Legal overviews
Set of laws signed to enact another “capital amnesty”: what is this second chance for Russians with assets at home and abroad?
- Services: Wealth Management, Tax Law, Protection of information and trade secrets
- Date: 20.02.2018
A set of laws is enacted providing a second stage of the “capital amnesty,” allowing to declare assets and accounts while being released from liability for violations tied to such assets.
A new beginning from January 1. Clarification on the status of currency residents and other news in currency laws for Russian citizens
- Services: Construction, Natural resources / Energy, Food industry, Commercial real estate, Health Care and Pharmaceutical Industry, Wealth Management, Tax Law
- Date: 19.01.2018
Federal Law “On currency regulation and currency control” undergoes big changes: clarifications on status of currency resident and rights and obligations of currency operation participants.
News for holders of foreign assets. List of countries ready to exchange financial information with Russia is published
- Services: Construction, Natural resources / Energy, Food industry, Commercial real estate, Health Care and Pharmaceutical Industry, Wealth Management, Tax Law
- Date: 09.01.2018
On December 21, 2017, the OECD published the list of countries ready to exchange financial information with Russia.
Rules approved for submission of data on beneficiaries
- Services: Wealth Management, Tax Law, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 17.08.2017
Russian Government approves rules for submitting data on beneficiaries of legal entities.
Country-by-country reporting may be introduced in Russia
- Services: Wealth Management, Corporate Law / Mergers and Acquisitions
- Date: 24.03.2017
Russia continues to implement BEPS measures: Ministry of Finance proposes country-by-country reporting for international corporations.
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.
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.