What was the story of the empty house text message?
According to Tejarat News, What was the reason for sending SMS to a number of owners?
Quoted from ایسنا, Mahmoud Mahmoudzadeh, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development stated: In line with the implementation of Article 54 of the Law on Direct Taxes approved in December 1399, we identified about 1.3 million vacant units and despite the calls for self-declaration in the real estate and housing system, Some people did not register their residential information. Of course, some changes were made by the self-expression of individuals, and this figure of 1.3 million is constantly updated. Compatriots should enter in the real estate and housing system at amlak.mrud.ir if there is a change in terms of buying and selling or renting their unit; Otherwise, our basis is that the unit is empty.
He added: “Currently, there are residential information of more than 60 million compatriots in the system and it can be monitored.” However, some of whom have recently been texted are those whose information is not available and whose residence status is not actually listed.
According to Mahmoudzadeh, if the owners of the mentioned units do not register their residential information before the end of this month, which is the last stage of obtaining self-declaration, their unit will be considered as an empty house and will be reported to the Tax Affairs Organization for tax purposes. Compatriots, if they have bought, sold or rented the mentioned unit, must register its documents in the system.
Regarding the dispute between the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development and the Tax Affairs Organization over how to introduce vacant houses, he said: “About two weeks ago, we had a meeting with the officials of the Tax Affairs Organization and this coordination was done based on the list that we will present to them by the end of December.” Realize the issue of vacant home taxes.
The Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development clarified on the issue that some owners of the empty house were sent the wrong text message: There is nothing wrong. Given that these people have refused to express themselves, the impression is that their house is empty. The text of the text message also states that they should determine the status of their property.
Mahmoudzadeh clarified: those for whom no text message was received are mainly among the 60 million people whose residential information is available. After 2016, when single-page documents are transferred, transfer information is recorded and easily accessible. Those for whom SMS has recently been sent are among those for whom registration information is not available.
According to ISNA, according to the amendment of Article 54 of the Direct Taxes Law approved in December 2016, if a residential unit in cities with more than 100,000 people is uninhabited for more than 120 days, it will be taxed and will be taxed monthly for each month more than the mentioned time. Based on the rental income tax, the coefficients of the first year will be equal to six times the related tax, the second year will be equal to 12 times the related tax and the third year onwards will be equal to 18 times the related tax.