State Duma deputy Ivan Sukharev filed an appeal with the head of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation, Anton Kotyakov, in which he proposes to raise the income ceiling for tax deductions for children. RT.
In its appeal, the legislator stated that tax breaks are currently provided to support families with children – from a parent’s salary for each child that is not subject to withholding from personal income tax.
At the same time, the Tax Code states that the tax deduction is valid until the month from the beginning of the tax period (calendar year) when the total income of the taxpayer exceeds 350 thousand rubles. From the month when this income is over 350 thousand rubles, no tax deduction is applied.
The parliamentarian also noted that, according to Rosstat, in the fall of 2021, the average salary in the Russian Federation is more than 54 thousand rubles, which is 600 thousand rubles on an annual basis. Thus, according to Rosstat, a Russian with an average salary of six months will not be able to use the tax breaks prescribed by law.
“In this regard, I ask you to consider the feasibility of amending the current tax legislation in terms of increasing the maximum annual income of a citizen from 350 thousand rubles to 700 thousand rubles. to apply a tax deduction for children,” says the text of the appeal.
Previously, deputies of the United Russia fraction suggested Increase the maximum tax deduction when buying a house: double it when buying an apartment or building a house, and triple it for repayment of interest on a mortgage. As part of the novelty, the maximum tax deduction for buying an apartment or building a house will be 780 thousand rubles – 780 thousand rubles for repayment of interest on a mortgage.