The State Duma has introduced amendments to the Labour Code of the Russian Federation concerning the liquidation of an organization or the reduction of the number (staff) of employees
It is planned to specify that severance pay in the event of the liquidation of an organization or redundancy is also due to employees who, after dismissal from their main place of work, continue to work on a part-time basis (subparagraph "a" of paragraph 1 of the draft).
The grace period for settlement of legal grounds for stay (residence) in the Russian Federation for foreign citizens has been extended
On April 8, 2025 the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 272 dated 28.04.2025 was adopted. “On Amendments to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation №1126 of 30.12.2024 “On Temporary Measures to Settle the Legal Status of Certain Categories of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation in Connection with the Application of the Expulsion Regime”, which extended the grace period for settlement of legal grounds for stay (residence) in the Russian Federation for foreign citizens – until September 10, 2025 (previously it was set until 30.04.2025).Read more
Changes in visa regime from 01.06.2025 for installers and resettlers (compatriots)
Amendments were made to the Federal Law “On the procedure for leaving the Russian Federation and entering the Russian Federation” № 114 of 15.08.1996 regarding visas for foreign workers performing installation work of technical equipment supplied to Russia, as well as participants in the state program to assist voluntary resettlement of compatriots:Read more
Royalty in Russia: How does subparagraph 4 of paragraph 1 of Article 309 of the Tax Code work in practice?
In recent years, interest in Russia as a jurisdiction for the development, delivery and operation of software and digital services has continued to grow.
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Proposes to clarify the procedure for transferring employees to another job
A draft Federal Law amending the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (hereinafter - the “LC RF”) to unify the procedure for transferring employees to another job has been submitted to the State Duma for consideration.Read more
Up-to-date list of international double taxation treaties
The Ministry of Finance of Russia has published the current status of double taxation treaties between the Russian Federation and 87 countries as of 07.04.2025.
Where copper semi-finished products are sold, the tax base for VAT will be determined by tax agents-purchasers
Federal Law No. 431-FZ of 30.11.2024 amends Article 161 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.
From July 1, 2025, specific features are established for the sale in the territory of the Russian Federation of copper semi-finished products, i.e. any goods containing copper and used for the production of cable and wire products, with the exception of scrap and waste non-ferrous metals.Read more
Experiment on approbation of the rules and conditions of entry to and exit from the Russian Federation of foreign citizens in 2024-2026. Digital profile of a foreign citizen.
Since December 2024, the Russian Government has been conducting an experiment to test the rules and conditions for entry into and exit from the Russian Federation of foreign citizens and stateless persons (hereinafter referred to as EH/foreign citizens) in order to create a digital profile of the respective citizens.
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It is proposed to fix the possibility of redeeming the share of a LLC participant at market value
Draft Federal Law N 876952-8 “On Amending the Federal Law ‘On Limited Liability Companies’” (hereinafter referred to as the Federal Law) has been developed with a view to establishing the possibility, at the request of a person to whom the actual value of a share or part of a share of a participant in an LLC is to be paid, of establishing and paying the actual value of a share of a participant in a company in the amount of its market value.Read more