. Tax Code of the Russian Federation.
There have been no fundamental changes in the calculation of transport tax. The government has maintained average rates, retained the general approach to accrual and reporting, etc.
Let us note several innovations that should be taken into account when calculating and declaring transport tax:
- In a number of regions, tariffs for 2021 have been adjusted, therefore, before calculating and submitting reports, it is recommended to check whether regional rates have changed (this happened, for example, in Khakassia and Karelia).
- The key change in reporting for legal entities is the introduction of a new declaration form. In particular, the reporting document is supplemented with blocks related to the Platon system. You will only need to report using the new form based on the results of 2021.
- Since 2021, the Tax Code of the Russian Federation has been replenished with penalties in case of concealing from the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation the fact of purchasing a vehicle for individuals. person - 20% of the tax (clause 3 of article 129.1 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).
- The main innovations of the year are new clarifications from the regulator on benefits for heavy transport when using the Platon system: in particular, if the owner does not pay the freight toll independently, he is deprived of preferences when calculating the transport tax declaration (letter of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation dated 06/08/2017 No. BS-4–21/10954);
- the forms of documents that justify the legality of using the exemption for heavy cargo vehicles have been clarified - this is a new form confirming payments to the budget, No. BS-4–21 / [email protected] dated 01/09/2017, applies to paper media and reporting in electronic form (letter from the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation dated 05/04/2017 No. PA-4–21/8499);
- The Ministry of Finance provided clarifications on advance payments and deductions in the Platon system (Letter of the Ministry of Finance dated January 26, 2017 No. 03–05–05–04/3747).
The main innovations for 2021 in TN relate to the Platon system
Features of calculation for expensive cars
For expensive cars that are listed in the list of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (https://minpromtorg.gov.ru/docs/#!perechen_legkovyh_avtomobiley_sredney_stoimostyu_ot_3_millionov_rubley_podlezhashhiy_primeneniyu_v_ocherednom_nalogovom_periode_2019_god), when calculating the advance payment, the total amount is multiplied by increasing coefficient.
AP = NB × NS × Kp × ¼, where: Kp is the increasing factor.
Calculation example: registered in Perm. She has a BMW X3 Lifestyle passenger car on her balance sheet; she purchased the car in 2021. The accountant needs to calculate the advance payment for the 1st quarter of 2021.
Vehicle characteristics:
- a foreign car is included in the list of expensive cars of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, which means that an increasing factor of 1.1 will be applied in the calculation;
- power – 249 hp;
- registered in Perm;
- year of release – 2021.
The rate in Perm for a car with this power is 72 rubles.
Calculation formula: (249 hp × 72 rub. × 1.1) × ¼ = 4,930.2 rub.
For vehicles weighing over 12 tons
From 2021, advance payments for transport tax began to be paid for heavy vehicles weighing over 12 tons. This is due to the abolition of the tax deduction under the Platon system for compensation of damages in relation to heavy cargo. Now, companies that own trucks will pay taxes and advance payments in full according to the general rules enshrined in the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.
Specifics of calculating transport tax, nuances
Tax payers are considered to be vehicle owners, individuals. the person to whom the vehicle is registered. The tax is paid by the owner of the vehicle; the previously existing rule, when the tax fee could be assigned to the person who owns the object by proxy, has been cancelled.
As already mentioned, the tax is paid to the budget of the region where the owner is registered (at his place of registration), or at the location of the organization (and its separate divisions).
Owners of personal vehicles, as well as private entrepreneurs, pay tax without making independent calculations. The tax regulator does this for them. There is no need to inform the Federal Tax Service about the presence (absence) of taxable objects. Phys. individuals and individual entrepreneurs are exempt from declaring transport tax (as well as from submitting other tax reports). The only obligation of a private owner for movable property tax is to promptly pay the accrued tax before December 1, based on the requirements of the tax service.
The scheme of interdepartmental interaction when registering or deregistering a vehicle looks like this:
- after registering the vehicle with the traffic police or another department (depending on the type of transport);
- within 10 days, information about the object is received by the Federal Tax Service at the place of registration of the taxpayer, this is done within the framework of electronic document management;
- The tax service must also issue or send remotely to the enterprise (individual) a notice of registration (deregistration) of movable property within 10 working days. The notification may appear in the taxpayer’s personal account on the portal of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation, delivered by mail or issued at the inspectorate. Standard forms of notification: No. 1–3-Accounting (No.-3-Accounting) - about registration, and No. 1-5-Accounting (No. 2-4-Accounting) - about deregistration;
- in addition, annually before February 15, the authorities that register vehicles must submit to the Federal Tax Service the information necessary for calculating the tax as of January 1.
At the same time, all vehicle owners are recommended to check their personal account on the government services portal or the Internet resource of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation at the end of the reporting period. If in the first ten days of November of the current year a requirement to pay transport tax did not appear in the taxpayer’s personal account (or the notification did not arrive by mail), this means that the Federal Tax Service does not have data on the availability of movable property. It follows from this that the owner is obliged to independently notify the tax authorities about the property. If a citizen evades reporting information about his property, he faces a fine of 20% of the tax amount (clause 3 of Article 129.1 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).
This process is the same for both individuals and organizations.
But if physical Since individuals are only burdened with paying the transport tax, enterprises that have vehicles on their balance sheet must independently calculate the amount of tax and advance payments.
To calculate the transport tax payment for transfer to the regional budget at the end of the reporting period, you need to multiply the tax base and the rate, which is calculated individually for each vehicle.
Generally accepted transport tax rates are determined depending on:
- engine power - for buses, cars and motor vehicles, as well as snowmobiles, snowmobiles, boats, jet skis, yachts, tractors, other tracked vehicles and aircraft;
- year of manufacture of the vehicle - in some cases, different coefficients are set; the older the car, the lower the multiplier;
- environmental class - for example, for cars with electric motors;
- engine thrust - for jet aircraft;
- gross tonnage of the vehicle - for example, for towed barges;
- registered ton or vehicle unit - for watercraft and aircraft without engines.
If regions take the indicator of the year of manufacture when calculating tax rates, you need to understand that the age of the vehicle begins its countdown from January 1 of the year when this vehicle left the factory assembly line.
Basically, the tax is calculated based on the power or engine capacity of the movable vehicle. At the same time, legislators included serious coefficients when calculating tariffs: the more horsepower in the engine, the higher the tariff will be. For example, the difference in fees between a small car and an SUV can be up to 20 times.
The more expensive and “younger” the car, the higher the coefficient and tax rate
When calculating the cost of tax on a passenger car, the cost of the car may also affect the tariff rate. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation regularly publishes a list of expensive cars, the cost of which today is fixed at a minimum of three million rubles. In accordance with the second paragraph of Art. 362 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, starting from January 2014, the tax accrual for cars with an average market price of over 3 million rubles is calculated taking into account increasing factors that are charged depending on the year of manufacture of the car.
In 2021, this list included about 800 car models of leading brands, on average up to 3 years old. But there are expensive versions, the increased tariff for which applies up to 20 years after their release.
The list of expensive cars, the tax on which is subject to an increased tariff, is published on the Mipromtorg website every year before March 1; you can check the data on the VIP list of cars using the link.
Tax legislation establishes increasing coefficients for cars, depending on the age of the car.
Table: coefficients for expensive cars
Mid-priced passenger cars | Year of manufacture of passenger cars | |||
up to 3 years | no more than 5 years | no more than 10 years | no more than 20 years | |
from 3 million to 5 million rubles inclusive | 1,1 | — | — | — |
from 5 million to 10 million rubles inclusive | — | 2 | — | — |
from 10 million to 15 million rubles inclusive | — | — | 3 | — |
from 15 million rubles | — | — | — | 3 |
In almost all regions of the country, tax rates are regulated by the executive branch, and they can change every tax period (year). Therefore, tax payments for transport in 2021 vary significantly, it all depends on the region where the vehicle is registered.
It is not clear by what logic (or rather, anti-logic) the TN rate for the most budget low-power car in the Perm Territory is 5 times higher than the rate in Sevastopol (25 rubles versus 5 rubles). And if the deviation regarding Crimea, as a territory of economic development, can somehow be justified, then why in Moscow the rate is 2 times lower than in Perm is a question. It is hardly appropriate to compare the average standard of living or the number of cars on the roads here. The main argument and justification here is only one - the transport tax is one of the main sources of filling the regional budget, so legislators are obviously trying to bring the local budget out of deficit.
If a vehicle is deregistered during a calendar year, the tax is calculated as follows:
- the number of full months when the vehicle was registered as the property of the taxpayer is divided by 12 months. This coefficient is taken into account when calculating the fee;
- Moreover, if the vehicle was registered before the 15th day inclusive, this month is not taken into account in the tax period;
- if after - it is considered as a full month of vehicle ownership (clause 3 of Article No. 362 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation);
- The situation with transit license plates for cars is interpreted unambiguously by tax authorities - as long as the vehicle has a “transit” registration plate, it is not subject to tax.
And the last point when determining payments: if a vehicle is registered and deregistered on the same day, transport tax is not paid.
Examples of calculations
Let's consider the standard tariffs established by the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, as well as regional rates:
- For a car with a capacity of 140 “horses”, which was owned by the owner for a full tax year, in 2021, at the generally accepted rate, you will have to pay to the treasury - transport tax: 140 hp. *3.5 rub. (bet) = 490 rubles.
- If the owner sold the same car and it was deregistered on October 20 - transport tax: (10 months of ownership / 12 months: coefficient) *140 hp. *3.5 rub. (rate) = 408 rubles 33 kopecks, since October is considered according to the “rule of 15” as a full month.
- If the same car is registered, for example, in the Perm region, the transport tax will be: 140 hp. * 30 rub. (tariff adopted in the region for 2021) = 4,200 rubles.
- And if this is, for example, a BMW 6 Series, registered in Moscow, which has been owned by the owner for more than a year, the approximate calculation of the fuel charge in 2018 will look like this: 300 hp. * 150 rub. (Moscow tariff) * 1.1 (coefficient for cars worth three million or more, up to three years old) = 49,500 rubles.
Transport tax rates can vary significantly - it all depends on the regional authorities
Table: standard rates for transport tax (Article 361 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation)
Name of taxable object | Tax rate (in rubles) | Approximate tax amount, year |
Passenger cars with engine power (per horsepower): | ||
up to 100 hp (up to 73.55 kW) inclusive | 2,5 | 250 ₽ |
over 100 hp up to 150 hp inclusive | 3,5 | 525 ₽ |
over 150 hp up to 200 hp inclusive | 5 | 1 000 ₽ |
over 200 hp up to 250 hp inclusive | 7,5 | 1 875 ₽ |
over 250 hp | 15 | 4 500 ₽ |
Motorcycles and scooters with engine power (per horsepower): | ||
up to 20 hp inclusive | 1 | 20 ₽ |
over 20 hp up to 35 hp inclusive | 2 | 70 ₽ |
over 35 hp | 5 | 200 ₽ |
Buses with engine power (per horsepower): | ||
up to 200 hp inclusive | 5 | 1 000 ₽ |
over 200 hp | 10 | 2 500 ₽ |
Trucks with engine power (per horsepower): | ||
up to 100 hp inclusive | 2,5 | 250 ₽ |
over 100 hp up to 150 hp inclusive | 4 | 600 ₽ |
over 150 hp up to 200 hp inclusive | 5 | 1 000 ₽ |
over 200 hp up to 250 hp inclusive | 6,5 | 1 625 ₽ |
over 250 hp | 8,5 | 2 550 ₽ |
Snowmobiles, motor sleighs with engine power (per horsepower): | ||
up to 50 hp inclusive | 2,5 | 125 ₽ |
over 50 hp | 5 | 400 ₽ |
Boats, motor boats and other water vehicles with engine power (per horsepower): | ||
up to 100 hp inclusive | 10 | 1 000 ₽ |
over 100 hp | 20 | 3 000 ₽ |
Jet skis with engine power (per horsepower): | ||
up to 100 hp inclusive | 25 | 2 500 ₽ |
over 100 hp | 50 | 7 500 ₽ |
More information about transport tax rates can be found here.
Tax benefits for car owners
Transport tax preferences are regulated by Article 361.1 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, which states that:
- Owners of vehicles weighing more than 12 tons that are registered in the all-Russian system “Platon” are exempt from tax if payments for this vehicle paid during the reporting tax period exceeded (or are equal to) the amount of the tax fee;
- if the amount of tax exceeds the amount of “Plato”, these costs are deducted from the tax fee;
- To receive deductions, the vehicle owner must:
- fill out an application in the form approved by Appendix No. 1 to the order of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation dated November 14, 2017 No. ММВ-7–21/ [email protected] (you can read the form and download it here);
- provide payment documents confirming participation in the Platon program.
It is worth considering that private businesses whose transport takes part in the Platon program also have the right to tax benefits. In this case, the individual entrepreneur does not need to fill out a declaration, as legal entities are required to do, he simply must fill out an application. The Federal Tax Service will calculate the tax based on the confirmed benefit.
Instructions: how to clarify the tax rate
The easiest way to check the current exact tariffs for transport tax is on the tax service portal; this service will also tell you what benefits are provided for by regional legislation in a particular year. The link to the tax website, which, by the way, can be used to clarify the rates for all property taxes, is here.
Brief instructions on how to use the tax service are simple:
- from the main page of the portal of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation, go to the “Electronic Services” page, select the “Reference information on property taxes” section;
- on the page select: type of tax - transport, and tax period - year for which you need to generate a report;
- Select your subject of the Russian Federation in the drop-down list and start the search;
- by clicking “more details” in the tab, detailed information will appear on the deadlines for payment of transport tax for individuals, individual entrepreneurs, as well as legal entities (for example, the tax payment deadline for legal entities in Moscow is no later than 02/05/2018, advance payments do not need to be transferred to the budget );
- on the same page you can clarify transport rates depending on the vehicle’s capacity, as well as benefits, deductions, regional and federal benefits for owners.
Photo gallery: online reference information on property rates and benefits
On the reference information page on property taxes of the portal of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation, select the type of tax and period
Select a subject of the Russian Federation from the drop-down list
To find out detailed information on tax in a specific region, go further
Let's look at the rates
Checking federal deductions
We clarify federal and regional benefits
Determination of odds
The coefficient Kv (transport tax for legal entities) is needed to reflect the number of months (full) during which the taxpayer owned this transport asset. In the declaration form, the value of this indicator is shown in line 160. The calculation is carried out by dividing the number of months of actual ownership of the asset by the total number in the year (for example, with 7 months of actual ownership, the indicator will be 7/12 = 0.5833).
Legal entities show the coefficient Kp (transport tax) in the declaration in the column under code 180. Its value is equal to the value of the increasing coefficient. There can be only one sign after the decimal point in this indicator.
Legal entities must indicate the K coefficient (transport tax) in the declaration form if they have tax benefits. The accuracy of the numeric value is up to 4 decimal places. The calculation is carried out by dividing the number of months (full) during which the company applied the benefit by their total number in the period.
Transport that is not taxed
Vehicles subject to taxation include:
- cars, motorcycles, scooters, buses and other self-propelled machines and mechanisms on pneumatic and caterpillar tracks;
- airplanes, helicopters;
- motor ships, yachts, sailing vessels, boats, snowmobiles, motor sleds, motor boats, jet skis, non-self-propelled (towed vessels), etc.
An important requirement put forward by the tax regulator is that only vehicles registered with the relevant authorities are subject to transport tax.
In this regard, questions arise regarding individual transport facilities. For example, whether a forklift is a taxable vehicle or not. Tax officials give a comment on this: a loader is a self-propelled construction equipment that is registered with Gostekhnadzor; accordingly, the loader is recognized as a vehicle. In this case, only forklifts with an engine exceeding 50 cm³ (power from 4 kW) are registered with the regulatory authority. This means that in this case you need to focus on the fact of registration: if the vehicle is registered, it is subject to tax, if not, you do not need to pay tax on it.
But the situation with trailers is different. Tow hitches to a car must be registered with the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, but tax authorities do not consider them objects of taxation.
In addition to trailers, there is a separate federal list of vehicles that are not subject to taxation. It is quite voluminous, let’s consider the most common vehicles, those that are not taxed:
- vehicles that are wanted, subject to confirmation of the fact of their theft (theft) by a document issued by an authorized body;
- passenger cars specially equipped for use by disabled people, as well as passenger cars with an engine power of up to 100 horsepower (up to 73.55 kW), obtained through social services. protection;
- trailers for cars;
- passenger and cargo sea, river and aircraft owned by organizations and individual entrepreneurs whose main activity is passenger and (or) cargo transportation;
- rowing boats, as well as motor boats with an engine power not exceeding 5 horsepower;
- fishing sea and river vessels;
- tractors, combines of all brands, special. vehicles registered to agricultural producers and used for agricultural work.
A separate topic is theft of a vehicle - this situation is regulated by subparagraph 7 of paragraph 2 of Article 358 of Chapter 28 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. According to legal requirements, tax authorities do not have the right to charge TN for stolen vehicles. But only on condition that the owner has submitted to the Federal Tax Service the original document, which indicates the fact of theft and the launch of investigative actions on this issue. In the case when a citizen submits a copy of the theft certificate, tax officials must make a request to the police to confirm the authenticity of the document.
You need to know that a stolen vehicle is not subject to tax only during the period of its search. Therefore, if the owner withdraws his statement from the police, he loses the right not to pay tax.
In addition, the owner is required to certify that the stolen vehicle is wanted every year.
Tax officials increasingly began to “forget” about benefits for certain categories of citizens, it is better to remind yourself by submitting an application and supporting documents to the Federal Tax Service
In addition to the generally accepted federal preferential categories of transport, additional benefits may be adopted at the regional level for the following vehicle owners:
- transport enterprises that transport passengers by bus at fixed rates (not taxis), the basis for the benefit is the main OKVED and license;
- owners of passenger cars with a power of up to seventy horsepower, the basis for canceling the tax is the vehicle passport and an application from the owner;
- pensioners - for certain types of vehicles, if previously the benefit was provided automatically, then from 2021 to receive it you need to fill out an application, having previously clarified whether the preference is valid in the region of registration of the vehicle;
- disabled people of groups I and II - the benefit is provided only for 1 car with a capacity of up to two hundred “horses” (inclusive), issued on the basis of an application and medical information. certificates;
- 1 of the parents of a disabled child, a large family;
- veterans of the Second World War, other military operations, Heroes of the Union and Russia, order bearers, Chernobyl survivors, etc.;
- Residents of special economic zones receive a special benefit for 5 years. Register of territories of the Russian Federation.
In all of the above cases (with the exception of bus depots and residents of FEZ), the owner of movable property needs to prepare an application for the provision of benefits in the form approved by the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation on November 14, 2017, you can download it from the link.
Example of calculating an advance payment
The organization “Dalavto” was registered in the city of St. Petersburg.
She registered a truck tractor with the traffic police (date 02/14/2016). Engine power – 420 hp. Two and a half years have passed since the factory assembly of the tractor.
We need to calculate the ATN for the first quarter. (as of April 1, 2016).
In the St. Petersburg law, for trucks with a power of more than 250 horsepower and less than three years old, a TN rate of 45 rubles is applied. for every hp
The car was registered on 02.2016, the ATN is calculated for an incomplete NP (for 2 months).
Then ATN = (45 rubles/hp x 420 hp x 2/3): 4 = 3150 rubles.
Methods for submitting applications and reporting on TN
All transport tax documents can be submitted to the Federal Tax Service both electronically and on paper.
Accepting applications for benefits from individuals. individuals and entrepreneurs, as well as registration of tax returns from organizations can be carried out in several ways:
- documents can be brought in person and submitted to the Federal Tax Service;
- transfer to the tax office through a legal representative;
- another way - remotely - send a package of documents by Russian Post (by registered mail with a list of attachments);
- a transport tax declaration can be sent online from the portal of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation, for this purpose the tax authorities' resource "Taxpayer Legal Entity" is open, you can enter the program using the link, to generate reports, the responsible person needs an enhanced electronic signature and additional software;
- The vehicle owner can submit an application for a tax benefit from the taxpayer’s Personal Account on the Tax Service’s WEB website. At the same time, the citizen must have a strengthened unqualified electronic signature;
- Another online way to submit an application is through the government services portal, having endorsed the message with an enhanced qualified electronic signature (ECES).
Please note: when remotely submitting an application for a benefit and copies of the necessary documents to the Federal Tax Service (by mail, through the government services portal or the tax authorities’ website), inspectors will ask the authority that issued the document to confirm the authenticity of the scanned copy submitted for verification. Therefore, to optimize the process, it is recommended to have copies endorsed by a notary.
The response from the Federal Tax Service is received by the applicant or declarant in the same way as the submission. It can be both positive and negative.
In some cases, tax authorities may refuse to accept documents:
- submission of documents in the wrong form, please note that the application and declaration forms are new;
- there are no necessary applicant details or required signature;
- documents proving the identity of the individual or confirming the authority of the representative have not been provided;
- delivery of the package to the wrong inspection.
Those cargo carriers who pay to Platon are exempt from advance payments and part of the tax fees
Advance payments by organizations
Organizations must make advance payments to the Federal Tax Service at the place of registration of the enterprise every quarter, unless this is separately regulated by local legislation. That is, at the end of the calendar quarter, the enterprise transfers ¼ of the transport tax fee to the tax authority.
At the same time, the regional executive body has the right to note quarterly reporting periods and advance payments.
It is necessary to take into account: according to paragraph 2 of Article 363 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation, organizations whose vehicles are registered in the Platon toll system are not required to make advance payments to the budget.
Tax declaration for legal entities
Reporting for the tax period is provided only by organizations (LEs). The declaration period can be specified separately by regional authorities, but in accordance with Article 363.1. The declaration based on the results of the reporting period must be submitted to the Federal Tax Service by February 1.
If a situation arises when an enterprise is being liquidated, the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation recommends submitting tax reports on transport along with a notice of the beginning of the liquidation of the company, or - option number 2 - at the time of formation of the liquidation balance sheet. At the same time, when the declaration is submitted simultaneously with the notice of liquidation of the LLC, in the event of any costs or income, an updated tax report will need to be submitted.
When a company closes one of its separate divisions, a transport tax return is submitted to the following authorities:
- if the unit has not yet closed, to the Federal Tax Service at the location of the OP;
- if the reports were not submitted in time, at the location of the company’s head office (according to the comments of the Federal Tax Service dated 04/04/2017 No. BS-4–21/6264).
The transport tax declaration from 2021 is filled out in a new format, approved by order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation dated December 5, 2016 No. ММВ-7–21/ [email protected]
Let's look at what's new in the annual tax reporting:
- the declaration allows you to take into account when calculating the tax the period when the vehicle is registered after the 15th day of the month (the tax is reduced for this period);
- the report makes it possible to show the total amount of tax collection for all vehicles, in whatever region of the Russian Federation they are located (if this is agreed with the regulator before the beginning of the year);
- the reporting is not confirmed by the organization’s seal;
- several new lines have appeared in the structure: No. 070 and 080, which contain vehicle registration data;
- line No. 130 with the year of manufacture of the vehicle;
- as well as lines No. 280 and 290 to reflect the code and deduction amount for participants in the Platon system.
Comments of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation on filling out lines according to “Plato”:
- if the owner does not pay the toll according to Plato, dashes are placed in all cells of lines No. 280 and 290;
- if an organization makes a payment to the register, then in line No. 280 it is necessary to indicate the deduction code “40200”, and in block No. 290 enter the amount paid to “Plato”;
- Moreover, if there are digital values in cells No. 280 and 290, you need to put “0” in blocks No. 023, 025, 027.
Photo gallery: new transport tax declaration
Title page of the transport tax declaration for reporting for 2021
There are no significant changes in the first section
The main changes are in the second section; lines confirming tax deductions have been added
Please note: according to the June clarifications of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation, only owners who make payments to Platon themselves have the right to tax benefits. If such a violation is discovered during a desk check of the transport declaration, the report will not be accepted by the inspectorate.
Summary
Transport tax falls under the competence of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, therefore the exact rates and payment deadlines will be fixed by regional regulations. For the calculation, indicators of the power and year of manufacture of the vehicle, as well as the environmental class are used. Depending on the cost of the vehicle and the year of its manufacture, increasing factors may be applied.
Legal entities are required to calculate and transfer quarterly advance payments. The final settlement with the budget is carried out no later than February 1 of the year following the reporting period, unless a constituent entity of the Russian Federation has approved other deadlines.
You can get clarification on all issues related to the calculation and payment of vehicle tax in 2021 during a consultation with our lawyers. To ask questions, you can call the numbers listed on the website or leave them in the feedback form.
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