How to pay the USP and which citizens can take advantage of the benefit when paying property tax.

The State Revenue Committee has prepared a selection of 10 frequently asked questions of citizens. These questions are most often asked by Kazakhstanis in the Call Center of the SRC of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

"For 8 months of 2021, the Committee's Call Center processed more than 620.5 thousand appeals from taxpayers, of which 94% rated the work of operators as "excellent".

 Question No. 1:

I am an individual, what is the deadline for paying the property tax for 2020?                     

Answer:

By October 1, 2021          

Question No. 2:

The property tax is higher this year compared to the last year, what is the reason?

Answer:

The amount of individual property tax depends on the value of the object. The corresponding tax rate is applied to the cost of the object. Information on the cost of the object is obtained from the State Corporation "Government for Citizens".

Question No. 3:

Are pensioners exempt from paying property tax?

Answer:

Separately residing pensioners are exempted from payment of individual property tax on the following beneficially owned property:

land plots occupied by the housing stock, including buildings and structures attached to it;

adjacent land plots;

within 1000-fold monthly calculation index (2 651 000 tenge for 2020) of the total value of all real estate objects.

Question No. 4:

Are mothers with many children or parents with many children exempt from paying property tax?

Answer:

Mothers of many children who have been awarded the title of "Mother Heroine" or awarded with "Altyn Alka" pendants are exempted from payment of individual property tax for the following owned property:

land plots occupied by the housing stock, including buildings and structures attached to it;

adjacent land plots;

within 1000-fold monthly calculation index (2 651 000 tenge for 2020) of the total value of all real estate objects.

Question No. 5:

Are disabled people exempt from paying property tax?

Answer:

Disabled persons are exempted from payment of individual property tax for the following owned property:

land plots occupied by the housing stock, including buildings and structures attached to it;

adjacent land plots;

land plots provided for personal household (subsidiary) farming, gardening and summer residence, including land occupied by buildings;

land plots occupied for garages;

within 1500-fold monthly calculation index (KZT 3,976,500 for 2020) of the total value of all real estate objects.

Question No. 6:

What banking details should I specify in paying individual property tax

Answer:

Details of the individual property tax: BCC code - 104102, Payment purpose code -911;

penalty details: Payment purpose code - 912.

Question No. 7:

I live in a rural area, what amount of USP should I pay?

Answer:

0.5- fold size of the MCI, i.e. 1459 tenge from January 1, 2021.

Question No. 8

What amount of USP should I pay if I am registered in Almaty (Nur-Sultan)?

Answer:

1-fold size of the MCI, 2917 tenge from January 1, 2021.

Question No. 9

How should I pay USP?

Answer:

Via online application of second-tier banks, in the E-SalyqAzamat mobile application (can be downloaded from AppStore and PlayMarket).

Question No. 10

How can I pay taxes?

Answer:

Via online application of second-tier banks, in the E-SalyqAzamat mobile application (can be downloaded from AppStore and PlayMarket).

Also, the SRC reminded that the Call Center can be contacted by number 1414, extension number 3.