Over 11 months Transcarpathians paid almost 19 million hryvnias of land tax

It is 2.2 million more than for the same period in 2011 – informed the State Tax Service in Transcarpathian region.
In total, 409.3 thousand landowners and land users – individuals are registered with the tax authorities of the Transcarpathian region, including 225.1 thousand those who have land tax reliefs.
Tax authorities remind that land tax payers are owners of land, including shares, and land users. The tax shall be paid from the date of ownership or right to use the land. The basis for calculation of the rent for land is a lease agreement for such land.
Note: In accordance with Article 281 of the Tax Code of Ukraine the following categories of citizens shall be relieved from land tax:
– Disabled of the first and the second group;
– Individuals who have three or more children under 18 years;
– Senior citizens;
– War veterans and persons covered by the Law of Ukraine "On the Status of War Veterans and Guarantees of their Social Protection";
– Individuals recognized by law as persons affected by the Chernobyl disaster.