Instructions on how and where you can pay transport tax

What is transport tax

Transport tax is regional and its amount is established by the laws of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. All citizens who have registered vehicles recognized as subject to taxation are required to pay it. It's not just cars. The tax is paid by owners of motorcycles, boats, yachts, jet skis, snowmobiles, other self-propelled vehicles and mechanisms, airplanes and helicopters. Some types of transport are exempt from taxation. For example, cars received by disabled people through social security agencies, fishing vessels, and agricultural machinery. Some categories of vehicle owners are provided with tax benefits.

Deadlines for payment of transport tax in 2021

Starting from January 1, 2022, uniform deadlines for payment of transport tax and advance payments on it for all Regional authorities, as before, determine tax rates and the procedure for transferring taxes (advances during the year), but regions no longer have the right to change or set other payment deadlines for the tax period (different from the uniform ones) .

Now all organizations must pay transport tax for the past year before March 1 . And if the regions provide for advances, then they must be paid before the last day of the month following the billing period. That is:

• for the 1st quarter - the advance is paid until April 30;
• for the second – until July 31 ;
• for the third – until October 31 .

How to find out the tax amount

Many people are accustomed to the fact that in the fall a “chain letter” from the Federal Tax Service appears in their mailbox - a tax notice. If this document has not arrived, this does not mean that taxes can not be paid. You can find out everything about accrued taxes in the personal account of a taxpayer - an individual on the website nalog.ru. It is not necessary to register on the Federal Tax Service website. If you are already registered on the gosuslugi.ru portal, you can go to the tax office website and find out how much and what taxes you have been charged. But in the public services themselves you can only see debt. This information will appear if you have not paid by the due date.

Methods of paying transport tax

With the advent of various services, paying taxes has ceased to cause any problems for car owners: you can pay the tax office in just a few minutes. In this case, of course, the payment method used must be not only convenient, but also reliable. When choosing a service to pay transport tax, you need to consider the following criteria:

• the presence of guarantees that your payment will definitely reach the tax office;
• providing a receipt for payment (if questions arise, it will confirm that you have fulfilled your obligations to the state);
• no additional fees;
• level of service (absence of many unnecessary actions to make a payment, availability of user support, etc.).

Until the deadline for payment of transport tax, taxpayers pay only the assessment from the tax notice. If the payment deadline is missed, then not only the tax debt itself will be paid, but also penalties.

There is probably no need to talk about the traditional method of payment - visiting a bank branch: almost every person paid taxes this way (the process of paying transport tax is no different from paying tax for an apartment, land plot, house, etc.). Therefore, we will pay attention to more convenient ways that allow you to pay accruals online:

• through the Federal Tax Service website and the TaxFL application;
• through the portal “State Services”;
• through the Sberbank Online service;
• through the services of other banks;
• through payment systems.

All of them are good because they take a minimum of time. No queues with long waits - the whole process takes about five minutes.

How to pay transport tax through government services

It is also possible to pay taxes on the government services portal.
To do this you need to have a verified account. The step-by-step instructions will be short. We go to the site, log in using our confirmed account, select “Payments” from the menu. If you have a tax debt, you will see it on the screen, as well as an offer to pay the debt immediately. If there is no debt, select “By receipt” in the menu and enter the twenty-digit number of the unique accrual identifier (UIN). By clicking on the magnifying glass – the search icon – we see information about the payment and the treasured “Pay” button. All that remains is to choose a convenient payment method: plastic card, mobile payment, e-wallet, Google Pay or Samsung Pay. You can pay tax. Please note that in some cases a commission is charged, the amount of which you will see on the screen. It is convenient to use government services when you have a notice containing the UIN in your hands. If it is not there, then you will have to go to your personal account on the Federal Tax Service website. And if you come in, it’s easier to pay right there. This can be done by pressing one button. And you won’t have to get confused in the twenty digits of the UIN.

Instructions for paying transport tax online in 2022

The tax service sends out receipts with tax calculations in advance, so that by the deadline established by law, the payer can decide on the payment method and plan the required amount. You can pay the transport tax in any convenient way: online if you have access to the Internet from any device or during a personal visit.

Through Sberbank online

Sberbank cardholders are given the opportunity to make various payments through a mobile application or online on a computer. To pay transport tax, the payer must:

• Log in to the Sberbank website in the “Sberbank.Online” section or go to the application installed on your mobile device;
• in the Payments section, go to Taxes, fines, traffic police and search for taxes in the Federal Tax Service using the document details, TIN or scan the QR code;
• It is necessary to confirm the transaction for the payment to be made.

Public services

This payment method is available only to registered users of the ESIA (Government Services Portal) with an account in the “Confirmed” status. The algorithm of actions when making a tax payment is as follows:

• log into the portal with your personal login and password;
• in the top menu bar go to the “Payment” section;
• a debt on all your taxes, including the car, should automatically appear;

• if there is no amount, then instead of “Proceed to payment”, “Check” will appear. Click on it.
• enter a 20-25 digit code in the UIN field (it is located on the receipt from the tax authority at the top of the document in the “Document Index” column;
• After entering, click on “Pay”.

Then the system will prompt you to select a payment method: bank card, electronic money (Webmoney or Yandex) or mobile phone account.

Below in the video, you can also learn more about payment on the State Services portal.

Yandex money

If you have a Yandex wallet, the car owner can pay the transport tax directly through the Yandex payment system:

• go to Payment for services;
• go to the Taxes section;
• indicate your personal tax identification number or receipt index;
• when you click on the “Check” button, a search is carried out in the State Information System according to the specified parameters;
• then pay the tax amount.

Taxpayer's account on the Federal Tax Service website

The official website of the Federal Tax Service allows the payer to use the resource not only as an information interaction, but also to pay taxes online.

To do this you need:

• log in to the site using your Unified Identification of Significance (USIA) account or go to the tax authority to get your registration card (login will be done through the payer’s INN and password specified on the card);
• the “My Taxes” section displays all information about accruals;
• Online debiting occurs after clicking on the Payment button opposite the transport tax.

It is also proposed to download and install an application from the Federal Tax Service on your mobile device, the functionality of which is similar to the full version of the site.

Interesting : Will the tax be abolished in 2022?

Pay and sleep well

What happens if you don’t pay the transport tax on time?
Nothing good. First, the debtor will be charged penalties for each day of delay. Then the tax service will offer to voluntarily pay the debt, taking into account penalties. If the defaulter persists, the tax collection case goes to court. The debtor will also have to pay the state duty. Based on the court decision, a writ of execution will be sent to the defaulter’s place of work. If arrears cannot be obtained in this way, bailiffs take over the case, who can restrict travel abroad, prohibit registration of vehicles, land plots and real estate of the debtor, seize property with confiscation and its subsequent sale. The debtor will also receive an invoice for the work of the bailiffs. Do you need this? Pay transport and other taxes on time and live in peace. There are many payment options - everyone can choose the most convenient one for themselves.

Where and how can I find out the amount of transport tax debt?

Data on vehicles registered in the country and their owners are located in the registration departments of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, and they exchange information with the Federal Tax Service . Therefore, the Federal Tax Service also has complete information about all transport tax payers. It is its divisions that you need to contact to obtain information about the size of the car owner’s obligations to the budget.

How and where can I find out the amount of an individual’s transport tax debt?

In order to clarify the amount of tax on a vehicle, you need to request this information from the Federal Tax Service at the place of registration using one of the following options :

• during a personal visit to the tax office at the place of registration of the owner of the car;
• a written request can be sent by mail to the Federal Tax Service, preferably by registered mail, in order to track its receipt;
• check via the Internet on special resources;
• call the tax inspector who has access to the database of transport tax payers and ask him for this information;
• Or you can wait until you receive a tax notice so you don’t have to call or go anywhere.

The amount of transport tax requested by the Federal Tax Service can be adjusted if it was assessed and calculated incorrectly, for example, for a car that is no longer your property. The check is needed precisely in order not to overpay and at the same time to verify the current tax amount, so that you can pay the money for your car on time and in full and not fall under penalties.

In order not to pay tax on a car that has already been sold, you will have to enter into the tax agreement the purchase and sale, and when transferring it to another owner, the agreement of donation of this property.

Let us remind you that property tax and transport tax are not the same thing! We suggest you read about this in a special article. We also recommend reading this article: “How not to pay transport tax?”

If the car was stolen, then the tax will also not be charged , but it is also worth notifying the tax office about this by presenting a certificate of the theft of the vehicle and its search.

Many people ask how to find out the transport tax by car number? Unfortunately, we did not find exactly this method; tax information can be found by TIN , surname of an individual.

Possibility of obtaining information about transport tax online

When there is neither time to visit the tax office with its queues, nor the desire to wait for a response by mail, you can significantly speed up and simplify the process of communicating with the fiscal authorities.

Obtaining information online is quite common, so you can find out about the presence and amount of transport tax debt via the Internet using three resources :

1. The official website of the Federal Tax Service , where you need to register and gain access to the taxpayer’s personal account, which will provide all the necessary information about obligations to own a car and other vehicles, including applicable benefits, the presence of overpayments or tax debt https://service. nalog.ru/.
2. Website of the bailiff service , which contains information about those debts that already have the status of overdue and are at the stage of enforcement proceedings. Here you can find out whether legal collection of debts for this tax is being carried out against you https://fssprus.ru/.
3. Website of the State Services project , which contains data on all relationships between a private individual and authorities and various authorities https://www.gosuslugi.ru/.

It’s just that these information services (except for the bailiffs database) cannot be used without prior registration. To access the taxpayer’s personal account, you need to personally appear at the tax office and pick up a registration card with your login and password.

A universal electronic card or a qualified electronic signature, issued earlier, specifically for accessing the services of government departments and authorities via the Internet, is also suitable for registration on the website of the Federal Tax Service.

After logging into the personal account, the user can not enter any data for the request, but simply study all the available information in the sections “Debt”, “Overpayment”, “Paid”, “Accrued”, “Objects of Taxation”. Here you can find out when tax notices were sent to you and view their contents.

The taxpayer will not be able to immediately take advantage of all the opportunities - it will take three days after registration for the Federal Tax Service employees to connect the new user to personal data from the information base.

For virtual interaction through the State Services website, registration will also be required. To go through the simplified password activation scheme, you only need to indicate your full name and mobile phone number, where you will receive an SMS message with the password. But when logging in after simplified registration, not all functions of the portal are available; in particular, it is impossible to find out the transport tax debt.

There is also a registration option where you need to indicate SNILS and passport data, but this will not allow you to check the status of settlements with the tax office. Only full registration will still allow you to clarify how much transport tax you need to pay, but to do this you will have to confirm your identity :

• by contacting the Rostelecom service center in person;
• receive a code at the post office by presenting your passport when issuing a registered letter;
• by specifying the Universal Electronic Card data or using your electronic signature.

Obviously, online ways to obtain information about transport tax debts are not so remote - when registering, you still have to go virtual and spend time verifying your identity to access these web services.

On the website of the bailiff service, you can find out about your transport debts without a TIN and registration by providing the following information :

• FULL NAME;
• Date of Birth;
• region of registration.

The information will be presented directly on the site instantly after filling out the form and launching a search in the database.

Even when choosing a new car, you can find out in advance what tax you will have to pay for its use. This can be done using a specialized online transport tax calculator, where you need to indicate the region and power of the car to find out the result.