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Alerts

23October2023
The Overview of case law of the Russian Supreme Court with regard to the participation of a court appointed administrator in bankruptcy

The general approaches of courts to issues connected with court appointed administrators participating in bankruptcy cases are listed in the Overview of Case Law dated 11 October 2023.

18October2023
The Russian Federal Tax Service has explained how taxes should be paid during bankruptcy

The main provisions of letter No. Kch-4-18/9242@ of the Russian Federal Tax Service dated 20 July 2023 regarding the order in which tax obligations should be performed when debtors’ assets are sold during receivership proceedings.

11October2023
How to “maintain adequate substance” in a free zone to enjoy a 0% Corporate Tax rate? The requirement to ensure adequate substance for taxation purposes appeared in article 18(1)(a) of the Corporate Tax Law. It stipulates that taxpayers in the UAE’s free zones which “maintain adequate substance” in the UAE may apply a 0% tax rate to qualifying income.
11October2023
Strengthening control over the activities of payment agents On 1 October 2023 amendments to Federal Law No. 103-FZ “On activities carried out by payment agents involving the receipt of payment from individuals” came into force.
10October2023
Arbitral tribunals may consider disputes on real estate

The Russian Constitutional Court has adopted a Resolution aimed at eliminating contradictions between arbitral tribunals and state courts regarding the arbitrability of disputes in the area of real estate.

10October2023
The application form has been approved for excluding from the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (the “USRLE”) a legal entity classified as a small or medium entrepreneur

The Federal Tax Service has approved an application form (form р19001) for the “simplified liquidation” of some small or medium entrepreneurs.

25September2023
The cash method of accounting in UAE corporate taxation

Article (20)(5)(a) of the Corporate Tax Law  authorizes the MoF to ‘prescribe … the circumstances and conditions under which a Person may prepare financial statements using the cash basis of accounting’. On May 9, 2023 the MoF exercised this authority in Decision No. 114 allowing to ‘prepare Financial Statements using the Cash Basis of Accounting, in any of the following instances: 1. Where the Person derives Revenue that does not exceed AED 3,000,000. 2. In exceptional circumstances and pursuant to an application submitted by the Person to the Authority’. What else do we know about this cash method? 

25September2023
A draft law has been put before the State Duma to toughen liability for small-scale corrupt business practices and small-scale bribery A draft federal law has been put before the State Duma toughening liability under certain aggravating bodies of a crime under articles 204.2 and article 291.2 of the Russian Criminal Code. The confiscation of property is also introduced under such bodies of crime.
19September2023
The law on the “linear amnesty” has come into force

The law on the “linear amnesty” has come into force. The Law was adopted in pursuance of the Russian President's instruction No. Pr-1842 dated 12 November 2020 to develop mechanisms for the registration of rights to infrastructure lines created before the modern legal system of city-planning regulation appeared.

13September2023
The Russian Ministry of Justice has supported the concept of a draft law introducing new, and also increasing current, fines for non-compliance with requirements in the field of personal data protection

The Russian Ministry of Justice has drafted an official review of the Russian Government with respect to the draft of the federal law “On amending the Russian Code of Administrative Offences” submitted to the State Duma by Russian senators A.A. Turchak and I.V. Rukavishnikova, as well as deputy of the State Duma A.E. Hinshtein. The concept of the draft law has been supported, but there are a number of remarks on the amendments proposed.

13September2023
Tax reclassification of advertising and marketing services provided in favour of foreign companies The practice of conducting tax audits aimed at reclassifying advertising and marketing services provided to foreign companies has spread.
04September2023
The criteria have been set for structures and constructions to be classed as facilities of auxiliary use On 1 September 2023, the Russian Government’s Resolution entered into force concerning the criteria for structures and constructions to be classed as facilities of auxiliary use.