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].

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...

Federal Law No. 236-FZ “On the Activities of Foreign Persons on the Internet Information and Telecommunication Network in the Territory of the Russian Federation” of 1 July 2021 (hereinafter - Law) regulates  foreign persons’ operations...

Companies around the world are undergoing a new phase of business transformation to adapt and succeed in the post pandemic reality These transformations are bold seismic shifts that organisations make to accelerate change and growth beyond typical incremental advancements. ...

Why did a quarter of senior global business leaders not respond quickly enough to the pandemic? Is having an appetite for risk the defence against a crisis and should you be overhauling how you manage business risk? These are just some of the questions addressed by the 2021 Global Risk Landscape report....

Procedure for restricting access to content published on the Internet and in software applications

Urgent measures to support the economy and citizens of the Russian Federation in connection with the COVID-19 epidemic

Global businesses are vulnerable to events that damage their reputation and business leaders are increasingly aware of the need to show integrity. Business leaders also recognise that they need to be more proactive in managing these risks. These are the findings of the Global Risk Landscape 2020 report....

When 12 million people tuned in to watch Travis Scott perform on Fortnite it became clear that gaming, the growth industry of the last decade, is one of the few industries that is thriving during the COVID-19 crisis.

Almost in every sector business has been affected by the coronavirus infection and is now struggling to adapt to the constantly changing "rules of the game".

The proliferation of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection triggered changes in almost all spheres of life in our country, which, in turn, could not but affect taxation issues. 

The future of energy is looking greener.

The BDO Global Natural Resources Team underwent a process of looking back on our 2020 predictions to understand how we tracked and to unveil whether and why these predictions were either 'On track' or 'Off track'. Please see below for our comments.

Gone are the days when miners could simply explore for minerals. Looking ahead, successful miners will be those that also mine for innovation.

The BDO Global Natural Resources Team underwent a process of looking back on our 2020 predictions to understand how we tracked and to unveil whether and why these predictions were either 'On track' or 'Off track'. Please see below for our comments. 

Can international consensus be reached on the tax challenges of the digital economy? Ross Robertson and Arjun Bhatia, of BDO LLP, discuss the recent OECD proposal for a “unified approach.”