At a press conference held at the "Kabar" agency, the Deputy Chairman of the State Tax Service of the Kyrgyz Republic, Mirlan Rahmanov, clarified that the practice of collecting debts from bank accounts is not new for the country. Previously, such measures were applied to certain categories of taxpayers.
Rahmanov noted that earlier this norm applied only to individual entrepreneurs who pay taxes based on their activities. However, starting from 2026, new legislative rules have been introduced that allow for the forced collection of debts from the bank accounts of ordinary citizens.
“This is already the final stage of collection. Taxpayers are considered to be citizens who own property or land plots. There is a classification: for example, if the area of an apartment is up to 80 square meters, tax obligations do not arise. The same applies to residential houses, where tax is charged only on properties exceeding 150 square meters. If the area is smaller, there are no obligations,” he explained.
The collection process includes several key stages:- Notification: The State Tax Service informs the taxpayer about the tax obligations that have arisen.
- SMS notifications: starting from 2025, mandatory SMS messages will be sent to every citizen.
“After these steps are completed, the taxpayer is given 30 days. During this time, they can appeal the notification or contact the tax authority to pay the tax, including the option to pay through electronic wallets. Only after this period do we send the Tax Payment Requirement (TPR) to the banks for debt collection,” added the Deputy Head of the State Tax Service.
