every fifth Siberian does not know for which services a tax deduction can be issued / Society news of Krasnoyarsk and the Krasnoyarsk Territory / Newslab.Ru

The results of a survey* by VTB showed that every fourth resident of Siberia annually submits documents for a tax deduction, and another 21% noted that they do not know for which services they can receive a partial refund.

At the same time, the demand for simplified digital services is growing – a third of respondents are ready to entrust filing documents for tax deductions to banks if they have such tools.

Siberians noted that they most often return taxes in case of a large purchase – this answer was given by 37% of respondents. In past years, funds were most often returned for treatment (40%), purchase of real estate (33%) and education (22%). About 40% use the personal account of the Federal Tax Service to fill out an application, and the ability to issue a deduction through the bank’s application motivates 34% of survey participants by the fact that money can be quickly received on a bank card.

What stops Siberians from applying for a tax deduction is lack of knowledge for which services a refund is possible, lack of time or a small amount (as answered by 20% of respondents).

In Russia as a whole, according to a survey, 25% of Russians file a tax deduction annually. Another third (33%) submit documents occasionally – mainly after significant expenses, such as buying real estate or treatment. At the same time, 28% have never applied for a deduction, but are considering such a possibility.

The most popular categories of deductions are treatment; 36% of respondents returned expenses for these services using a tax deduction. Almost the same number of Russians took out a deduction when purchasing real estate (34%). This is followed by education (21%), investment (13%), sports (10%) and charity (5%).

Regional priorities also differ. In the Volga region, they more often plan to return the tax for treatment (56%), in the North-West and North Caucasus – for real estate (35% each). Residents of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region are leading in interest in tax deductions for education (30%), the Urals for investments (23%), Moscow and the Moscow region for sports (17%), and the Far East for charity (5%).

Russians' interest in digital solutions for filing documents for tax deductions is growing. A third of respondents are ready to use banking services if they save time, 20% – if the service reminds them to submit documents, another 10% – if the documents are pre-checked by specialists.

Banks are already offering similar solutions. Thus, at the end of 2025, VTB clients received about 10 billion rubles in tax deductions for housing and mortgages using the online document submission service.

*The survey was conducted among 1,500 residents of large cities. In the survey, you could select multiple answer options.