Forte Tax & Law is pleased to invite you to a webinar on the hottest topic in recent weeks: the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on business.

The coronavirus pandemic is a serious blow to the global economy that will test the resilience of most entrepreneurs. It also justifiably gives rise to the following question: what measures is Russia taking to support entrepreneurs affected by the current slump in demand due to the coronavirus? In this newsletter, we have reviewed the tax measures that are being put in place to support the business community.

Kommersant published this week its annual rating of the leaders in the Russian legal services market. We are pleased to announce that this year Kommersant ranked Forte Tax & Law among the best practices in the country in the category Tax Law: Consulting.

Organized by St. Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA), the conference Taxes 2019 was held on February 20, 2020. s tradition would have it, Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law and co-chairman of SPIBA Finance Committee, moderated the event and made a presentation on price control over intragroup transactions.

The World Bank has published its annual report Doing Business 2020. As in previous years, the World Bank invited Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, to contribute to the new edition of Doing Business. Anton was involved to contribute to the tax part of the report by giving his assessment of the Russian tax system.

Pravo.ru-300 rating awarding ceremony was held in Moscow on December 05, 2019. The expertise of Forte Tax & Law was highly praised in several areas of law.

A meeting of Delovoy Peterburg business club was held on Tuesday, December 03, 2019. The meeting was entirely dedicated to all aspects and risks of business splitting/business disaggregation. Anton Kabakov, Partner at Forte Tax & Law, spoke at this meeting.

#SPIBATaxTalks meetings organized jointly by SPIBA Finance Committee and Forte Tax & Law draw more and more crowd ever time. This great attendance was not so surprising considering that the topic addressed at the event – Double Taxation Treaty Revolution: MLI in Russia – is relevant to all companies conducting international transactions and doing business abroad.

An event jointly organized by three St. Petersburg business clubs (Leaders Club, Business Petersburg Club, Businesswomen Club) was held last Thursday on October 10, 2019. Anton Kabakov told entrepreneurs about the tax trends observed in 2019 and the related risks for business.

This week, the online magazine Expert Severo-Zapad published an article which once again raises the issue of payment of “grey” wages which is still relevant in Russia. Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, shared his view on this matter with Expert Severo-Zapad.