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Articles and comments
09 July 2014
Russian authorities to offer tax amnesty for offshore companies
 The Finance Ministry has decided to grant a 2-year amnesty for offshore companies that have Russian owners if they move their assets to Russia. The draft law drawn up at the Finance Ministry forms part of a large-scale deoffshorization program....
Legal overviews
30 June 2014
Overview of tax events for June 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing Russian banks to transfer information on US taxpayers to US tax services.
Articles and comments
26 June 2014
Paying tax based on the cadastral value vs. implementing the principle of a stable business environment

Some time ago, the Russian Constitutional Court set out the principle of a stable business environment. This principle stipulates that "for the purpose of planning its business activities, a taxpayer should be informed in a timely manner...

Articles and comments
20 June 2014
Merging courts: Change will come

It is beyond doubt that merging the Russian Supreme Court and the Russian Supreme Commercial (‘Arbitration’) Court will affect the way all cases are considered, antimonopoly cases among them. This change can be attributed less to...

Alerts
20 June 2014
Joining the federal aviation industry agreement for 2014 -2016
On 6 June 2014, Rossiyskaya Gazeta published a Letter of the Russian Ministry of Labour and Social Protection (the 'Ministry') in relation to joining the Russian Aviation Industry Agreement for 2014-2016 (the 'Agreement').
Alerts
20 June 2014
The State Duma has passed in the second reading a set of amendments to the Land Code
Pepeliaev Group advises that on 23 June the Federal Law No. 171-FZ “On amending the Russian Land Code and certain items of Russian legislation” was adopted to the extent of improving the procedure for state and municipally-owned...
Alerts
20 June 2014
The Russian Supreme Commercial ('Arbitration') Court provides explanations concerning VAT
Pepeliaev Group advises that on 30 May 2014 the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Commercial ('Arbitration') Court adopted a Resolution concerning issues arising when VAT is being charge. With this explanation adopted, significant changes will...
Articles and comments
19 June 2014
Deoffshorization as a new trend of Russian policy

In December, in his annual address to the Federal Assembly, Vladimir Putin announced measures to ‘deoffshorize’ the Russian economy. It is beyond doubt that significant public resources will be allocated to ensure that the Russian...

Articles and comments
18 June 2014
Antimonopoly compliance: How not to fall under the watchful eye of the regulator

The Russian authorities over recent years have been actively working on reforming antimonopoly legislation. Markets undergoing vibrant growth, the gap being bridged with western regulatory rules, the role of the antimonopoly authority being...