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In 15 minutes applied the reader Karolis (name changed), who said that in the last days he had realized that he had not yet paid the property tax. He usually did this by going to the STI unit in the capital’s Žirmūnai district, but this year the order has changed.
“Now I have read that returns and fees are only accepted electronically. That was news to me. I had not heard that the system had changed and that people could not file returns or pay taxes. I was wondering why the Tax Inspection did not notify me “, was surprised.
Surprised by the changed system
Carol admits that, as if she were a student, she decided to pay the fee at the last minute, but assured her that there had been no problems in the past.
“I had to wait in line for about 10 minutes and sit with a consultant for 3 minutes. She would put it all together and give you a brochure with the fee to pay. And now you have to do everything yourself and calculate the tax.” said the interlocutor.
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Carol pointed out that not everyone knows how to calculate the tax. You need to know not only what rate to apply, but also the tax value of your property.
“From 150 thousand. A surplus of 1 million euros must be taxed. It may be easy for many, but there are people who simply cannot do it. By lowering the asset limit, more payers emerged. If you have a good apartment in the center from Vilnius, you are already a taxpayer ”, he assured.
According to him, the statements will be accepted only electronically, it was not published anywhere. Karolis was also surprised that the STI did not postpone paying this fee due to the quarantine.
“If they decided to accept the returns electronically, they had to say that people would prepare and that would not be a surprise. I understand that there is a pandemic period and it is not possible to make a physical declaration, but I could have extended the period to make declarations until the end of the year or mid-January. This situation is completely abnormal ”, is convinced Karolis.
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The interlocutor was also surprised to receive an annual property tax return, but the property tax must be calculated himself.
“They have access, all the bases. It could even calculate and send messages to residents how much they should pay. If each resident declares and calculates the tax himself, there can be all kinds of inaccuracies and errors,” he said.
I will not count interest for arrears
Meanwhile, Stasė Aliukonytė – Šnirienė, Director of STI’s Tax Liability Department, was quick to reassure the population due to the expiration of the real estate tax term.
“Until 2021, residents (who do not participate in activities) who are experiencing financial difficulties and cannot pay the real estate tax on time. February 28 no interest will be charged and recovery actions will be initiated. Furthermore, if the latter cannot pay the tax until then, they have the right to submit an application to the STI and enter into an interest-free tax loan contract, that is, organize the payment on a convenient schedule. 15 minutes she commented.
Photo by Sigismund Gedvila / 15min / Stasė Aliukonytė-Šnirienė
S. Alliukonytė – Šnirienė also emphasized that all customer service for COVID-19 since September has been arranged only remotely.
“In response to the deterioration of COVID-19 indicators in municipalities, and soon in Lithuania as a whole, and in order to ensure the safety of customers and employees, in September. we close the service units and inform customers that the STI provides all services only remotely ”, 15 minutes She talked.
You have to calculate the taxes yourself
S.Aliukonytė – Šnirienė noted that all taxes, except the land tax, are calculated, declared and paid by the taxpayer.
“Until now, no preliminary declarations of the real estate tax have been made because part of the information on the real estate managed by them is exclusively known to the resident. For example, in some cases, residents may submit additional documents (excerpts from the Records Center on the registered joint property of the spouses, a lease agreement that the property has been leased to a company, etc.), which eliminate the obligation to declare and pay real estate tax. “She explained.”
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It is true that STI is currently deciding how to simplify the process of declaring and paying this fee to customers.
Furthermore, according to S.Aliukonytė – Šnirienė, the STI personally reports on the property tax.
“Estimating that this year the change in the taxable threshold of the property tax, which is 150 thousand. The number of residents who must file NTM returns (form KIT715) and pay real estate tax increased in November and December. We send them personal messages in the My STI and Electronic Declaration systems ”, he explained.
How to calculate and declare your property tax?
Resident Real Estate Tax and Return Information (Form KIT715) is posted publicly on the STI website, here.
The easiest way to find out the rate of real estate is to enter the address of the property on the website of the Center of Records, according to which the unique number of the real estate is found (you can look up the unique number here). By entering the unique number of the real estate, it is easy to find out the tax value of the real property (find the real property value here).
The STI, in conjunction with the Records Center, has also prepared detailed instructions on how a resident can find real estate-related information and what to do in the event the property’s value cannot be found. These instructions are available on the STI page, here.
In total, this year about 20 thousand NTM returns (form KIT715) must be filed. population, which are preliminary to pay about 6.8 million. euros. According to the latest data, 11 thousand. residents have already declared their real estate, and their declared payment is almost 4 million. euros. About 9 thousand. The population has yet to file a real estate tax return, and their potentially reportable real estate tax amount would be approximately 2.8 million. euros.
Photo by Luke April / 15 minutes / Apartments in Vilnius
What is the real estate tax rate that applies to file KIT715?
For the portion of the total tax value of homes, gardens, garages, farms, greenhouses, farms, ancillary farms, scientific, religious, recreational (local) buildings, fishing buildings and engineering structures owned or acquired by persons exceeding 150,000 EUR :
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from 150 thousand. up to 300 thousand. a tax rate of 0.5% is applied;
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from 300 thousand. up to 500 thousand. a tax rate of 1 percent applies;
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more than 500 thousand. A tax rate of 2 percent applies.
Individuals raising three or more (adopted) children under the age of 18 and individuals raising a disabled (adopted) child under 18, as well as one older disabled (adopted) child with a special need for permanent care, on the part of the real estate tax value exceeding 200 thousand. EUR:
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from 200 thousand. up to 390 thousand. a tax rate of 0.5% is applied;
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from 390 thousand. up to 650 thousand. a tax rate of 1 percent applies;
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more than 650 thousand. A tax rate of 2 percent applies.
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