Will patent advance payments rise in 2018?

Visa-free migrants are actively discussing the possibility of increasing the monthly advance payment for a labor patent. We receive many questions on this topic from employers of foreign employees.

Therefore, we decided to find out whether it is worth worrying for foreigners and their employers or not.

At a meeting of the Government of St. Petersburg, it was said that the cost of tax on a patent would increase by 500 rubles. Thus, the monthly payment of a foreign citizen for a patent in 2018 will be 3,500 rubles .

Officials explained that this price increase is determined by the situation on the market. For two years, the level of monthly patent payment did not increase. But the average accrued salary in St. Petersburg increased during this time by 20%. The earnings of labor migrants also increased, so they consider it necessary to increase the size of the income tax of foreign employees.

3,500 rubles per patent - is it a fact or fiction?

This amount of income tax has not been approved, however, the Government of St. Petersburg is considering a project to establish a new regional coefficient for St. Petersburg for 2018, reflecting the situation on the labor market, in the amount of 1.7299. < / p>

It is this ratio that can change the cost of an advance payment for a patent. We calculate the new cost of the patent , taking into account this coefficient.

1200 rubles (fixed payment amount) * 1,481 (deflator coefficient for 2018 for the whole of Russia) * 1, 7299 (regional coefficient of St. Petersburg) = 3074, 37 rubles.

Thus, we see that the information that the patent tax in 2018 will be equal to 3,500 rubles is not officially confirmed.

Increase in patent tax will affect Leningrad region?

Since regions such as St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region are always closely connected with each other, it is more likely that in the case of a tax increase in St. Petersburg, the payment for a patent in the Leningrad Region will also increase.

What should I do if the advance payment is increased if the employee has already paid for the patent in the first months of 2018?

We want to note that the last change in the cost of paying for a patent occurred in 2015. Then, foreign citizens simply had to make the difference between the old and the new value at the next payment for the labor patent .

However, there is currently no accurate information on how to act in this situation.

As soon as the St. Petersburg Government approves the final regional coefficient, we will inform you of the new cost of the patent and what to do for foreigners and their employers. Just stay tuned for migration news .