The question of what can be found out about a person using the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) comes up quite often on various Internet forums. This is not at all accidental, because in Russia every taxpayer is assigned an identification code. The main source of information in this case is the Federal Tax Service (FTS). Despite the confidentiality of the information, achieving this goal is quite possible. But first of all, it is important to clearly define the data required to be obtained.
What is a TIN
A taxpayer identification number (TIN) is a unique sequence of numbers that is assigned to every citizen of our country immediately after birth. You can obtain a certificate whenever the need arises, at any age.
The TIN encodes information about the taxpayer. The number of an individual consists of 12 digits:
- 1 and 2 digits – code of the administrative-territorial unit where the person lives;
- 3 and 4 – number of the tax authority that issued the TIN.
These numbers are assigned using an identifier, followed by the unique data of the taxpayer - an individual.
- 5-10 – reflect information about a specific taxpayer and allow for his identification;
- 11-12 – control. These numbers are used to verify the authenticity of the TIN on computers with special software.
Responsibility for illegal storage and receipt of data
One of the constitutional rights of a citizen of the Russian Federation is the right to protection of confidential information, as well as the right to privacy. By collecting information that is not in the public domain, a citizen may be prosecuted under Art. 137 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, according to the sanction of which a fine may be imposed or a person may be sentenced to a real term.
There are many ways to find out your registration, knowing your last name, passport number, TIN or even car registration number, each of which can be effective. Therefore, if you want to find a specific subject, you should try all available methods.
TIN - taxpayer identification number - is a specific combination containing the personal data of a citizen. The set of numbers is individual, that is, it has no repetitions.
Which institutions require you to provide a TIN?
Let us immediately note that the employer’s requirement for a new employee to present a tax number when applying for a vacant position is generally unlawful. In Art. 65 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation specifies a list of documents that can be provided, but there is no such document as TIN.
However, Federal Law No. 79 “On the State Civil Service” is currently in force, according to which employees carrying out professional activities in various government government agencies (at the regional and state level) are required to submit the assigned TIN to the personnel department. Let's name these institutions:
- local government administrations;
- regional justice committees;
- interregional inspections of the Federal Tax Service;
- regional main departments of the Ministry of Emergency Situations;
- regional arbitration courts;
- executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, etc.
Is it possible to find out passport information using the TIN?
The desire to obtain passport information in this way may arise in many cases. For example, it would be good to use the tax identification number of a person who rented a living space and disappeared without paying the amount of money due under the rental agreement. There may also be a need to vet a potential business partner.
Meanwhile, the passport data of a citizen of the Russian Federation (even date of birth), according to the law, is confidential information, which means it is closed. But you can get other important information from official sources. For example, using the TIN, through the web resource of the bailiff service, you can find out whether an individual entrepreneur (IP) has debt obligations, and then decide on the advisability of creating a common business.
The risk of turning to unverified sites to obtain information
There are many sites offering to provide any information on an individual’s TIN for free or for a fee.
It should be remembered that the receipt and distribution of personal data by unauthorized persons is punishable by law. From this we can make an unambiguous conclusion that any such sites carry out illegal activities and are most often scammers.
As a result of applying for services to such a resource, you can lose the money paid without getting results. Most likely, such portals collect fees from gullible users and then close, ceasing their activities or opening a new site with a new name.
There is a high probability that such a resource is a cover for hackers who steal personal data from the computers of clients who access them.
You should be especially careful when entering your own personal data when making a request for information. The data obtained in this way is merged into databases for mass calls and advertising offers.
How to find out the amount of property tax for an individual using the TIN
The Tax Service annually sends out notifications at the place of residence to the owners of taxable property with the amount calculated for payment. But for various reasons, this paper may not reach the recipient. You will still have to pay the state fee, because late payment may result in penalties. That is why tax authorities recommend that taxpayers check the amount payable on their own.
It is quite easy to obtain the necessary information via the Internet using a TIN.
You can use the following web resources:
- Federal Tax Service website;
- State Services portal;
- “Taxes” service of Tinkoff Bank;
- service “Payment for State Services”;
- payment system “Yandex. Money";
- website of the Federal Bailiff Service (FSSP).
Limitation of information received for an individual
Due to the fact that the law clearly defines what data of individuals is personal and is not subject to disclosure to outsiders, almost all information encrypted in the identification number is closed to an unlimited number of persons.
Of course, there are government agencies that may request personal data, and the tax service responds positively to such requests, but all of them are carried out within the framework of law enforcement activities or legal proceedings.
The police can send a request to the tax service to search for a person suspected of committing a crime; bailiffs contact the tax authorities with a request to provide information about the debtor’s place of work based on a court decision.
In order to protect citizens from attacks on information about them that could be used for harm, almost all data cannot be obtained by unauthorized persons. The maximum that can be found out about a person if he does not conduct business is his full name, which by law is not confidential information.
Obtaining information about a person, knowing only his TIN, is not at all easy, since a lot of data is protected from encroachment. However, with due persistence and spending a certain amount of time, it is still possible to find out something.
As a result of a series of simple actions, anyone can become the owner of information about the name of the number bearer, his debts to the state, as well as the fact that he is conducting business in the Russian Federation. Sometimes this information may be quite enough to make a decision on cooperation or, for example, hiring a candidate.
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How to find out the amount of transport tax
You can check the amount of debt on transport tax (TN) using the TIN:
- On the Federal Tax Service website. This is the most convenient online resource for tracking fiscal accruals. You need to open the “Taxation Objects” tab. Accruals for TN will appear in the “Ground transport” line.
- On the portal “State Services”. If you have an account here, you should: go to the site;
- go to the “Service Catalog” tab;
- select the “Tax debt” service;
- Click “Get service”.
- select the “Transfers and Payments” tab;
How to find out your existing tax debt
In addition to the above fees, a citizen is required to pay land and income taxes (NDFL). A well-known way to find out the amount of the fee is to visit the Federal Tax Service office at the place of registration. However, most Russians today prefer to receive the necessary information remotely. The list of available resources that allow you to find out online personal income tax and land tax debt looks like this:
- State Services portal;
- Federal Tax Service website;
- “U.Money” service;
- Sberbank website.
But there are taxes that are in the process of being collected. You can find out their volume on the FSSP website.
How to determine the address by code?
You can easily determine the address of an individual by looking at the TIN certificate of the citizen you are interested in. But what to do in the case when only the identification code is known, but you do not have access to the document itself?
We immediately warn the reader that it is impossible to find the address of an individual using the TIN if he himself has not provided you with the document. However, the code itself will help you find out some legal information.
The TIN of an individual is a unique sequence of twelve Arabic digits. They are combined into blocks, each of which encrypts certain information about the taxpayer.
How to check a counterparty by TIN
Verification of the counterparty is the prerogative of the taxpayer. This is enshrined in Resolution of the Plenum of the Supreme Arbitration Court No. 53 of 10/12/2006. The point in this case is that when choosing a business partner, you should be careful, otherwise there are risks of facing sanctions from the tax inspectorate.
Today, there are several ways to screen a potential partner. Let's look at the main ones:
- Through the official website of the Federal Tax Service. An extract from the unified register in electronic form is issued without the knowledge of the person being checked. Using the service “Information on state registration of individual entrepreneurs, peasant farms and legal entities,” you can check the counterparty by name (full name) or TIN and find out: whether he is on the list of debtors to the budget or disqualified persons;
- whether adjustments have been made to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities or the Unified State Register of Legal Entities;
- cleanliness of the legal address;
- is it registered/deregistered?
- whether the potential partner is a participant in the lawsuit;
If the audit reveals a large number of claims, it is not recommended to make a positive decision on cooperation.
You can also check the counterparty:
- On the website of the EFRSFYUL registry, information is available on the bankruptcy procedure for a potential partner.
- Using the register of unscrupulous suppliers, participants in government procurement who have shown themselves to be negative in working with budgetary enterprises are included in it. The Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation regularly updates the database.
If the counterparty is engaged in activities that require a license, you should check its availability. It is possible that an unscrupulous entrepreneur may provide a forged or expired document. You can check your license for free on the Internet resource of the authority that issued it.
Procedure for submitting a request to obtain data about an individual
The legislation provides for only one procedure for legally obtaining information on the TIN - requesting an extract from the register of a person carrying out business activities in the territory of the Russian Federation. To protect persons who seek services from legal entities and individual entrepreneurs, the list of personal information subject to disclosure has been expanded by regulations.
Such a request can be submitted in person to the tax office by filling out the appropriate application and submitting it during office hours to the department for issuing extracts from the register, or through the website of the Federal Tax Service of Russia, which is much simpler and faster.
To do this you need to do the following:
- On the website of the Federal Tax Service, in the Services section, select the button “Business risks: check yourself and your counterparty.”
- In the search field, enter the tax identification number of the person for whom information is required.
- Click the “Find” button.
If a citizen is officially registered as an entrepreneur, the search result will be an extract from the register with his full name, information about whether the individual entrepreneur continues to operate or whether it was liquidated, codes of permitted business activity, dates of registration and termination of activity.
FAQ
The possibility of an ambiguous interpretation of regulations (only one example of conflicting provisions of some of them was given above) gives rise to questions. We will list frequently occurring ones and give answers to them.
Is it possible to find out the place of employment using the TIN?
Currently, it is possible to find out where a person works (city) only if he has the status of an individual entrepreneur. To do this, you need to go to the Federal Tax Service website at https://egrul.nalog.ru/. Then you should check the box next to the “Individual entrepreneur/KFZ” option. After this, the TIN is entered in the appropriate line of the form. As a result of these actions you can find out:
- series, number and date of the certificate;
- types of activities according to OKVED;
- tax office with which the individual entrepreneur is registered.
Actually, the information from the last paragraph is the information you are looking for.
How can I find out the date of issue of the TIN
The easiest way is to study the contents of the tax number assignment certificate. If this document is lost, you can find out the date of issue of the TIN on the State Services portal or on the Federal Tax Service website. You will be asked to enter your tax number and additional information. You will see the date of issue of the TIN on the monitor, among other information that will appear after sending the request.
How to find out the registration address of an individual using the TIN
The registration address using the TIN of an individual is determined by sending a request to the tax service. However, information is provided only to persons who can confirm:
- property rights to housing;
- having the authority to act on behalf of the owner of the living space, which has the status of a disputed object.
How to find out by TIN what property you have
The question of how to find out the property that is listed on it using the TIN of an individual usually arises after a recent transaction for the acquisition of ownership of objects subject to taxation - real estate and/or vehicles. You can obtain this information in your personal account on the Federal Tax Service website.
Another option when you need to find out the owner of the property using the TIN number is to end the marriage. For example, the last wife of a deceased citizen hides property that belonged to the deceased from her children born in a previous marriage, with the goal of not dividing it. In the absence of a will, this is possible: such information is issued by the Federal Tax Service only at the request of the current owner of the taxable object, that is, the spouse of the deceased. Attempts to find out through the fiscal service about property belonging to another person are illegal.
How to find out the place of temporary registration of a person by full name?
To find out your registration by full name, you must submit a corresponding request to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. At the legislative level, the obligation of every citizen of the Russian Federation and visitors from other countries to register at the place of permanent or temporary registration, both in Moscow and other populated areas of the country, is enshrined.
Accordingly, under certain circumstances, it is possible to obtain information from a common database of all people registered in the Russian Federation by submitting a corresponding request to the migration service. You can also contact the information desk, which has access to the Unified State Register of Real Estate. Rosreestr stores information about transactions for the purchase/sale of real estate, collateral, restrictions and prohibitions on the alienation of apartments and houses.
To find out your registration by last name and passport number, you need to go to the appropriate section and fill out the form. The document may not be displayed in the general database if it was issued recently.
You can find out the address, having in addition only the TIN number. This will significantly narrow the circle of people when a citizen has many full namesakes. To obtain information about a person, you need to go to the Federal Tax Service website, where you enter your full name, passport details and full date of birth.
To search for a citizen, you can use the services of a telephone directory, which contains information about the telephone number, first name, last name and address of the person to whom the landline telephone is registered. If the person you are looking for has never registered a phone number in his name, this method will help you find the citizen. Another disadvantage of this method of searching for a person is the irrelevance of the specified data.
In cases where it is known that a citizen has a personal car, its registration can be found using the traffic police database. On the organization's website you need to enter the registration number of the vehicle. Within a few minutes, the system searches for the number among the registered ones and displays information about the owner, including data from the passport and place of residence.
Most residents of the Russian Federation have an account on at least one of the popular social networks. Many of them indicate real personal information during registration. To know the registration address, you just need to make a request in the Facebook, VKontakte or Odnoklassniki menu.
Another way to search for a residence address by last name is through search engines such as Google or Yandex.
By entering the available information, you can get search results that will display news, photographs, videos in which the citizen is mentioned.
Also at the disposal of users of the World Wide Web are government resources such as the traffic police website, State Services, Rosreestr, which can determine registration based on their own database.
