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Last night, international law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP hosted a roundtable event focusing on how Russia is introducing fundamental changes to its tax legislation by adopting new rules on controlled foreign companies (CFCs). The new rules are aimed at bringing capital back to Russia by imposing reporting requirements and tax liabilities on Russian residents who have established or who control or influence offshore companies, trusts and other holding vehicles.
On Dec. 29, 2014, Russian lawmakers finally approved changes to production and consumer waste legislation that had been under discussion since 2011.

Company directors who do not perform their duties or perform them improperly can be liable in civil law (i.e. may have to pay money to compensate losses) to the company. Moreover, in a case where directors have not performed their duties or performed them improperly, a legal entity itself may face administrative liability.

On May30, 2014 the Plenum of the Russian Supreme Commercial (Arbitration) Court adopted a Resolution concerning issues arising when VAT is charged. With the adoption of this legislation, significant changes will be made to the implementation of Chapter 21 ‘‘Value-Added Tax’ ’of the Russian Tax Code. This article highlights the eight key provisions of the Resolution which will entail material risks or create fresh opportunities.

In our previous article, using the example of the factory construction project we have devised, we went into detail about the main issues and legal nuances faced when the corporate structure is selected and put in place. We also discussed potential ways of financing the investment project, and the advantages and disadvantages of these.
As we promised in the previous issue, we are starting to follow the evolution of an investment project involving enthusiastic investors from Russia, Kazakhstan and Finland. They are ready to build a plant to produce a special nano-bitumen in order to manufacture elastic, ultra-strong asphalt designed to tackle that age-old scourge of this country: its roads.
04.06.2024
Pepeliaev Group at the St Petersburg Legal Summit 2024
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05.04.2024
Pepeliaev Group and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea have renewed their cooperation agreement
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01.04.2024
Pepeliaev Group's delegation has visited Beijing and Shenzhen on a business mission
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