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The Russian President has signed amendments to the Russian Tax Code (Federal Law No. 382-FZ dated 29 November 2014), according to which Moscow, St Petersburg and Sevastopol may introduce a sales tax from 1 July 2015. The rate of the sales...

Pepeliaev Group advises that in view of new case law, any expenses of a Russian company incurred to make payments to a foreign company within one international group of companies may not be treated as deductible for profit tax purposes.  ...

On 4 November the Russian President signed the following federal laws:
No. 348-FZ "On amending part one of the Russian Tax Code". Russia will have a system of proactive tax control (so-called tax monitoring) for major organisations,...

Pepeliaev Group advises that the Russian law on “tax repatriation”1 has been signed and will come into force from 2015. This new law may have the following implications:

1. control by Russian persons over foreign structures,...

Federal Law No. 308-FZ "On amending the Russian Criminal Procedure Code" dated 22 October 2014 has been signed. Russian investigators have the right to initiate criminal cases with regard to tax crimes at their own discretion (without...

Company directors who do not perform their duties or perform them improperly can be liable in civil law (i.e. may have to pay money to compensate losses) to the company. Moreover, in a case where directors have not performed their duties ...

On May30, 2014 the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Commercial (Arbitration) Court adopted a Resolution concerning issues arising when VAT is charged. With the adoption of this legislation, significant changes will be made to the implementation...

On 26 September the State Duma adopted Federal Law “On amending articles 12 and 85 of the first section and section two of the Russian Tax Code and invalidating the Law of the Russian Federation “Concerning Taxes on the Property...