An article published last week in the Financial Times got the business community talking. In this article, the columnist Chris Giles complimented the Russian tax system and enthused over the technology used by the Federal Tax Service of Russia. The radio station Business FM asked St. Petersburg tax experts whether they share the admiration expressed by Chris Giles. , including Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, shared his opinion on this matter.

The presidential commissioner for protection of entrepreneurs’ rights together with the Federal Tax Service of Russia have conducted tests on the Tax Calculator service which has been devised to alleviate pressure on entrepreneurs and increase their tax literacy. The Forte Tax & Law team was honored to take part in this service testing and prepared a number of suggestions for its improvement.

The oldest international rating Best Lawyers published today for the eleventh time its list of Best Lawyers in Russia 2020.
Anton Kabakov, Partner at Forte Tax & Law, has been listed in this rating among the country’s leading tax lawyers.

A meeting of the public council for St. Petersburg transport prosecutor’s office was held recently. Julia Talagaeva, Senior Associate at Forte Tax & Law, attended this meeting and spoke, among other things, about the recycling charge imposed by customs authorities.

A conference on Development Trends in International Taxation in Russia was held on April 04, 2019 at St. Petersburg State University. Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, moderated one session and also made a presentation on transfer pricing trends.

The second meeting of the debating club #SPIBATaxTalks was held on April 02, 2019 to discuss at a round table organized by SPIBA a specific tax topic brought up at the initiative of Forte Tax & Law.

The head of the representative office of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives in the North-West Federal District recently thanked personally Anton Kabakov, Partner at Forte Tax & Law, for his active involvement in ongoing projects and initiatives in the region.

The now well-established annual tax conference organized by SPIBA Finance Committee was held on March 05, 2019, and a whole host of business representatives (lawyers, CFOs, accountants and tax specialists) attended this event.

The beginning of spring was marked by the traditional Friday business breakfast of the Leaders Club which took place on March 01, 2019. Anton Kabakov, Partner at Forte Tax & Law, spoke at this event, providing the club members with key tax takeaways for 2018 and current trends in tax practice.

The annual Doing Business 2019: Training for Reform Report was published recently by the World Bank. Doing Business is a global survey and rating of countries ranked by the business conditions they offer.