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.

On April 18, 2020, the President signed decree No. 274 which suspends the deadlines for temporary stay, temporary and permanent residence from March 15 to June 15, as well as the deadlines for registration at the place of residence if these deadlines expire in this period.

St. Petersburg International Business Association (SPIBA) held a webinar on Tuesday April 14, 2020 to discuss tax issues amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The results of The Legal 500, one of the world’s leading law firm ratings, were published on April 15. We are delighted to announce that our tax practice has been ranked among the best in Russia.

As you probably know, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have been able to apply since April 01, 2020 a reduced rate of 15% for mandatory social insurance contributions (instead of 30%). Many think that Russian companies owned by foreign legal entities can under no circumstances be recognized as SMEs, but this is a misconception

To keep up to date with the latest developments and legislative changes, we have set up a You Tube channel where we will post videos on the hottest topics.

Forte Tax & Law held its first webinar last week on the topical subject of late, i.e. the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on business. For those who have missed or those who would like to replay our webinar on the legal aspects of COVID-19, we are pleased to provide a recording of the webinar presentations.

The Government of St. Petersburg adopted on April 03 another set of restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus.