We are delighted to invite you to its annual tax seminars. This year, the events will be held in St. Petersburg on October 01, 2019 and in Moscow on October 03, 2019. We will draw preliminary conclusions of the year that is coming to an end, outline key trends in tax practice as well as describe the changes expected in 2020.

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.

Another RUSSOFT summer seminar on the full cycle of HR management in IT companies was held on July 11, 2019 in Moscow.

We are delighted to announce that Mikhail Borodin has joined Forte Tax & Law as counsel. Mikhail will also head Forte Tax & Law German Desk which is also a new addition to the firm.

Ekaterina Belyaeva, Associate at Forte Tax & Law, commented to Pravo.ru on the aforementioned Supreme Court ruling and noted that it is easy in practice for employers to dismiss employees in strict compliance with the law.

The annual meeting of the expert group of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives was held on June 08, 2019 as part of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Anton Kabakov, Partner at Forte Tax & Law, spoke at this event about the particularities of interacting with foreign investors.

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.

On the eve of the annual St. Petersburg International Legal Forum 2019, Kommersant newspaper conducted a survey among the regular Forum participants which are major players on the market of legal services. These participants were asked to share their impressions of previous forums as well as their expectations for this year.

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.