Abstract: In this article, the author makes an attempt to outline the prospects of the development of the local taxation system in Mordovia (an autonomous republic within Russia). The subject of the analysis is local taxation as an integral sequence of dues and payments in Mordovia.
The article views the problems of today’s system of local taxation and analyzes the prospects of development of local taxes in Russia and, particularly, in the Mordovian republic.
The methodology used in the article is Russia’s Tax Code, as well as scientific publications and articles devoted to problems of local taxation in Russia in whole and the Republic of Mordovia in particular. The main conclusion of this article is a need for perfection of the local tax system.
Working out and implementation of a personal property tax according to the cadastral value may be considered a positive trend in the development of the local tax system. Inventory value of real estate items that was used before is an outdated method that used to be applied as early as 30 or 40 years ago. This method does not correspond with market economy and does not reflect the real current situation.
Tax payers will start to pay taxes according to new rules from 2016, in accordance with the outcomes of 2015. In regions where the authorities will make a decision to transfer to the new calculation of taxes, tax offices will orient on the cadastral value.