Lawyer: The Federal Tax Service may be fined for regular receipt of money on the card

The Russian Federal Tax Service (FTS) monitors transfers to cards of individuals in search of unpaid taxes. This may be the basis for penalties.

Yuri Mirzoev, Director General of the Mitra National Law Company, warned about this in an interview with the Prime agency. At the same time, he stressed that the very fact of receiving money on the card is not a violation.

However, some types of transactions arouse suspicion among tax authorities. These include transfers that look like paying for services or receiving payment for rented housing.

"If you have provided a service (design, programming, consulting, tutoring, repair) or sold a product, rented out a property and received payment on a card, this is your income," the expert noted.

Also, the attention of tax authorities is attracted by regular receipts from legal entities or sole proprietors. This is especially true of the amounts received from one company at certain intervals — they are similar to undeclared part-time jobs.

"If you are not their employee under an employment contract, but often receive money from one company, this may indicate a hidden employment relationship or income from entrepreneurial activity," the lawyer said.

According to him, the penalty for tax evasion ranges from 20 to 40% of the unpaid amount. Mirzoev warned that the Federal Tax Service has plenty of opportunities to identify questionable transfers, so it's better to legalize income, for example, through self-employment.

Earlier, EADaily reported that the Gagarinsky District Court of Moscow, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office of Russia, decided to confiscate the property of the former head of the Federal Tax Service for Ingushetia, Magomed Kushtov.