diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/controller/TaskController.java b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/controller/TaskController.java
index 4b4d12d..8fd9575 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/controller/TaskController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/controller/TaskController.java
@@ -7,10 +7,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.*;
 import ru.ulstu.deadline.model.Deadline;
 import ru.ulstu.students.model.Task;
 import ru.ulstu.students.model.TaskDto;
-import ru.ulstu.tags.model.Tag;
-import ru.ulstu.tags.model.TagDto;
-import springfox.documentation.annotations.ApiIgnore;
 import ru.ulstu.students.service.TaskService;
+import springfox.documentation.annotations.ApiIgnore;
 
 import javax.validation.Valid;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -56,8 +54,9 @@ public class TaskController {
         if (taskDto.getDeadlines().isEmpty()) {
             errors.rejectValue("deadlines", "errorCode", "Не может быть пустым");
         }
-        if (errors.hasErrors())
+        if (errors.hasErrors()) {
             return TASK_PAGE;
+        }
         taskService.save(taskDto);
         return String.format(REDIRECT_TO, TASKS_PAGE);
     }
@@ -65,8 +64,9 @@ public class TaskController {
     @PostMapping(value = "/task", params = "addDeadline")
     public String addDeadline(@Valid TaskDto taskDto, Errors errors) {
         filterEmptyDeadlines(taskDto);
-        if (errors.hasErrors())
+        if (errors.hasErrors()) {
             return TASK_PAGE;
+        }
         taskDto.getDeadlines().add(new Deadline());
         return TASK_PAGE;
     }
@@ -76,20 +76,6 @@ public class TaskController {
         return taskService.getTaskStatuses();
     }
 
-//    @ModelAttribute("allTags")
-//    public List<Tag> getAllTags() {
-//        return taskService.getTaskTags();
-//    }
-
-//    @PostMapping(value = "/task", params = "addTag")
-//    public String addTag(@Valid TaskDto taskDto, Errors errors) {
-//        filterEmptyDeadlines(taskDto);
-//        if(errors.hasErrors())
-//            return TASK_PAGE;
-//        taskDto.getTags().add(new TagDto());
-//        return TASK_PAGE;
-//    }
-
     private void filterEmptyDeadlines(TaskDto taskDto) {
         taskDto.setDeadlines(taskDto.getDeadlines().stream()
                 .filter(dto -> dto.getDate() != null || !isEmpty(dto.getDescription()))
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/model/Task.java b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/model/Task.java
index 1ffa95c..be1b1c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/model/Task.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/model/Task.java
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotBlank;
 import ru.ulstu.core.model.BaseEntity;
 import ru.ulstu.deadline.model.Deadline;
 import ru.ulstu.tags.model.Tag;
-import ru.ulstu.tags.model.TagDto;
 
 import javax.persistence.*;
-import java.util.*;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
 
 @Entity
 public class Task extends BaseEntity {
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public class Task extends BaseEntity {
     @JoinTable(name = "task_tags",
             joinColumns = {@JoinColumn(name = "task_id")},
             inverseJoinColumns = {@JoinColumn(name = "tag_id")})
-    private Set<TagDto> tags = new HashSet<>();
+    private List<Tag> tags = new ArrayList<>();
 
     public String getTitle() {
         return title;
@@ -107,11 +108,11 @@ public class Task extends BaseEntity {
         this.updateDate = updateDate;
     }
 
-    public Set<TagDto> getTags() {
+    public List<Tag> getTags() {
         return tags;
     }
 
-    public void setTags(Set<TagDto> tags) {
+    public void setTags(List<Tag> tags) {
         this.tags = tags;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/model/TaskDto.java b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/model/TaskDto.java
index dc41be8..941a6df 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/model/TaskDto.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/model/TaskDto.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotEmpty;
 import ru.ulstu.deadline.model.Deadline;
-import ru.ulstu.tags.model.TagDto;
+import ru.ulstu.tags.model.Tag;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import static ru.ulstu.core.util.StreamApiUtils.convert;
-
 public class TaskDto {
 
     private final static int MAX_TAGS_LENGTH = 50;
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ public class TaskDto {
     private Date createDate;
     private Date updateDate;
     private Set<Integer> tagIds;
-    private Set<TagDto> tags;
+    private List<Tag> tags;
 
     public TaskDto() {
         deadlines.add(new Deadline());
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ public class TaskDto {
                    @JsonProperty("status") Task.TaskStatus status,
                    @JsonProperty("deadlines") List<Deadline> deadlines,
                    @JsonProperty("tagIds") Set<Integer> tagIds,
-                   @JsonProperty("tags") Set<TagDto> tags) {
+                   @JsonProperty("tags") List<Tag> tags) {
         this.id = id;
         this.title = title;
         this.status = status;
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ public class TaskDto {
         this.createDate = task.getCreateDate();
         this.updateDate = task.getUpdateDate();
         this.description = task.getDescription();
-//        this.tagIds = convert(task.getTags(), tag -> tag.getId());
         this.tags = task.getTags();
     }
 
@@ -130,11 +127,11 @@ public class TaskDto {
         this.tagIds = tagIds;
     }
 
-    public Set<TagDto> getTags() {
+    public List<Tag> getTags() {
         return tags;
     }
 
-    public void setTags(Set<TagDto> tags) {
+    public void setTags(List<Tag> tags) {
         this.tags = tags;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/service/TaskService.java b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/service/TaskService.java
index 5e969ac..7b67a44 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/service/TaskService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/students/service/TaskService.java
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ import ru.ulstu.deadline.service.DeadlineService;
 import ru.ulstu.students.model.Task;
 import ru.ulstu.students.model.TaskDto;
 import ru.ulstu.students.repository.TaskRepository;
-import ru.ulstu.tags.model.Tag;
-import ru.ulstu.tags.model.TagDto;
 import ru.ulstu.tags.service.TagService;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.*;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils.isEmpty;
 import static ru.ulstu.core.util.StreamApiUtils.convert;
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ public class TaskService {
         task.setUpdateDate(new Date());
         task.getTags().clear();
         task.setTags(tagService.saveOrCreate(taskDto.getTags()));
-//        if (taskDto.getTagIds() != null && !taskDto.getTagIds().isEmpty()) {
-//            taskDto.getTagIds().forEach(tagIds -> task.getTags().add(tagService.findById(tagIds)));
-//        }
         return task;
     }
 
@@ -95,7 +92,4 @@ public class TaskService {
         return Arrays.asList(Task.TaskStatus.values());
     }
 
-//    public List<TagDto> getTaskTags() {
-//        return tagService.;
-//    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/model/Tag.java b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/model/Tag.java
index d299b22..aed000f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/model/Tag.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/model/Tag.java
@@ -1,20 +1,39 @@
 package ru.ulstu.tags.model;
 
-import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotBlank;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotEmpty;
 import ru.ulstu.core.model.BaseEntity;
 
 import javax.persistence.Column;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.Table;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
 
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "tag")
 public class Tag extends BaseEntity {
 
-    @NotBlank
+    @NotEmpty
+    @Size(max = 50)
     @Column(name = "tag_name")
     private String tagName;
 
+    public Tag() {
+
+    }
+
+    @JsonCreator
+    public Tag(@JsonProperty("id") Integer id,
+               @JsonProperty("tag_name") String tagName) {
+        this.setId(id);
+        this.tagName = tagName;
+    }
+
+    public Tag(String name) {
+        this.tagName = name;
+    }
+
     public String getTagName() {
         return tagName;
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/model/TagDto.java b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/model/TagDto.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 582ea5d..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/model/TagDto.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-package ru.ulstu.tags.model;
-
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
-import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotEmpty;
-import ru.ulstu.core.model.BaseEntity;
-
-import javax.persistence.Column;
-import javax.persistence.Entity;
-import javax.persistence.Table;
-import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
-
-@Entity
-@Table(name = "tag")
-public class TagDto extends BaseEntity {
-
-    @NotEmpty
-    @Size(max = 50)
-    @Column(name = "tag_name")
-    private String tagName;
-
-    public TagDto() {
-
-    }
-
-    @JsonCreator
-    public TagDto(@JsonProperty("id") Integer id,
-                  @JsonProperty("tag_name") String tagName)  {
-        this.setId(id);
-        this.tagName = tagName;
-    }
-
-    public TagDto(String name) {
-        this.tagName = name;
-    }
-
-    public String getTagName() {
-        return tagName;
-    }
-
-    public void setTagName(String tagName) {
-        this.tagName = tagName;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/repository/TagRepository.java b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/repository/TagRepository.java
index d4a9c76..213abae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/repository/TagRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/repository/TagRepository.java
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 package ru.ulstu.tags.repository;
 
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.JpaRepository;
-import ru.ulstu.tags.model.TagDto;
+import org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.Query;
+import org.springframework.data.repository.query.Param;
+import ru.ulstu.tags.model.Tag;
 
-public interface TagRepository extends JpaRepository<TagDto, Integer> {
+public interface TagRepository extends JpaRepository<Tag, Integer> {
 
+    @Query("SELECT t FROM Tag t WHERE (t.tagName = :tagName)")
+    Tag findByName(@Param("tagName") String tagName);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/service/TagService.java b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/service/TagService.java
index adf2a82..681a506 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/service/TagService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ru/ulstu/tags/service/TagService.java
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
 package ru.ulstu.tags.service;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
-
-import ru.ulstu.tags.model.TagDto;
+import ru.ulstu.tags.model.Tag;
 import ru.ulstu.tags.repository.TagRepository;
 
 import javax.transaction.Transactional;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
-import static ru.ulstu.core.util.StreamApiUtils.convert;
-
 @Service
 public class TagService {
 
@@ -23,23 +19,29 @@ public class TagService {
         this.tagRepository = tagRepository;
     }
 
-    public Set<TagDto> saveOrCreate(Set<TagDto> tagDtos) {
-        return tagDtos
+    public List<Tag> saveOrCreate(List<Tag> tags) {
+        return tags
                 .stream()
-                .map(tagDto -> {
-                    return tagRepository.exists(tagDto.getId()) ? takeExist(tagDto) : create(tagDto);
-                }).collect(Collectors.toSet());
+                .map(tag -> {
+                    return tag.getId() != null ? getExistById(tag) :
+                            isExistByName(tag.getTagName()) != null ? isExistByName(tag.getTagName()) : create(tag);
+                }).collect(Collectors.toList());
     }
 
     @Transactional
-    public TagDto takeExist(TagDto tagDto) {
-        return tagRepository.findOne(tagDto.getId());
+    public Tag getExistById(Tag tag) {
+        return tagRepository.findOne(tag.getId());
     }
 
     @Transactional
-    public TagDto create(TagDto tagDto) {
-        TagDto newTag = new TagDto();
-        newTag.setTagName(tagDto.getTagName());
+    public Tag isExistByName(String tagName) {
+        return tagRepository.findByName(tagName);
+    }
+
+    @Transactional
+    public Tag create(Tag tag) {
+        Tag newTag = new Tag();
+        newTag.setTagName(tag.getTagName());
         newTag = tagRepository.save(newTag);
         return newTag;
     }