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The Federal Law “On amending part II of the Russian Tax Code” (adopted by the State Duma on 22 May and approved by the Federation Council (the upper house of the Russian Parliament) on 2 June as draft law No. 959325-7 

Pepeliaev Group advises that the draft law proposing minor adjustments to parts one and two of the Tax Code has been presented for public hearings.

The Russian Federal Tax Service has advised that, starting from 15 June, tax inspectorates will be able to meet with taxpayers in person, but by appointment only.

The list of the most affected industries has been extended to include media outlets and production of printed products, as well as supporting space activities.

The Russian Federal Tax Service has published Letter No. ED -20-8/71@ dated 26 May 2020 extending the period of the suspension of enforced collection measures for tax arrears and for the provisional remedies until 1 July 2020. 

The Russian Federal Tax Service (the “Federal Tax Service”) has published Letters No. VD-4-17/7012@ dated 24 April 2020 and No. VD-4-17/8044@ dated 15 May 2020, which contain clarifications of issues relating to currency control in the conditions of the measures taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus infection, including the timeframes for entities and individual entrepreneurs to submit reports concerning the movement of funds on foreign accounts.