YARDAKOVA
I.V. KAZAKH ENGINEERING - TECHNICAL
ACADEMY
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SINGLE LAND
TAX IN THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
In
modern conditions of effective mechanisms of land relations in agriculture,
characterized by their economic regulatory measures aimed at the implementation
of the land policy of the state. Land policy of Kazakhstan is aimed at ensuring
the rights of land owners and land users, social justice payments for the land,
the introduction of economic incentives for sustainable and efficient land use,
the introduction of economic sanctions for inappropriate use and environmental
degradation of the land.
Currently,
the agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan have formed three forms of
management options:
-small
business, presented farmer (peasant) farms;
-medium
business, represented by various partnerships, associations, cooperatives;
-big business represented agrarian
corporations.
Various forms of
management to reflect specific types of property relations and form a mixed
economy as a whole. In agriculture, the Republic of Kazakhstan functioning
164,800 peasants and farmers, about 8,000 large and medium-sized enterprises
operating as partnerships and joint stock companies (Table 1).
Table 1
The number of agricultural units in Kazakhstan
|
Data |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
|
Total
active agricultural units, including |
174 651 |
175 636 |
176 822 |
188 616 |
172 821 |
|
Agricultural enterprises |
5 170 |
5 443 |
6 493 |
6 917 |
7 965 |
|
Peasants and Farmers |
169 481 |
170 193 |
170 329 |
182 419 |
164 856 |
Source: Compiled by
the author based on data from the Statistics Agency. / / Http://stat.kz [1]
As you can see, the greatest expansion in Kazakhstan have farms that are
characterized by the connection of ownership, labor and management. In the
economic literature there are sometimes completely opposing views about the
meaning and future of this form of entrepreneurship. Thus, a number of economists
believe its revolutionary, the formation of which must be gradual [2 , p.47 ],
while others point out the futility of this form of management: "With
regard to farming as a mass movement , the growth potential of the appropriate
way of practically exhausted. One-sided striving for mass creation of several
million farmers and farms represents net utopia " [4 , p. 47].
The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan " On peasant (farmer )
economy ", adopted on 31 March 1998 , the peasant (farm) is recognized
family- employment of persons in which the implementation of individual
business is inextricably linked to the use of agricultural land for agricultural
production, as well as processing and marketing of these products. Law defines
the following forms of peasant (farmer's ) economy :
- Farm, in which entrepreneurial activity is carried out in the form of
family business , founded on the basis of common ownership;
- Farm, based on the implementation of personal business;
Farming,
organized in the form of a partnership based on common ownership on the basis
of an agreement on joint economic activities.
As you
know, for the peasant (farm) in 1996 introduced a form of land tax - a single
tax on land , which provides tax calculation is based on the appraised value of
the land . With some shortcomings, this tax system simplifies the calculation.
Here, standards Rates land prices are too high compared to the market price of
land. It almost helped by the fact that the crisis of agricultural complexes
sale of land at market prices would mean virtually free of her hand.
Payers
of the single land tax do not pay these taxes and other obligatory payments to the
budget:
1) the
individual income tax revenues from farm or farm , including income as amounts
received from the state budget to cover the costs (expenses ) associated with
the activities covered by this special tax regime;
2) the value added
tax - Turnover from operations covered by this special tax regime;
3) the land tax ,
and ( or) payment for land use - on parcels of land used in the activities covered
by this special tax regime;
4) tax on vehicles;
5) The property
tax.
In the exercise of
activities which are not subject to a special tax regime for farmers or farms,
the single land tax payers are required to keep separate records of income and
expenses, assets and make the calculation and payment of the relevant taxes and
other obligatory payments to the budget for these kinds of activities in
accordance with the general order.
In the absence of
an act of determining the assessed value of land issued by the authorized state
authority on land , the assessed value of land is determined based on the estimated
value of one hectare of land in the average for the area , the city according
to data provided by the authorized state authority on land, and the area land.
Calculation of the
single land tax on arable land is made by applying the following rates, based
on the total area of land to the total assessed value of land (Table 2).
Table
2. Rates of single land tax
|
¹ |
area of land portions (hectare) |
tax rate |
|
1. |
to 500 |
0,1% |
|
2. |
from 501 to 1000 inclusive |
0.1% of the
appraised value with 500 acres + 0.2% of the appraised cost acres, more
than 500 hectares |
|
3. |
from 1001 to 1500 inclusive |
0.2% of the
appraised value of 1 000 ha + 0.3% of the appraised value hectares exceeding
1000 hectares |
|
4. |
from 1501 to 3000 inclusive |
0.3% of the
appraised value of 1 500 hectares + 0.4% of the appraised value cgektarov
exceeding 1500 hectares |
|
5. |
more than 3000 |
0.4% of the appraised
value with 3000 acres + 0.5% of the appraised stoimostic hectares exceeding
3000 hectares |
Source:
Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan [6]
Calculation of the
single land tax on pastures, natural grasslands and other land plots used in
the activity for which the special tax treatment is performed by applying the
rate of 0.1 % to the total assessed value of land.
In our view, in
order to with the necessary objectivity and accuracy to solve problems in the
assessment of land, it is necessary to determine the level of absolute and
relative fertility , give it a numerical expression . This is achieved through
a system of land- specific performance indicators that have the physical and
monetary terms.
To assess the
economic characteristics of the subject land is important indicator of the
ability of agriculture to directly use natural (potential) fertility of the
soil. In absolute terms , this ability is manifested in land productivity,
since it is known that the value of the harvest depends on the natural
characteristics of the land and the cost of labor to manufacture it.
Consequently, the fertility of land as a productive force finds its direct
economic expression (materialized) in the crop. This value (efficiency,
productivity) is a concrete expression of the absolute economic fertility and
at the same time characterizes the potential fertility of the land use in the
evaluation period
Because the soil
appraisal and economic assessment of land represent a single continuous land
evaluation process, some types of work (preparatory work, the estimated land-
zoning) have some bearing on the economic appraisal of soil and land evaluation. For the economic evaluation of land on farms
are calculated, the total valuation of land by type of land and agricultural
land in general, and performance evaluation of arable land and perennial
plantings on the effectiveness of cultivation of agricultural crops.
In the land
registry documents produced economic valuation of land, and thus determines
their relative value. Economic evaluation criteria are set depending on the
purpose of the land. Common to all of the land is their location. Along with
this, for example, for the economic evaluation of agricultural land as the main
criteria are the properties of productive land to forest land - land
productivity, environmental , recreational , health-improving value for land
settlements - urban conditions , the degree of social and engineering developed
land and functional use of settlement lands and the environmental situation .
Based on the above
methodological foundations of modern economic valuation of land is determined
by the system of land- estimates with its specific content and purpose.
Sharing indicators
and economic valuation of land accurately determine the successes and
shortcomings of the individual farms and link them with fertility or soil , or
using a set of farming and land reclamation activities , or to the
organizational and other factors.
The Government of
the Republic of Kazakhstan intends to abolish the single tax .
The Minister of
Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the course of the Ust- Kamenogorsk of
cluster workshop meeting on the special tax regimes in the agricultural sector,
noted that: "in view of the fact that the single tax proposed to postpone
environmental payments, its rate will increase by 1.5 fold changes for the
farms be introduced from 2016.
According to the
farmers, it significantly complicates its payment of small farms and increase
the actual rates themselves to the ground. Opposed by many professional market
participants, including "Farmers' Union of Kazakhstan".
Thus, to improve
the collection of single land tax offer:
- To reduce the
rate of a single land tax for agricultural producers who exploit disturbed land
(requiring remediation);
- To apply the
benefits of the assessment value of the land for the period of investment
projects for the development of agricultural production, the use of new
technologies, new or upgrading existing drainage systems;
- Increase the rate
of a single land tax have not been used for the intended purpose of land plots
intended for activities on agricultural production;
- Exempt from the
single land tax areas that are under agricultural use;
- Reduce the amount
of single land tax on the amount of expenses actually incurred by the land user
to improve the land.
List of references:
1.The official website of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on
Statistics / / http://stat.kz
2.Esirkepov TA, Asainov BB Becoming a variety of forms of ownership and management
in the agricultural sector in the transition to a market economy. - Almaty
University "Turan", 1998. - 224.
3.Gumerov R. Agricultural Policy: the dictates of liberalist dogma to
economic pragmatism / / Economic Journal. - 2003. - ¹ 2. - S. 41-59.
4. Nazarenko B. Objectives recovery of agriculture and food security in
Russia / / Economic Journal. - 1999. - ¹ 5-6. - S. 43-51.
5. The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on March 31, 1998 "On the
country (farmer) economy" / / Business and Law: Collection of regulations
/ Comp. Khudyakov, L. Davydov. - Almaty: Jeti zhargy, 1999. - S. 248-256.
6. The Tax Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On taxes and other
obligatory payments to the budget" on December 10, 2008 (as amended on
01.01.2013)
7. The land tax rate will increase 1.5 times / / www.nur.kz