SME status entitles you to many benefits, from simplified accounting to subsidies and grants.

In July 2024, the tax office updated the register of SMEs. Information is updated on the basis of business reporting for the previous year. Companies and individual entrepreneurs who have ceased to meet the criteria or have not submitted their reports on time are excluded from the register.

Companies that are not included in the register will lose the right to benefits to support small and medium-sized businesses.

SMEs apply a reduced rate of insurance contributions – 15% on payments exceeding the minimum wage (in 2024, the minimum wage is 19,242 RUB). If you lose this status, you will have to pay the standard rate of 30%.

In some regions and industries there are privileges for SMEs for taxes on the simplified taxation system, property tax and transportation tax.