The title "Veteran of Labor" is awarded to citizens for special merits. Labor or service. This category of citizens has some benefits, including benefits for the payment of transport tax.
How to take advantage of the vehicle tax exemption
The exemption is valid only for one vehicle registered in the ownership of a citizen with the status of "Labor Veteran". You can get the benefit no more than three years ago. For example, you applied to the tax office in 2018, and the Veteran of Labor status was obtained in 2000. The benefit will be recalculated to you until 2015. If you have paid tax in full all these years, it is possible to return the overpaid money by specifying the account number for a refund …
The exemption, in most regions, includes cars with a capacity of up to 150 horsepower and motorcycles with a capacity of up to 50 horsepower. In the Trans-Baikal Territory, Voronezh and Rostov Regions, the privilege is provided only to Heroes of Socialist Labor in the amount of 100% without restrictions on power, the class of the vehicle also does not matter.
Labor veterans living in Moscow do not have transport tax exemptions. Moscow law does not include Labor Veterans in the list of beneficiaries. Veterans of the Moscow Region pay tax with a 50% discount on a passenger car up to 150 hp. In the Volgograd region, cars with a capacity of less than 100 hp are not taxed.
For more information about the amount of benefits in your region, check on the website of the tax office.
To receive a benefit, you need to apply to the tax office at the place of residence with an application in person, or entrust this to a representative with a notarized power of attorney. You can also send an application with copies of documents by registered mail with notification through the post office.
The application must be accompanied by:
- a copy of the "Labor Veteran" certificate (red booklet),
- a copy of the vehicle purchase and sale agreement,
- copy of TCP and STS.
Be sure to have original documents and a passport with you. When sending via the postal service, attach a copy of your passport as well.
Who is awarded the title of "Veteran of Labor" and how to get it
The assignment of the status is carried out by social protection. You need to apply there with an application and bring documents confirming work experience, which for men should be 40 or more years, and for women - at least 35. If the pensioner has honorary titles, orders, medals, presidential commendations, distinctions in work or service, they will also need to be provided.
For example, Oleg Sergeevich Gabrielyan, Honored Teacher of the Soviet Union, was awarded a large number of diplomas and medals for his contribution to science. And his work experience allowed him to receive the status of "Veteran of Labor".
Now labor veterans receive benefits from regional authorities. That is why benefits are calculated differently in different regions.
