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Accounting of notary services

Inspectors that conduct tax audit pay particular attention to accounting of services used by companies. This is due to the fact that work performed by third-party experts is a vulnerable element from the perspective of financial and tax statements, non-compliance of such operations with statutory requirements can be proved quite…

Apr, 18 2020
Litigation during pandemic

From March 19 to April 30, 2020, courts have been quarantined. The Commercial courts, which have not stopped their work, hold trials only on cases of an urgent nature, simplified and summary proceedings. You can check the updated list of urgent cases on the website of the court. These rules…

Apr, 17 2020
Taxation of interest on deposits in banks of Russia and income on debt securities

From January 1, 2021, amendments to the legislation on taxation of income from deposits and bonds will take force. How will taxation of income on deposits work? Now tax is paid only if the rate on the ruble deposit exceeds 11%, in foreign currency – 9% per annum. This calculation…

Apr, 16 2020
The working schedule of Moscow state authorities on high alert regime

On April 2, the Russian President has decided to extend non-working days till April 30 inclusive. In this regard, citizens required any public services have faced a problem of contacting state authorities. Please find below the relevant background information for your convenience: • Courts of general jurisdiction and arbitration courts…

Apr, 15 2020
New restrictions are being implemented in Moscow due to COVID-19 dissemination

Due to COVID-19 pandemic dissemination new measures aimed at its preventing are being adopted in Russia. New restrictions for a period of April 19, 2020 were introduced by the Decree of Major of Moscow dated April 10, 2020: The activities of enterprises with the exception of continuous-cycle enterprises, health care…

Apr, 13 2020
The Parliament has reduced insurance payment rate for small and medium-sized companies

On March 25, 2020 the Russian president took initiative to reduce the general insurance premium rate for small and medium-sized businesses as part of a set of measures aimed to support Russian companies in the face of pandemic. In this regard, on April 1, the Parliament adopted Federal law No….

Apr, 13 2020
Corporate Law amendments during pandemic

On April 1, 2020, the Russian Parliament has adopted law amending the existing legislative acts in the corporate relations sphere. It was triggered by widespread dissemination of coronavirus infection in Russia and the suspension of a significant number of companies’ activities. The law is expected to be approved by the…

Apr, 10 2020
Bankruptcy moratorium

In the light of COVID-19 dissemination in Russia, Federal Law “On Insolvency (Bankruptcy)” includes rules, governing introduction of moratorium on bankruptcy proceedings for certain economic branches and specific companies. Changes are aimed at preventing bankruptcy of a huge number of companies in current economic situation. We present main provisions of…

Apr, 09 2020
Support of enterprises in the context of coronavirus pandemic: legislative developments

The main bill regulating the adoption of these amendments is bill №  862653-7 «On amendments to parts one and two of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation and to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation», which is being considered by the Council of Federation. According to the text…

Apr, 03 2020
VALEN – finance outsourcing

During this difficult period, we direct our efforts on getting tax breaks for your business, loans deferrals and reducing costs thanks to which you will maintain your market status. Our team has a financial outsourcing department, which will help to overcome today’s crisis remotely, without a full-time accountant. This will…

Apr, 01 2020
Vladimir Putin proposed a set of anti-crisis measures because of coronavirus

In regard to the spread of coronavirus in Russia, the head of state presented additional measures to support citizens and businesses during the crisis: Extra weekend – The week from March 28 to April 5 was officially declared non-working with the wage maintenance. Business support – Extend loans for businesses…

Mar, 26 2020
Fulfillment of contractual obligations during pandemic

Currently, it becomes more difficult to fulfill obligations undertaken earlier. Art. 416 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation states that an obligation is terminated by the impossibility of fulfillment if it is caused by a circumstance arisen after the occurrence of the obligation, for which neither of the…

Mar, 25 2020
Transfer of employees to remote work in accordance with labor legislation

During the declared COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most important tasks for a business executive is a transfer of employees to remote work. In this regard, the issue of finding a best way to organize this transfer without violating the provisions of the labor law arises. In most cases, an…

Mar, 24 2020
Russia temporarily seals borders due to coronavirus

A day earlier Russian Prime Minister informed heads of state that in order to ensure security and curb the spread of coronavirus, it was decided from 00:00 on March 18 to temporarily restrict entry to the territory of the Russian Federation for foreign citizens and stateless persons. Currently, restriction will…

Mar, 17 2020
Customer Due Diligence

Here we consider a customer due diligence procedure. What is it, what is that for and who can order such a service. So let’s start with the definition.

Mar, 03 2020
Due Diligence report

A complex verification procedure which is usually used in world practice, in order to find out the possible risks a business may face in future before entering into an agreement with a client, partner or contractor. The more detailed data about the transaction is provided, the more reliable decision can be made. The research includes the following.

Mar, 03 2020