Amendments to the federal laws "On Joint-Stock Companies" and "On Limited Liability Companies" came into force on 1 March 2025. These amendments establish rules for holding general meetings of owners remotely (Federal Law No. 287-FZ of 8 August 2024).

On 12 November 2024, the State Duma adopted in its third reading a draft law [1] introducing criminal liability for VAT “on paper" (fake VAT). We have previously discussed this draft law [2].

This year will undoubtedly go down in history as a year of the tax system restructuring.

Business fragmentation has recently become a frequent topic in the news. One of the reasons for this are Russian Tax Code amendments which provide for an amnesty for taxpayers who attempt to save on taxes in this way.

Unicon inform about recent changes in Russian VAT rules applicable to foreign (non-Russian) providers of electronic services.

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Russia’s tax authorities (Federal Tax Service or FTS) issued a guidance letter on 20 August 2021, in which they clarify the requirements to qualify for the participation exemption for dividends where dividends are paid by a Russian company to a foreign company (in this case, a Cyprus company) that h...

The appetite for real estate investment remains strong. Several significant trends contribute to investment priorities and strategies for, amongst others, private equity firms.