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.

An event was held by SPIBA on October 15, 2020 to discuss the issues related to electronic document management. Two members of the Forte Tax & Law team took part in this event: Anton Kabakov acted as a moderator, while Robert Gurdyumov, Senior Associate, made a presentation on the legal aspects of electronic documents.

This week, pravo.ru published an article on the dismissal of employees on less common grounds. Ekaterina Belyaeva commented on the legal aspects of dismissal due to loss of trust.

The World Transfer Pricing 2021 international study conducted by the renowned International Tax Review was published on September 30. We are pleased to announce that it is the second consecutive year that the study rates Forte Tax & Law among the best firms for transfer pricing practice in Russia.