Presidential Decree has extended once again the temporary measures applied since March 15, 2020 to regulate the legal status of foreign citizens and stateless persons in the Russian Federation due to the threat of the spread of coronavirus thereby extending the periods of stay for foreign nationals until June 15, 2021.

The President of the Russian Federation announced this year an increase in income tax up to 15% on earnings over 5 million rubles per year. Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, shared his opinion on what really motivated this decision on the online channel Vot-tak.tv run by the independent Belarusian TV channel Belsat.

Technical specialists can enter Russia for maintenance and installation of equipment purchased abroad.

The results of Pravo.ru-300 rating, the main Russian rating of law firms, were announced on December 4 in an official ceremony held online this year. Highly rated in four areas of law, Forte Tax & Law has been commended for its expertise.

On November 18, 2020, the Russian Supreme Court ruled in favor of a large American manufacturer of self-propelled equipment whose interests were represented by Forte Tax & Law in a dispute with customs authorities. The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the first instance court as well as the decisions of the appellate and cassation instances.

Anti-virus decree No. 121 issued by the Government of St. Petersburg on March 13, 2020 was amended on November 5, 2020 , introducing a new set of restrictions and rules for companies, individual entrepreneurs, and individuals.

A regular meeting of the accounting working group of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce was held online on October 30. Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, spoke at this meeting.

A major tax workshop organized by the Chamber of Tax Consultants was held in Moscow for three days from October 27 to October 29. Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, made an in-depth presentation on transfer pricing at the event.

Today, the governor of St. Petersburg signed a Government Decree introducing new rules and restrictions on the activities of enterprises and imposing obligations on individuals.