Legal overviews
March 20, 2017 is the deadline for CFC notifications
- Services: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions, Wealth Management
- Date: 10.03.2017
The term for filing CFC notifications is expiring.
Clarifications for corporate compliance procedures
- Services: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions, Wealth Management
- Date: 08.02.2017
Rosfinmonitoring clarifies which documents confirm that a legal entity has taken measures to identify beneficiary owners.
Restriction for residents to deposit / accept certain funds to their foreign bank accounts
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 19.12.2016
Under the Russian currency legislation the transactions that are not listed as the permitted ones are illegal.
Russian Ministry of Finance proposes easing obligations on declaring foreign accounts and deposits of Russian individuals
- Services: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions, Wealth Management
- Date: 14.12.2016
Russian Ministry of Finance proposes to ease rules for declaring foreign accounts and deposits of Russian individuals.
Russian goods suppliers to have priority in procurement under 223-FZ
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 28.09.2016
Starting from January 1, 2017, Russian goods will have priority in procurement under 223-FZ.
Central Bank develops bill on regional banks
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 09.08.2016
The Russian Central Bank has developed a bill that introduces a new type of credit organization – the regional bank, which will in fact be instrumental in bringing about a two‑tier banking system in Russia – at the federal level and at the level of the Russian regions.
Provision of housing to an employee is not subject to insurance fees
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 01.08.2016
Provision of housing to employees and payment of rent are of a social nature and are not subject to insurance fees.
Reform for corporate actions
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 29.07.2016
From July 4, 2016, the procedure for corporate actions in joint stock companies has changed.
Roskomnadzor sends notices to take down information from payment service sites
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 19.07.2016
Roskomnadzor is actively using its powers to block sites containing banned information.
Tax burden is reduced for Russian investors in Singapore
- Services: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax Law
- Date: 19.07.2016
Russian Government ratifies revised version of Agreement with Singapore for avoidance of double taxation.