Legal overviews
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.
News in state regulation of trade
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 18.07.2016
Adopted law amends and supplements rules for state regulation of trade.
News in state regulation of communications, dissemination of information on the Internet and cargo transport
- Service: Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 15.07.2016
Law adopted changes state regulation of communications and cargo transport activity.
Fee for using another person’s money – new rates to apply soon
- Services: Commercial Arbitration and out-of-court dispute resolution, Contract Law
- Date: 12.07.2016
Use of another person’s money now costs more, but is free by default, and calculation of interest is made simpler.
“Cooling down” the insurance policy
- Service: Antitrust Law
- Date: 12.07.2016
A “cooling down period” for insurance policies has taken effect in Russia, allowing to reject insurance and get a refund of the premium paid.
“Google tax” to take effect from January 1, 2017
- Services: Tax Law, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 08.07.2016
Law adopted setting VAT obligation for foreign companies rendering e‑services to individuals in Russia.
Amendments made to Federal Law “On public-private and municipal-private partnership in the Russian Federation”
- Service: Project financing / Public-Private Partnership
- Date: 07.07.2016
On July 3, 2016, the Russian President signed amendments to the Federal Law “On public-private partnership and municipal-private partnership and on amending certain legislative acts of the Russian Federation.”