The Federal Tax Service sent a request to the Ministry of Finance to consider their proposals for expanding powers. This was reported by the Kommersant publishing house on July 11. The Ministry of Finance has already commented on the situation, confirming that they received the documents. So, it is possible that in the future Russian citizens will have tighter control over their income.
The Federal Tax Service is seeking to be allowed to request data on banking transactions of any citizen at any time when they need it. That is, the tax official wanted to check someone, sent a request to the bank, everything was sent to him. This will give them the opportunity to identify more illegal entrepreneurs and actively replenish the treasury.
There are even versions according to which the tax service will receive data not just on request, but about all bank customers in general. The data will then be fed into a program that will identify those who may be hiding their income. After that, most likely, more detailed manual checks will follow.
Apparently, the tax service is targeting illegal entrepreneurs. As an example, the Federal Tax Service cited a woman who baked cakes at home. For the sold cakes, she received money on a bank card. She declared her income as an individual, which allegedly became an inconvenience for her capture and punishment. Indeed, in this case, only a desk audit can be carried out, that is, an audit only after the citizen has submitted a declaration.
Apparently, the tax authorities do not intend to wait any longer and want to deploy an audit at the slightest suspicion of additional income. According to experts, the problem is that such permissiveness can lead to significant inconvenience for ordinary citizens who do not violate anything.
For example, a person regularly sells their stuff online. The money goes to a bank card. The IRS might think that this is an illegal entrepreneur. And this is just an individual who is not required to pay taxes if the amount of property sold for a calendar year does not exceed 250,000 rubles (Article 220 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation).
In order to prove that this is just a sale of personal property, you will need to provide documents or obtain evidence from third parties. No one draws up a sales contract when they sell their old bike or equipment. And the buyer will not come to support you. Therefore, problems may arise.
So that the tax authorities do not charge taxes on transfers of close relatives, information from registry offices is loaded into the database. This will help to avoid mistakes and unnecessary trials.
Of course, the prospect of such an expansion of the powers of the tax authorities sounds ominous, and not only for illegal entrepreneurs. This also applies to regular casino players. Now, for sure, few people pay taxes on casino winnings. This is natural, as many believe that playing in a casino is considered illegal.
However, there is no ban on the game in the legislation, there is a ban only on the organization of gambling. But players must pay taxes on gambling winnings. We have already written about taxes on casino winnings in Russia. This article describes in detail the procedure and amount of tax.
If the tax authorities get their way, then any withdrawals to a bank card or bank transfers from the casino will be tracked. Accordingly, the Federal Tax Service will be able to include the amount of withdrawals in the taxable amount and deduct tax from players. The only question will be whether or not a person is suspected of not including income in the declaration.
Then those players who do not want to share their winnings in any way will be forced to choose e-wallets or even cryptocurrencies. Thus, the money will remain invisible to the tax. Another solution is to withdraw less often, because income is fixed only when a withdrawal from the casino arrives on your account. And if you do not withdraw, then you do not receive income, even if you win a million.
It is not clear how citizens get under control. For example, in a story with a famous poker player, one of the tax officials found out about the success of the poker player, which is why they initiated an audit. How they learned about the woman baking cakes is unclear. So, with the expansion of the powers of the tax service, many players will need to adapt to the new conditions.
