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Alerts
11 March 2011
The licensing of radio and television broadcasting
Pepeliaev Group advises that 22 February 2011 saw the publication on the website of the Federal Service for Supervision over Telecommunications, Information Technology and Mass Media (“Roskomnadzor”) of its Order No. 048 dated 3...
Alerts
04 March 2011
Amendments to legislation on communications, clarifying procedural requirements for connection of and cooperation between telecommunications networks
On 26 January 2011, the Russian State Duma passed the first reading of the Draft Law “On amending article 19 of the Federal Law ‘On telecommunications’”. The Draft Law clarifies the procedural requirements for connec...
Alerts
01 March 2011
Changes in the terms on which foreign citizens may stay in Russia
Pepeliaev Group advises on the entry into force of Federal Law No. 385 “On amending certain laws of the Russian Federation”on 15 February 2011. The new provisions concern the terms on which foreign citizens may stay in Russia.
Articles and comments
25 February 2011
13% OR 30%: WHICH RATE OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX SHOULD APPLY TO FOREIGN EMPLOYEES?
Amendments to the Russian Tax Code that modified the notion of tax resident for personal income tax purposes came into force on 1 January 2007. The notion is crucial for the establishment of the tax rate (13% or 30%) with respect to the inc...
Alerts
17 February 2011
On liberalising procedures connected with issuing a transaction passport and providing supporting documents
Pepeliaev Group highlights that the Russian Central Bank's Instruction No. 2557-U dated 25 December 2010 amended the Bank of Russia’s Regulation No. 117-I dated 15 June 2004 “On the procedure for residents and non-residents to p...
Alerts
09 February 2011
Russia streamlines customs procedures for goods originating and imported into Russia from Turkey
Pepeliaev Group advises that Federal Customs Service Order No. 2171 dated 18 November 2010 enacted the Instruction on the Specifics of Certain Procedures Performed by Customs Officers with respect to Goods Originating and Imported into the ...
Alerts
04 February 2011
Russian Court decision on permanent establishments
On December 8, 2010, the Moscow State Commercial Court issued its decision in a case involving an analysis of whether the collection of information can constitute a permanent establishment (PE) under domestic law and the double tax treaty b...
Articles and comments
01 February 2011
Taxes in Russia. The Lessons of 2010
Looking back on the year gone by, let me go through the most significant events affecting taxpayers, the business climate and the Russian tax system.
Articles and comments
01 February 2011
"COPYRIGHT TAX"
Since October 2010, the manufacturers and importers of copying equipment (computers, cell phones, etc) and media (CDs, memory sticks, etc) have been required to pay 1% of their sales (of the customs value of goods sold) for the purposes of ...