Information update date: 10 May 2012

Resolution by the Government of Georgia

N96 March 30, 2010, Tbilisi city

Referring to approval of costs and rates of services rendered by Legal Entity of Public Law - Revenue Service

Article 1 (11.03.2011 N121)
1. In compliance with paragraph of 2 of Article 8 and paragraph 4 of article15 of the Georgian Law “Referring to Revenue Service” the enclosed costs and their rates for services rendered by Legal Entity of Public Law – Revenue Service to be approved.
2. The party concerned shall be bound to pay the designated cost personally or through third party before services are rendered by Legal Entity of Public Law – Revenue Service except for the cases prescribed by this resolution. Article 11 (11.03.2011 N 121) Following bodies are exempt from paying the costs designated for services rendered by Legal Entity of Public Law – Revenue Service:

  1. Ministry of Finance of Georgia;
  2. Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia;
  3. Dispute Resolution Board by the Ministry of Finance of Georgia;
  4. Committee considering the issue  expedience of rescheduling of overdue tax and loan debt established by the Ministry of Finance of Georgia;
  5. Prosecutor's Office of Georgia;
  6. Ministry of Defence of Georgia;
  7. Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia;
  8. National Bank of Georgia.

 

Article 12. Service related to execution of a decision taken on tax case within the system of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia or at Court is rendered free of charge. (5.01.2011 N 7)

Article 13. Minister of Finance of Georgia as well as Director General of Legal Entity of Public Law – Revenue Service is authorized to take a decision on exemption of a person from payment of cost designated for rendering services prescribed by this resolution. (10.08.2010 N 232)

Article 14. (27.06.2011 N 259)
1. In the course of rendering services prescribed by table 54, 57, 59 – 64, 66 and 86 of “Costs and their rates for rendering service by Legal Entity of Public Law – Revenue Service” by Registration Department Structural Units/Subunits of Public Law Legal Entity – Revenue Service, service cost shall be paid within 5 calendar days of rendering services except for the case when the service is rendered towards a submitted vehicle or goods imported by this vehicle in Poti Custums Clearance Zone. (18.11.2011 N 437)

2. In the course of rendering service prescribed by this resolution and associated with goods movement and registration within the economic territory of Georgia for “Golden List” participant, the service cost shall be paid within the period of import tax payment by “Golden List” participant and prescribed by instruction “Referring to Goods Movement and Clearance within the Georgian Economic Territory” approved by order 993 of the Minister of Finance of Georgia as of December 31, 2010. (21.10.2011 N 401)

Article 15. Provided that a person requests registration of delivery and/or of excise goods carried by delivery and receiver to a destination specified by a recipient the person is authorized to pay the service cost within 30 calendar days of simplified declaration registration. (13.01.2011 N21)

Article 16. Withdrawn (12.04.2011 N 177)

Article 17. (18.11.2011 N 437)
Following are exempt from payment of cost for rendered services prescribed by table 54, 66, 68, 75, 82, 821 and 822 of “Costs and their tarifs for rendering service by Legal Entity of Public Law – Revenue Service”:
a) Import of goods aimed at disaster, accident and elimination, as well as humanitarian aid;
b) Import of the goods considered by grant agreement according to the method prescribed by the order of President of Georgia;
c) Goods intended for the official use by foreign diplomatic representations and organizations given the same status as well as for private use by representation diplomatic and administrative-technical personnel (including family members living with them) the way this exemption is prescribed by appropriate international agreements of which Georgia is a participant;
d) Import of goods in compliance with Subpuragraph “d” of Article 199 of Tax Code of Georgia;
e) Import of national and foreign currency (except for those used for numismatic purposes) and securities;
f) Transit of goods and/or vehicle;
g) Goods export, reexport (except for services prescribed by Section 86 of “Service Costs and their Tarifs prescribed by Legal Entity of  Public Law – Revenue Service” and processing of goods beyond the Georgian economic territory.
Note: reexport after goods operation of vehicle temporary import is exempt from payment of cost designated for rendering services;
h) Return of goods in case prescribed by Part 7 of article 235 of Tax Code of Georgia;
i) Temporary import of the goods that are entirely exempt from import duties;
j) Registration of goods with tariff cost amounting up to GEL 3 000 declared in import goods operation declaration by an individual at a land border crossing point;
k) Clearance of goods amounting up to GEL 10 000 received by delivery;
l) Clearance of goods in warehouse operation activity.

Paragraph 18 (11.03.2011 N 121)
1. In case of taxpayer’s request to undergo a tax audit the person is authorized to pay service cost within 5-day period of receiving consent to conduct tax audit from a tax agency.
2. In case of request of service prescribed by table 59 – 64 of “Service Costs and their rates prescribed by Legal Entity of  Public Law – Revenue Service” service cost shall be paid before expert’s conclusion is received by a party concerned after services rendered by Public Law Legal
Entity – Revenue Service except for the case prescribed by Item 1 of Article 14 of this Resolution. (18.11.2011 N 437)

Paragraph 19 (21.04.2011 N 183)
Service cost prescribed by table 76 of “Service Costs and their tarifs prescribed by Legal Entity of Public Law – Revenue Service” is not extended to:
a) Entities with micro and small business status as well as entrepreneur natural person;
b) Annual declaration of individual’s property tax as well as the tax declarations which are impossible to be submitted electronically to a tax agency due to unavailability of appropriate software.

Paragraph 110 (18.11.2011 N 437)
1. Provided that declaration of goods is executed at non-working time at Customs Clearance Department (except for Poti Customs Clearance Zone) the tariffs designated for rendered services prescribed by Sections 54, 66 and 822 of “Service Costs and their Tarifs prescribed by Legal Entity of Public Law – Revenue Service” are doubled (except for the cases when goods are declared in a special goods declaration).
2. Provided that a request for rendering services is made at non-working time at Customs Clearance Department (except for Poti Customs Clearance Zone) the tariffs designated for rendered services prescribed by Sections 57, 59 – 64 of “Service Costs and their Tarifs prescribed by Legal Entity of Public Law– Revenue Service” are doubled.
3. The fixed tariffs for rendering services at non-working time do not get doubled for a person who is designated “Golden List” participant’s status by individual administrative and legislative act of Director General of Revenue Service.
4. For the purposes of this resolution non-working time at Custom Clearance Department is from Monday through Friday after 18 o’clock and on Saturday after 15 o’clock, Sunday and days off.

Paragraph 111 (18.11.2011 N 437)
1.“The entity that has a liability to use a cash register and that before January 1, 2012 has been registered as small business status entity, is exempt from payment of service cost prescribed by Section 31 of “Service Costs and their rates prescribed by Legal Entity of Public Law – Revenue Service”. Moreover the small business status entity is entitled to enjoy the above privilege right only once when registering a single cash register.
Paragraph 2. The Resolution to take effect from June 20, 2010. (31.05.2010 N 149)

Prime Minister Nika Gilauri

 

 

Costs and their Tarifs for Services Rendered by Legal Entity of Public Law – Revenue Service (25.08.2010 N 263)

 

 

Type of Service

 

Period of Service

 

Tarif of Service

Issuing a permit for arranging gambling and gainfull games

20 working days 10 working days 5 working days
1 working days
Free

Free of charge
400 GEL
800 GEL
2 000 GEL

Services of a personal tax agent (29.12.2011 N 510)

1 Year

 

Issuing a certificate related to taxpayer’s banking institution/accounts

Over 3 working days
3 working days
1 working day

Free of charge
GEL 10
GEL 20

Issuing copies of one type tax/duty declaration/calculation and its appendices per one reporting period from the archive or certifying a copy of one type tax/duty declaration/calculation filled in electronically per one reporting period

10 working days 2 working days

20 Lari
30 Lari

Conducting tax audit at taxpayer’s request (11.03.2011 N 121)

 

GEL 5000 for organizations; GEL 10 000 for other entities provided that total turnover of audited period does not exceed GEL 1 000 000; GEL 30 000 provided that total turnover of audited period exceeds GEL 1 000 000.

Note: for the purposes of this section establishments prescribed by Paragraph 30 of Tax Code of Georgia are deemed as organizations

Issuing a permit for free trade point activities (23.09.2011 N 353 to take effect from December 1, 2011)

20 working days 5 working days

Free of charge
GEL 100

Issuing a certificate of releasing a ship from sanitary control/of conducting ship sanitary control

1 working day Over 1 working day

400 Lari
200 GEL

Issuing a certificate allowing a vehicle to carry goods using seals (28.12.2010 N 414)

4 hours
1 day
 Over 1 day

400 Lari
300 Lari
200 Lari

Implementation of procedures associated with registration of excise goods carried by mail service for an individual including payment of excise and documentary stamp (excise) nominal value on behalf of the person responsible) and delivery to the destination specified by a recipient (28.12.2010 N 414)

 

 

Tenfold amount of excise rate at least GEL 10

Extension of goods declaration submission period without temporary storing in a warehouse with the purpose of automotive vehicle registration prescribed by goods positions 8701, 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 and 8711 (the engine cubic capacity of which exceeds 50 cub.cm.) and 8716 (trailers and semitrailers) of foreign economic national product assortment (23.09.2011 N 353

 

Not to exceed 5 calendar days – GEL 20 per each calendar day; Exceeding 5 calendar days – GEL 100 + GEL 10 per each calendar day

Issuing of preliminary decision by a tax agency (except for cases prescribed by Sections 48 and 49) (10.08.2011 N 311)

Over 20 working days 

 

20 working days

GEL 10 000 for persons/entities with capital exceeding GEL 1 000 000 and/or with annual turnover exceeding GEL 10 000 000; GEL 5 000 for other persons/entities. GEL 30 000 for persons/entities with capital exceeding GEL 1 000 000 and/or with annual turnover exceeding GEL 10 000 000; GEL 15 000 for other persons/entities. Note: for the purposes of estimating charge amount the data of latest annual tax declaration submitted to a tax agency by a person/entity will be taken into account.

To approve document certifying write off of inventory invalid for further use.
(24.12.2012 N 22)

 

5% of accounting cost but at least GEL 20 and at most GEL 5 000

Assigning a right to use computer generated and printed out special tax invoice for VAT taxable operations (field designation)

 2 working days

GEL 10 000 – separation of 100 000 fields

Extension of field of computer generated and printed out special tax invoice for VAT taxable operations

2 working days

GEL 2 000 – extension of 100 000 fields

Issuing a permit for sale of seizured/tax bonded/mortgaged property to a taxpayer

1 working day 2 working days

GEL 500
GEL 100

Issuing a permit for authorizing a taxpayer to use seizured property

1 working day
2 working days

GEL 250
GEL 50

Issuing a permit for  holding a new stage of promotional drawing

1 working day
3 working days

GEL 500 GEL 250

Issuing a permit certificate duplicate

1 working day

GEL 10

Issuing a consent for making changes in conditions of holding gambling and gainfull games

1 working day 3 working days

GEL 100
GEL 50

Making changes in gambling and gainfull game permits (facility location)

1 working day 3 working days

GEL 500
GEL 100

Service related to sealing of batching and metering devices at filling stations (13.01.2011 N21 to take effect from February 1, 2011)

 

GEL 12 per one seal

Providing GPRS and crypto module fiscal cash registers (26.07.2011 N 293)

 

GEL 290 per 1 csh register

Withdrawn (21.01.2011 N27)

 

 

Registration of equivalent documents of receipt 

1 working day 3 working days

GEL 50 per 1 application GEL 20 per 1 application

Registration of simplified log book

1 working day

GEL 20

Issuing a certificate related to Tax arrear

10 working days
1 working day
3 working days

Free of charge
GEL 20
GEL 10

Execution of tax comparision act

10 working days
1 working day
3 working days
5 working days

Free of charge
GEL 250
GEL 100
GEL 50

Registration of seven-digit code for stationary facility of oil product seller

1 working day

GEL 50 per 1 facility

Extension of use period of oil product seller stationary facility

1 working day

GEL 50 per 1 facility

Registration of adjustment of oil product seller stationary facility (except for the person who registers or has registered the stationary facility seven-digit code to his/her name)

1 working day

GEL 50 per 1 facility

Recovery of taxpayer certificate

5 working days
1 working day

Free of charge
GEL 10

Transferring excessively paid amount from one tax type to another tax liabilities account

 

GEL 50 – up to GEL 5 000
GEL 200 – up to GEL 1 000 000
GEL 1 000 – over GEL 1 000 000

Issuing certificate for VAT zero rate application

10 working days
2 working days
5 working days

Free of charge
GEL 100
GEL 50

Issuing a certificate to prevent double taxation

30 calendar days 1 working day
5 working days

Free of charge
GEL 100
GEL 50

 

Issuing information related to performed goods operations (except for the case when the information is received within a customs clearance zore by goods declaring for using privileges prescribed by sub-paragraphs “d.d” and “d.e” of Article 199 of Tax Code of Georgia) (31.03.2011 N 152)

 

10 working days 3 working days
1 working day

 

Free of charge
GEL 20
GEL 50

Granting initial access to automated data base system “ASYCUDA” (18.11.2011 N 437)

 

GEL 200

Extension of bank guarantee period by enterprise or individual having access to automated data base system “ASYCUDA” (28.12.2010 N 414)

1 working day
3 working days

GEL 50
GEL 20

Advance tax rulling towards goods related to product code designation in compliance with foreign economic activities national product assortment (28.12.2010 N 414)

30 working days 10 working days 5 working days

Free of charge
GEL 250
GEL 500

Advance tax rulling related to designation of goods country rules of origin (28.12.2010 N 414)

30 working days 10 working days 5 working days

Free of charge
GEL 250
GEL 500

Allowing access to automated data base system “ASYCUDA” for warehouse, enterprise or individual for temporary storage application electronic declaration (28.12.2010 N 414)

20 working days 3 working days
1 working day

Free of charge
GEL 50
GEL 100

Issuing material type tax invoice form (including revised tax invoice) to a VAT payer registered entity (3.11.2010 N 337)

 

 

1 pcs. – 50 tetri

Clearance of goods (except for cases prescribed by tables 12, 66, 68, 75, 82, 821, 822, 86 and 87) (18.11.2011 N 437)

 

GEL 150 per one declaration for goods with tariff value up to GEL 3 000;
GEL 300 per one declaration for goods with tariff value from GEL 3 000 to GEL 15 000;
GEL 400 per one declaration for goods with tariff value exceeding GEL 15 000

At a request of a party concerned unloading goods from a vehicle within a customs clearance zone and loading to the same or other vehicle (21.12.2010 N 388)

 

 

1 ton – GEL 25

At taxpayer’s request estimating quantity of goods submitted by the taxpayer (28.12.2010 N 414)

 

 

1 kg – GEL 0.040,
1 cub.m. – GEL 0.20,
Under 1 sq.m. – GEL 30,
Over 1 sq.m. – GEL 30 + GEL 0.10 per each 1 sq.m.,
1 m – GEL 0.20,
1 pcs. – GEL 0.02

 

At taxpayer’s request designation of foreign economic activities national product assortment code by an expert (11.03.2011 N 121)

 

 

1 type facility – GEL 15

At taxpayer’s request estimation of market (retail, wholesale) and/or tariff value of movable property (goods) submitted by the taxpayer (28.12.2010 N 414)

 

1 type facility under GEL 100 – GEL 10, From GEL 100 to GEL 10000 – GEL 25, Over GEL 10 000 – GEL 150

At taxpayer’s request estimation of market and/or customs value of automotive vehicle (including 3500 kg) and/or trailer (including 3500 kg) and/or identification of specification figures (23.09.2011 N 368 )

 

1 automotive vehicle/trailer – GEL 40

At taxpayer’s request estimation of market and/or customs value of automotive vehicle (including over 3500 kg) and/or trailer (including over 3500 kg) and/or identification of specification figures (23.09.2011 N 368)

 

1 automotive vehicle/trailer – Gel 80

At taxpayer’s request estimation of mixed goods customs value (28.12.2010 N 414)

 

Under GEL 5000 – 3% of value but at least GEL 30, from GEL 5000 to GEL 100 000 – 2 % of amount exceeding
GEL 150 + 5000, from GEL 100 000 to GEL 1 000 000 – 1 % of amount exceeding GEL 2050+100 000 %, 0,8% of amount exceeding GEL 1 000 000

Clearance of goods imported by air freight (except for cases prescribed by Section 87) (18.11.2011 N 437)

 

Goods with customs value under GEL 3 000 – GEL 150 per one declaration; Goods with customs value from GEL 3 000 to GEL 15 000 – GEL 300 per one declaration; Goods with customs value exceeding GEL 15 000 – GEL 400 per one declaration

Clearance of goods amounting up to GEL 3 000 customs value declared in a simplified declaration by an individual within “Poti” Customs Clearance Zone or “Batumi Port” BCP. (24.05.2011 N 221)

 

 

GEL 20 per one declaration

Issuing a veterinary certificate to be used while exporting animals, cattlebriding primary products (26.01.2011 N 47)

 

 

GEL 50

Issuing a phytosanitary certificate/reexport phytosanitary certificate (26.01.2011 N 47)

 

 

GEL 25

Issuing a permit for importing phytogenous products subject to phytosanitary control (26.01.2011 N 47)

20 working days 10 working days 5 working days
1 working day

Free of charge;
GEL 10;
GEL 20;
GEL 25

Issuing a permit for import/transit of products subject to veterinary control (26.01.2011 N 47)

20 working days 10 working days 5 working days
1 working day

Free of charge;
GEL 20;
GEL 40;
GEL 50

Issuing a hygienic certificate for food products and food product related containers (tare) except for food products and food product related containers (tare) to be exhibited at an exhibition and/or to be submitted as a sample (26.01.2011 N 47)

 

 

GEL 50

 

Clearance of a vehicle declared by vehicle declaration (except for export and reexport) (7.06.2011 N 231)

 

GEL 150 per one declaration

Receipt of material form tax declaration (21.04.2011 N 183)

 

GEL 30 per one declaration

Assigning a micro business status to natural person. (25.03.2011 N 143)

 

GEL 10

Assigning a small business status to a entrepreneur natural person (25.03.2011 N 143)

 

GEL 20

Issuing a certificate related to enjoying tax benefit by entities implementing projects prescribed by international agreements (25.03.2011 N 143)

10 working days;
5 working days;
1 working day

Free of charge;
1 certificate – GEL 20;
1 certificate – GEL 50

For the purposes of Tax Code of Georgia identification of technical regulations related to production loss maximum limit amounts, goods output and other regulations associated with production process (18.11.2011 N 437)

 

Not to exceed two months

GEL 5 000

 

Before goods cross the Georgian customs border clearance of the goods registered by means of “ASYCUDA” by a person and declared in a declaration (except for cases prescribed by Sections 12, 68 and 75) (18.11.2011 N 437)

 

 

Goods with customs value under GEL 3 000 – GEL 100 per one declaration;

Goods with customs value from GEL 3 000 to GEL 15 000 – GEL 200 per one declaration;

Goods with customs value over GEL 15 000 – GEL 300 per one declaration

 

Before goods cross the Georgian customs border filling in declaration and clearance of  goods on the basis of documents submitted by a person electronically (except for cases prescribed by Sections 12, 68 and 75) (18.11.2011 N 437)

 

Goods with customs value under GEL 3 000 – GEL 150 per one declaration;

Goods with customs value from GEL 3 000 to GEL 15 000 – GEL 300 per one declaration;

Goods with customs value over GEL 15 000 – GEL 400 per one declaration

 

Before goods cross the Georgian customs border filling in declaration and clearance of goods on the basis of documents submitted by a person in a material form (except for cases prescribed by Sections 12, 68 and 75) (18.11.2011 N 437)

 

Goods with customs value under GEL 3 000 – GEL 150 per one declaration;

Goods with customs value from GEL 3 000 to GEL 15 000 – GEL 300 per one declaration;

Goods with customs value over GEL 15 000 – GEL 400 per one declaration

        Input of infprmation regarding continers/means of transport imported into the country without registration and provided by BCP’s ``Batumi Port``, ``Poti and Kulevi Ports`` and also Customs Clearence Department into the automated date base of the the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

 

 

GEL 50

Issuing a registration certificate within Customs Clearance Zone of  Poti (except for cases of registration certificate simplified fill in, transit, export and reexport) (18.11.2011 N 437)

 

 

GEL 20

Clearance of goods declared in reexport by goods declaration submission (for automotive vehicles prescribed by goods positions 8701, 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 and 8711 (the engine cubic capacity of which exceeds 50 cub.cm.) and 8716 (trailers and semitrailers) of foreign economic activities national product assortment) (23.09.2011 N 353 to take effect from December 1, 2011)

 

 

 

GEL 50

Registration of goods amounting to over GEL 10 000 imported by delivery GEL 300 Tax Agreement http://www.rs.ge/Default.aspx?sec_id=4895&lang=1
Tax agreement service (24.05.2011 N 221)

 

GEL 300

Authorizing a person to issue a special receipt on returning paid VAT amount for goods purchased by foreign nationals in Georgia (20.07.2011 N 286)

 

 

GEL 200

Repeated registration after cancellation of authority to issue a special receipt on returning paid VAT amount for goods purchased by foreign nationals in Georgia to a person (26.08.2011 N 324)

 

 

GEL 500

Based on the available data providing appropriate information to a person seeking to become a member of TIR mode and seeking TIR holder status to be submitted to vehicle forwarder association (26.08.2011 N 324)

 

1 working day – GEL 30 3 working days – GEL 15 10 working days – free of charge

Allowing access to automated “ASYCUDA” system with the purpose of confirming the arrival of goods at a warehouse, duty free or other destination (26.08.2011 N 324)

 

1 working day – GEL 200
3 working days – GEL 150

Assigning a status of international financial company or international enterprise (23.09.2011 N 353 to take effect from December 1, 2011)

 

1 working day – GEL 200;
3 working days – GEL 150

Allowing delivery couriers to web pages for electronic registration of delivery service receivers. (26.08.2011 N 324)

 

1 working day – GEL 200 3 working days – GEL 150



Agree on general ruls of gambling games
(27.12.2011 N 495)

 

GEL 10 000



Provide person, authorized to issue special receipt of VAT refund, with sticker.  

 

One sticker – GEL 0.35

 

Issuing a permit for warehouse activities (23.09.2011 N 353 to take effect from December 1, 2011)

3 working days Less than 3 working days

Free of charge
GEL 100