Two deadlines for the submission of a notification and payment of personal income tax
From the beginning of 2024, in each month, apart from December, it will be necessary to pay personal income tax twice and submit notifications on it (subparagraphs "b" of paragraph 1 of Article 1, paragraphs 7-9 of Article 2 of the Law of 27.11.2023 No. 539-FZ):
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Permissible share of foreign labor force for 2024
For 2024, the Government has approved the permissible proportion of foreign workers who may work for Russian employers.
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Increased salary requirements for foreign HQS employees from 01.03.2024
From March 1, 2024, the salary of a foreign highly qualified specialist will have to be paid at least RUB 750,000 per quarter (at least RUB 250,000 per month).
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Development and implementation of commercial secret regime and minimization of company risks
Client
Russian company. Business activities:
- Wholesale trade in hardware
- Repair of machinery and equipment
- Retail sale of metal and non-metallic constructions in specialized stores
Objectives
Services for development of internal regulations:
- In order to protect the company's interests, development of internal regulations on trade secrets and confidential information to minimize the risks of its dissemination to third parties, as well as the possibility of bringing guilty employees to responsibility
Work stages
- Analyzing the client's activities;
- Determining of the list of documents that may be confidential information and classified as trade secrets according to the current legislation;
- Development of internal regulations on trade secrets with a list of sensitive information;
- Negotiating with the client and employees on the proper storage of confidential information, minimizing the risks of its dissemination, including for the company's counterparties.
Legal support of employee dismissal: analysis and finalization of documents, consultations and negotiations
Client
Russian company. Activities:
- Construction of residential and non-residential buildings
- Activities related to the use of computer equipment and information technologies
- Consulting on commercial and management issues
Objectives
- Dismissal of an employee due to failure to pass the probationary period for reasons of improper performance of labor tasks
- Analysis of documents, minimization of risk for the client in case of protection of rights in court in case of dismissed employee's appeal to the court
- Preparation of relevant documents and recommendations, negotiations for successful implementation of the dismissal case and mitigation of adverse consequences for the company
Work stages
- Analyzing existing client documents for a specific employee
- Recommendations on finalizing the necessary forms
- Development of a complete set of documents to be delivered to the employee, taking into account the deadlines for dismissal under this procedure
- Negotiating with the client, explaining the terms and conditions of the dismissal, and the latter when appealing the dismissal procedure
Result: after preparation and delivery of all necessary documents to the employee, the employee decides to terminate the employment relationship on his/her own initiative, without resorting to dismissal on the employer’s initiative due to failure to pass the trial period.
Preparation of a full package of documents on personal data protection, registration with Roskomnadzor
Client
Large company. Business activities:
- Wholesale of non-specialized food, beverages and tobacco products
- Wholesale of industrial chemicals
Objectives
- Development of a full package of documents on personal data from scratch
- Registration of the company with Roskomnadzor taking into account the new requirements for cross-border transfer of personal data
- Visit to the client and verification of proper storage of documents on personal data of both employees and counterparties. applicants
- Checking the access system at the entrance to the back offices for compliance with 152-FZ
Work stages
- Verification of all existing forms of personal data documents;
- Visit to the client, verification of proper storage of personal data documents, including in case of non-automated processing of employees' personal data;
- Negotiations with the client and choice of strategy in interaction with counterparties - individuals, sole proprietors for compliance with the norms of 152-FZ in terms of obtaining consents for processing of personal data;
- Checking the pass system and internal regulations reflecting the system of issuing passes for the company's employees;
- Development of a full package of documents taking into account the new forms of consent according to the latest amendments to the 152-FZ;
- Registration of the company with Roskomnadzor as an operator for processing personal data, taking into account the specifics of cross-border transfer of personal data.
Protection against contesting the transfer of claim rights to a new creditor under a cession agreement
Client
A Russian company that is an importer of components and equipment for pipelines.
Objective
The client transferred its claim rights to several debtors to another person under a cession agreement. The debtors did not agree with the transfer of claims to the new creditor and filed independent claims with the arbitration court to invalidate the cession agreement. In support of their claims, the debtors stated the following:
- supply contracts concluded between them and the client stipulate the necessity to obtain the debtors' consent to assignment of claims to third parties;
- the identity of the original creditor (client) is of significant importance to the debtors;
- the cession agreement is concluded with the purpose to cause harm to the debtors - to make it impossible to satisfy their counterclaims to the client on payment of forfeit and reimbursement of losses under the supply contracts.
The client turned to Konsu to handle debtors' claims in arbitration.
Work stages
- Situation analysis
- Document preparation
- Developing a legal position
- Representation of client's interests in court
Result: The Arbitration Court concluded that there were no grounds to recognize the cession agreement as invalid and dismissed the debtors’ claims in full.
Changes in Tax & Labor codes 2024 | Annual accounting & payroll closing & reports | Final payroll calculations & payments
Details
Date & Time
29.11.2023
15:00-16:30 MSK
Language
Russian
Admission
Free
Platform
MS Teams
Speakers & Topics
Maria Brychkova
- Payroll team leader
Payroll settlements with employees. Preparing for annual reporting on personal income tax and contributions. Major changes in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and the Tax Code of the Russian Federation from 2024
Final payroll settlements with employees for 2023
- Settlements with employees in December. Work during New Year holidays
- Approval of vacation schedule for 2024
- Labor relations with mobilized employees and military registration
Preparation for annual reporting on personal income tax and contributions
- Social payments from December paychecks. Annual social payments for employees in December
- Reporting to Social Fund of Russia
- PIT
Major changes to the Labor Code and the Tax Code from 2024
- Contributions for traumatism. New procedure for confirming OKVED from 2024
- Unified tax account, personal income tax, insurance contributions
- Changes in labor relations with foreign workers
Anna Ivchenko
- Deputy director of the department of accounting services
Preparation for the annual accounts for 2023
- Practical aspects on application of FAS 25\2018 "Lease Accounting", FAS 6\2020 "Property, Plant and Equipment"
- Conducting an inventory as part of the 2023 annual closing, taking into account the new FAS 28\2023 "Inventory".
- Required procedures in 2023 related to the application of the new FAS 14\2022 "Intangible Assets" and 26\2020 "Capital Expenditures".
IT infrastructure in Kazakhstan | Cloud-based 1C administration and support
Details
Date & Time
November 28
- 15:00 - 16:00 (Almaty)
- 12:00 - 13:00 (MSK)
Admission
Free
Language
Russian
Platform
Zoom
Event orginizer
Speakers & Topics
Alexander Moskaltsov
Organization of IT infrastructure in Kazakhstan
Features of organizing local IT infrastructure in Kazakhstan
- IT solutions in the office
- Services, contractors – what should you pay attention to?
Cloud services. Where will we place the IT solution – in the cloud or at home?
- Cloud services market in Kazakhstan
- 1C solutions, placement options
Sergey Shabotinsky
Development and support of 1C in cloud services
Main features of using 1C products in Kazakhstan
- Main 1C products, their features and capabilities
- Organization of the IT landscape with the participation of 1C
- Customization for client’s business processes
- Examples of projects
Legal support for the employer in the area of labor law in the process of staff reduction
Client
International company. Activities:
- Wholesale and retail trade in clothing and footwear in specialized stores
- Sale of products via the Internet
- Rental and management of owned or leased real estate property
Objective
- Resolution of individual labor disputes with an employee in connection with dismissal on the employer's initiative (staff reduction).
- Minimizing risks for the company in terms of fines, compensation payments, and reinstatement.
Work stages
- Analysis of documents prepared by the client for dismissal
- Negotiating with the client on identified violations and inaccuracies in the course of the redundancy procedure
- Study of the statement of claim to identify weaknesses of the plaintiff, preparation of the defendant's legal position, response to the statement of claim in order to maximize the client's defense and prevent reinstatement at work
- Finalization and development of necessary documents, identification of inaccuracies, preparation of a package of documents for the court
Result: successful conclusion of the case in favor of the company, dismissal of the claim in full.