Driving with the payment of the tax pending can generate fines, seizure of the vehicle and even put the owner's name in the active debt
The Tax on the Property of Motor Vehicles (IPVA) is a state tax, so the competence to institute and collect the IPVA belongs to the States and the Federal District. Therefore, the rates and calendars vary according to the federative unit.
However, if you don’t pay the tax, financial penalties usually follow a national pattern. It remains for the owners of vehicles that did not respect the dates, to pay the installments of the overdue IPVA. We explain step by step how to do it and what are the consequences of leaving the tax for even later.
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In general, the first consequence of not paying the tax on the stipulated date is a small fine, added for each day of delay, up to a limit of 20%, and monthly interest equivalent to the Selic rate or 1%, whichever is greater. As the collection of IPVA is a state responsibility, the rules may change in each of the Brazilian federative units.
But, in addition to this loss, the situation can get a little more complex when the driver does not pay the late IPVA and the date set for the authorities to collect the updated licensing arrives.
What will probably happen if you stop paying the IPVA and inspections begin:
As long as the owner does not pay the tax, he will not be able to license the vehicle. Without the updated document, the car may be seized by the competent authorities. In addition, the owner may have his name registered in the active debt of the State, a fact that prevents the provision of public tenders and hinders financing.
It is also worth remembering that if the vehicle is seized, the owner must regularize the situation of the asset. This means paying not only the amount of the tax, but the fines and fees to remove the car from the yard of the State Department of Traffic (Detran).
The vehicle can be seized, or towed, but not for non-payment of the IPVA, but for the absence of updated annual licensing.
The seizure of a vehicle exclusively for non-payment of the IPVA is considered an illegal practice, as it constitutes coercive collection of tax. However, the Brazilian Traffic Code (CTB) provides for the removal of the vehicle if it circulates without the document up to date.
Therefore, the car is not towed by the “non-payment of the bill”, but by the absence of the mandatory circulation document, which is only released after the tax is paid. If the seizure occurs, the owner must bear not only the tax and fines, but also the fees for staying in the Detran yard.
To pay the overdue IPVA, vehicle owners must access the website of the Secretariat of Doing (Sefaz) or the Detran of their State and issue a new guide, calculated with the applicable fines and issued with an updated payment date. Check out the links below:
