Pepeliaev Group advises that the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, on 29 November 2017, adopted a law exempting from corporate property tax any movable property which was released no earlier than three years ago.

Pepeliaev Group advises that the Russian Supreme Court has confirmed the right of taxpayers to deduct VAT amounts charged by contractors when work on cultural heritage sites is performed.

Pepeliaev Group advises that the Russian Government has submitted to the State Duma a draft law providing for an investment deduction to be established with respect to profit tax and for significant amendments to the application of the federal benefit relating to movable property starting from 2018.

Pepeliaev Group advises that the Russian Government has submitted to the State Duma a draft law providing for an investment deduction to be established with respect to profit tax and for the federal benefit relating to movable property to remain in effect for 2018.

Pepeliaev Group draws your attention to the official position of the Russian Federal Tax Service with regard to the application of the new provisions of bankruptcy legislation on the secondary liability of controlling parties.

Pepeliaev Group advises that a draft law has been prepared on contentious issues of applying the Russian rules on controlled foreign companies (CFCs)

Pepeliaev Group advises that a new document has been adopted in the area of the state registration of medical devices

Pepeliaev Group advises that two Governmental Resolutions have been signed that are significantly changing how public procurement of PVC SUD is carried out.

Pepeliaev Group advises of the adoption of Federal Law No. 242-FZ “On amending certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation regarding the application of information technologies in healthcare” dated 29 July 2017 (the “Law on Telemedicine”).