IRS assessed 783 billion in penalties and interest in 2024

In the first 10 months of 2024, the volume of sanctions for tax violations amounted to RUB 783 billion, which is two and a half times more than the amount for the same period last year (RUB 297 billion), according to the statistics of the tax service (Izvestia has studied it).

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According to the Federal Tax Service, most of the accrued amount was due to penalties - 735 billion. Almost all the rest are fines.

In 2024, the period when tax penalties were calculated on the basis of 1/300 of the key rate per day regardless of the duration of late payments ended, recalled Evgeny Pantaziy, a member of the Russian Bar Association. He added that this year already from the 31st day of delayed payments the amount of penalty will be determined at the rate of 1/150.

"The price of tax mistakes is becoming more and more serious, and the control over the execution of legislation is improving and tightening," the lawyer assessed.

At the same time, the key rate has also increased, noted Natalia Milchakova, a leading analyst at Freedom Finance Global. From January to October of this year it rose from 16% to 21% per annum, so the amount of accrued penalties for this period has also increased, she explained.

Another reason is the introduction of a single tax account, the expert emphasized. With the help of new technologies, it became easier for the Federal Tax Service to control collections.

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Giving penalties: the FTS accrued 2.5 times more penalties and fines in 2024