An international tax planning online master class was held on June 10, 2020 at the Chamber of Tax Consultants. The Chamber of Tax Consultants is a community of leading tax consultants in Russia. Anton Kabakov, partner at Forte Tax & Law, made a presentation at this event on the broad topic of transfer pricing.

On May 22, 2020, the State Duma passed in the third and final reading a law on emergency measures to support the economy amid the spread of coronavirus.

Not so long ago, the Russian Ministry of Finance sent letters to Cyprus, Malta, and Luxembourg, proposing to review the terms of the double taxation treaties (DTT) that Russia has signed with these countries.

The President announced the end of the period of non-working days in Russia on May 11, 2020[1]. What does this mean for business? Which organizations can return to work and how? You will find below the brief comments we have prepared regarding the most important issues.

Today, pravo.ru published an article reviewing all possible ways to send employees home without losing out and without losing employees. Julia Talagaeva, Senior Associate at Forte Tax & Law, shared her expert opinion.

The Federal Tax Service has explained how small and medium enterprises should apply reduced social insurance contribution rates.

Please bear in mind that from April 13, 2020 to December 31, 2020 employers are required to post a number of changes to the national job vacancy database if applicable.

A webinar on COVID-19: Legal Update was held on Tuesday April 28, 2020 for English-speaking members of the Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce.

The government has set new deadlines for submitting information on staff employment to the Pension Fund (Form SZV-TD). This form must be submitted today April 28, 2020 if any employees were fired or hired in April (please see below for more detailed information).

“Anti-virus” Federal Law No. 98-FZ Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation on Emergency Prevention and Mitigation (further “Law No. 98-FZ”) was officially published and became effective on April 01, 2020.