AMENDMENTS TO THE LAW ON PROPERTY TAXES

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At its session held on November 26, 2020, the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia adopted the Law on Amendments to the Law on Property Taxes, published in the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia” No. 144/2020. Amendments to the Law on Property Taxes in the area of ​​property taxes will be applicable from January 1, 2021.

Most significant changes:

  • It is prescribed that property tax payers are also open-end investment funds, ie alternative investment funds, which do not have the status of a legal entity, which are entered in the appropriate register in accordance with the law – when on real estate in the Republic of Serbia are rights holders, users or holders on which property tax is paid
  • Clarification was made when the subject of taxation is the right of ownership on land and the right to use construction land with an area of ​​over 10 acres by specifying that the property taxpayer is each holder of that right in proportion to its share in relation to the total land area, even when the proportional area of ​​the share of an individual taxpayer is less than ten acres
  • It is prescribed that the depreciation rate for which the value of real estate can be reduced, which is the basis of the taxpayer who does not keep business books, is equal for all real estate on the territory of the local self-government unit, ie depreciation rates on the territory of a local self-government unit cannot be different depending on the type of real estate, zone, etc.
  • From January 1, 2021, the average prices of 1m2 of appropriate real estate in zones will be determined on the basis of prices realized in the turnover of appropriate real estate by zones in the period from October 1 of the year preceding the current year to September 30 of the current year – instead of 9 month, 12 month period of time is introduced
  • For the purpose of determining the property tax base, ancillary facilities are classified in the same group with garages
  • The subject of taxation with inheritance and gift tax has been extended to inheritance and gift of digital property
  • From January 1, 2022, the competence for determining, controlling and collecting inheritance and gift taxes and taxes on the transfer of absolute rights is transferred from the Tax Administration to local self-government units.