Individuals have to pay real estate/land tax by June 30.
The Chisinau Mayor's Office reported that the Department for the collection of local taxes and fees has already sent notices to taxpayers and reminds them that the real estate/land tax must be paid by June 30. According to the Tax Code, until June 30, the full amount of tax must be paid by citizens and peasant/farming farms for existing or acquired real estate as of March 31 of the current year. In the case of real estate and land plots acquired after March 31 of the current year, the deadline for payment is March 25 of the year following the reporting year. The amount of immovable property/land tax for individuals, as well as the amount of land tax in the case of peasant farms, is calculated annually by the local tax collection services that operate within the mayoralties. Specific tax rates are approved annually by the local public administration authorities within the limits stipulated in Art. 280 of the Tax Code. According to the Chisinau Mayor's Office, the holders of electronic and/or mobile signature can access the portal https://sfs.md/ro/servicii/persone_fizice to view the tax on the basis of the property sheet, create a notification of payment, view the amount of tax and print the notification on paper. The Mayor's Office also reminded that the 15% discount previously in effect when paying the full amount of the calculated property tax by June 30, no longer applies. One can pay the tax in post offices, bank branches or online, through the state service of electronic payments mpay.gov.md, selecting the service “Payment of real estate tax (with payment notice)”.Exemption from real estate tax is granted to persons of retirement age, but not to all categories of pensioners, while the exemption is provided within the value of real estate (in Chisinau - up to 500 thousand lei). // 06.06.2024 - InfoMarket
