The tax deduction for buying and selling a car: the procedure for obtaining

The tax deduction for buying a car is not provided by the Tax Code. For those people who are selling the car, it is possible to reduce the size of the tax base. How constructed tax legislation in respect of the acquisition of car and how to get a tax deduction when selling a vehicle, you will learn from this article.

Tax deductions when buying a carThe tax deduction when selling a carTax deduction on the sale of cars (less than 3 years of ownership)Tax deductions when buying a carUnder current law, a citizen may qualify for certain tax deduction when purchasing property. The car belongs to the property. So whether or not a citizen of the right to a tax deduction for buying a car?The Tax Code (Sec. 1.2 Art. 220) among the property, the acquisition of which the taxpayer can get a tax deduction, the car does not appear. Accordingly, how to buy your car is not worth, preferences in the form of tax credits from the state should be expected.


Then the following question arises: whether the citizen can qualify for the deduction, if the car they had bought on credit?Again, we turn to article 220 of the Tax Code, which states that a citizen can reduce their income to expenditure made by it in the following cases:

    the repayment of interest on the loan, which was taken with a view to new construction or acquisition of property;
    the payment of interest on the loan, which was taken for the purpose of refinancing loans for new construction or acquisition of housing.About the car it does not say a word. Accordingly, in this case the taxpayer to obtain property deduction can not.The tax deduction when selling a carIf you want to receive a tax deduction at the disposal of the vehicle, first let us define, for how long you have owned the sold vehicle:

    You - the owner of the car for more than 3 years. The entire amount received from the sale of you, "bear benefits" and not subject to taxation. In this case, not even necessary to make a declaration of personal income tax 3.
    You - the owner of the car less than 3 years. P. 1 tbsp. 220 of the Tax Code provides for the deduction of 3 options:

    The amount of the transaction for the sale of the car - 250 rubles or less.. The declaration 3-PIT need to make a copy of the TCP and the contract of sale of the vehicle as proof that the car has been sold for an amount not exceeding 250 thousand. Rub.
    The amount of the transaction for the sale of a car -. More than 250 thousand rubles, but the documents of sale and purchase of the machine have not been preserved.If the size of the revenue exceeded than your net, it makes all the difference shall be taxed at the rate of 13%. If the difference is negative, the personal income tax is not paid at all (but 3-PIT declaration served anyway).

    The amount of the transaction for the sale of the car - more than 250 000 rubles (the car could be transferred under the scheme Trade-in and sold), and all documents of the transaction are preserved.The taxpayer has a choice: either to calculate the tax base as the difference between revenues and the amount of 250 000 rubles, or as the difference between the income and the size of the car price.In case of alienation of the vehicle the taxpayer is entitled to receive a deduction if they were following conditions are met:

    Citizen - tax residents of the Russian Federation.
    The applicant has on his hands a copy of PTS, according to which he was the owner of the car sold. A little practical tip: copy PTS better do after it will be made to the information about the new owner of the car, since it is one of the proofs of the transaction on car sales and will help in the future to resolve any disputes that may arise with the Tax Inspectorate.
    In the presence of the applicant has documents confirming the receipt of income from the sale of the car.The tax deduction when selling a car (less than 3 years of ownership)In this case, the algorithm of your actions as a taxpayer as follows:

    We determine the tax base.
    Independently expect personal income tax of the income you.
    Before 30 April of the year following the year the sale of the vehicle, submit a declaration to the Federal Tax Service.
    Prior to July 15 of the year following the sale of the car a year, pay tax.If the vehicle is owned by a few individuals, then they have to submit a declaration every man for himself. Property deduction in this case will be provided either by agreement between the owners themselves, or proportion of vehicle ownership.Together with the declaration submitted to the tax office, we apply the following documents:

    PTS vehicle that is sold.
    Treaty (reference account) for the purchase of the vehicle (if the tax base is calculated as the difference between revenues and expenditures).
    Documents confirming the amount of the consideration paid at car purchase (receipt of bank, cashier's check, receipt, and so on. D.).
    Contract Vehicle sales.
    Payment document.Thus, you have the right to receive the property deduction for the transaction for the disposal of the vehicle only if the vehicle was in the possession of less than 3 years.When selling the vehicle, is in the ownership of more than 3 years, the taxpayer does not use the property deductions and benefits that makes it possible not to tax the entire amount received from the sale of the car, and did not submit the declaration.