Tax law and tax disputes
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As we previously advised, Russian lawmakers continue to adopt regulations aimed at clearly defining the circle of not-for-profit and religious organisations to which property can be transferred for no fee and when relevant costs can be deducted for profit tax purposes.
On 23 June the President addressed the public regarding new initiatives to amend tax legislation. Please find below the specified initiatives with our comments.
We continue to monitor the news concerning the adoption of benefits in Russian regions with respect to property taxes for owners of real estate who are landlords. For the period starting from 5 June, our list has grown by six more regions.
Russian lawmakers continue to adopt regulations aimed at clearly defining the circle of not-for-profit and religious organisations to which property can be transferred for no fee and when relevant costs can be deducted for profit tax purposes.
As we informed earlier, on 2 June the Federation Council (the upper chamber of Russia's parliament) approved the Federal Law “On amendments to part two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation” (published on 8 June - Federal Law No. 172-FZ dated 8 June 2020).