Amendments to the Russian Labor Code

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• New rules for paying non-residents for granting intellectual property rights
• Significantly changed requirements for the sale of foreign exchange earnings
• The Central Bank of the Russian Federation clarified some issues on the return of loans to unfriendly countries
• From May 20, 2022, individuals can buy any foreign currency in cash without restrictions, except for dollars and euros
• From April 1 to October 1, 2022, a moratorium was introduced on involuntary bankruptcy at the request of creditors
• For individuals, the limit on money transfers abroad has been significantly increased by the Central Bank of Russia
• Exporters may not fulfill the obligation to sell 80% of foreign exchange earnings if three conditions are met
• From May 4, 2022, a temporary procedure for fulfilling obligations in the field of corporate relations to foreign participants has been established
• From May 4, 2022, the Bank of Russia lowered the key rate to 14%
• For all exporters, concessions were introduced regarding the fulfillment of the obligation to sell 80% of foreign exchange earnings
• The Bank of Russia eased restrictions on operations with foreign currency in cash for individuals
• How to register company in Russia for one day?
• Central Bank changes key rate from April 11, 2022
• Decreasing of transport tax in Russia
• Updates for VAT, corporate profit tax and penalties calculation in Russia
• The threshold for recognizing transactions as controlled was increased in 2022
• The Central Bank changes the conditions for paying advances under international agreements
• The Bank of Russia eased restrictions for individuals on transfers of funds abroad
• From March 27, 2022, the amount of prepayment from residents to non-residents is limited
• IT companies are exempted from field tax audits until 2025
• The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation will not issue conclusions on evidence of force majeure circumstances under local Russian agreements
• The Central Bank of the Russian Federation explained how Visa and Mastercard cards will work
• The Federal Law on measures to support citizens and businesses was approved
• Temporary procedure for operations with foreign currency in cash for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs
• The list of goods and equipment temporarily prohibited for export from Russia has been determined
• For LLCs and JSCs, the possibility of holding distance meetings has been extended
• The Central Bank of Russia introduces a restriction on currency transactions for individuals
• The government of Russia approved the list of countries unfriendly to Russia
• We draw your attention to the updating of legislation in the field of currency control
• The annual notification about participants and beneficiaries of foreign companies
• Increasing the key rate of the Central Bank in Russia
• Registration and payment of sick leave from 2022: new rules
• The new minimum wage is set in Russia from 01 January 2022
• Merry Christmas and a Happy New year!
• The Central Bank of Russia Again Increased The Key Rate
• Moscow Employers Must Again Transfer 30% of Non-Vaccinated Employees to Remote Work
• Unexpected Non-Working Days in Russia
• The Ministry of Finance proposed to ban the audit of strategic companies by foreigners
• The Central Bank approved the procedure for testing unqualified investors
• The business will pay taxes in a single payment
• How long will your electronic digital signature be valid?
• Dairy products with more than 40 days of shelf life must be labelled
• The Kuril Islands are promised to be developed in the next five years.
• The rules for online meetings of shareholders will be clarified
• An individual entrepreneur cannot make a record for himself in the labour book
• Some students will have to study remotely
• The employer can reduce the suspended unvaccinated employee.
• You can't send payslips via messengers.
• Absence from work is not truancy.
• A new form of labour books is introduced.
• The rules for the arrival of foreign citizens have been changed.
• Corporate SIM cards must be registered.
• New regulations on conducting inspections have come into force.
• Since July 1, 2021, the decision of the sole participant of the LLC must be notarized.
• The Unified Register of Control Measures has been launched.
• The obligation of customs authorities to put down marks on paper for transactions made in electronic form has been cancelled.
• The rules for the stay of migrants are planned to be changed.
• Some more foreign arbitration institutions are recognized on the territory of Russia.
• The law on the registration of bruises and scratches of employees was adopted.
• It will be possible to suspend the employee from work for not using workwear.
• Foreign IT giants are obliged to open branches in Russia.
• It will be easier for foreigners to get Insurance Number of Individual Ledger Account.
• Mandatory vaccination is coming.
• The law on the reform of audit has been adopted.
• A law on the abolition of the mandatory return of foreign currency earnings was signed.
• Sick leave documents will be available only in electronic form.
• An employment contract with a foreigner can be terminated.
• The idea to raise the income tax rate to 30% is being discussed
• In 2022, there will be six long weekends
• Public catering businesses might be exempt from VAT
• No tax agreement between Russia and the Netherlands
• The Central Bank has published a blacklist of companies with signs of illegal activity
• The new format of labour books and the rules for their maintenance
• IT giants will be obliged to open representative offices in Russia
• Paying a salary to the foreigner in cash
• Labour protection
• The government will introduce fines for excessive collection of personal data
• Failure to submit the currency contract's documents entails a fine on the company
• YouTube bloggers will start paying the tax
• Foreign auditors will not be allowed to access classified information
• A new procedure for making changes to the Unified State Registers was approved
• A list of unfriendly countries to Russia has been published
• The period before the account's blocking in case of non-submission of tax reports is extended
• IT companies will be obliged to open branches in Russia
• The State Duma adopted the law on the denunciation of the agreement on the avoidance of double taxation
• The sick leave forms will be available only in electronic form
• Information about the sole shareholder
• The deadline for submitting a notification of controlled transactions is approaching
• The profits taken out to offshore companies might be taxed at a progressive rate
• Amendments to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation were published
• Russian citizens arriving from abroad will have to do a test for COVID-19 twice
• A new unified register of control measures will appear in Russia
• The employees who will be fired soon must be included in the vacation schedule for the next year
• New forms for the registration of the cash register equipment will be approved
• The new Code of Administrative Offences may appear this year
• The VAT declaration will be considered not submitted if the control ratios are violated
• The tax agreement with the Netherlands will be terminated
• Putin signed a law on compensation for moral damage
• Russia will have its own SWIFT
• The employer is subject to administrative and criminal liability for non-payment of personal income tax
• Russia introduces five IFRS documents
• The draft law with amendments to Federal Law No. 167-FZ was recently approved
• Employers were given recommendations on the organization of remote work
• A new procedure for making changes to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities will take effect
• Salaries of foreign employees cannot be paid in cash
• The taxation mechanism of income on bonds will be changed
• A new federal accounting standard №27/2021 on document management will be introduced
• Russian IT companies may be exempt from inspections
• To report to the tax service, the taxpayer purchases programs and means of cryptographic protection independently
• The law on the ratification of the protocol with Malta is signed
• A law prohibiting storing client documents abroad has been signed
• Luxembourg ratified changes to the tax agreement with Russia
• Tax agreements with Hong Kong and Switzerland will be updated
• The accreditation procedure for foreign branches and representative offices will change
• It is allowed to hold general meetings of shareholders or participants in the form of absentee voting
• The State Duma adopted a draft law on taxation of cryptocurrencies in the first reading
• The law on changing the storage period of tax documents was signed
• Vladimir Putin signed the law on price control in foreign trade transactions
• There will be more opportunities for mutual settlements in export
• The draft law on penalties for the sale of equipment without Russian software was approved
• An internship will be included into the Labour Code
• Special legal areas for anonymous investors will be created in Crimea
• The Central Bank of Russia will issue a digital ruble
• In 2021, it is proposed to extend the possibility of absentee voting for JSC and LLC
• The licenses will be extended automatically for another year
• Tax agreements with 34 countries were updated
• The amendments to the Labour Protection Code passed the first reading in the State Duma
• The Ministry of Construction proposed to simplify the entry of migrant construction workers
• Benefits for residents of the "Russian offshores"
• Individual entrepreneurs are required to indicate the name of the product or service in the receipts
• Luxembourg's Tax Treaty with the Russian Federation
• Permission to enter Russia for families of foreign highly qualified specialists
• Approval of the audit development concept
• The rules for paying benefits directly
• Exemption of computer programs from VAT
• Requirements for the charters of joint-stock companies will change
• Federal Law signed in Russia
• The law on ratification of the Protocol was signed
• Federal Law " On Amendments to Article 5 of the Federal Law «On Auditing».
• The State Duma exempted small businesses from the mandatory financial audit
• Changes to the rules for presenting cash flow statements
• December 31 is declared a day off in Moscow for state employees
• Replacing plastic cards with digital ones in Russia
• The terms of stay of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation in connection with the coronavirus
• Protocol on Changes in the taxation of Dividends and Interest between Russia and Luxembourg
• Draft law requiring citizens to report on the movement of funds in their foreign electronic wallets
• Draft law on the introduction of tax regulation in the field of cryptocurrency circulation in the Russian legislation
• Amendments to the draft law "On Currency Regulation and Currency Control"
• A list of modern technologies for special investment contracts
• Features of the formation of planned inspections in 2021. Decree of 30.11.2020 N 1969.
• The maximum amount for insurance contributions has been set
• Conditions for applying preferential tariffs for small and medium-sized businesses of IT companies
• Distribution of direct payments of benefits from the Social Insurance Fund
• The State Duma adopted a law on remote work
• Law on Amendments to the Patent Tax System
• Mandatory Russian software
• The government approved the allowable share of foreign workers in the companies for 2021
• Changes in tax payment details
• Changes in the digital industry: new support measures
• The procedure for issuing unified electronic visas has been approved
• Administrative responsibility for the sale of goods in social networks in the absence of state registration or license
• New amendments to the Tax Code
• Russia and Luxembourg signed a protocol to amend the agreement on the avoidance of double taxation between them
• A new social deduction for sports and recreation services
• Register as an individual entrepreneur or LLC via the mobile app
• The President signed a law on small businesses' monthly inclusion in the register of small and medium-sized businesses
• Increase in fines for destruction of archival documents in Russia
• Russia has defined a list of services that will be free from currency repatriation
• Can a highly qualified foreign professional have multiple work permits?
• The draft on the maximum size of the base for calculating insurance contributions for 2021 has been published
• The law on the constant amount of fixed contributions for individual entrepreneurs is ready
• A Protocol on amendments to the Convention for the avoidance of double taxation with Malta was signed
• The form of notification of departure has been re-approved
• The list of foreign countries whose citizens can get an electronic visa has been approved
• The validity period of certifications and licenses in certain types of activities has been extended
• New amendments to the Labour Code
• Russia and Malta signed a protocol on changing the tax agreement
• A new option to create, use, and store electronic documents related to work
• Notarization of the decision to create an LLC
• Simplification of labor legislation for non-profit organizations
• Extension of the period of stay of foreigners in Russia in connection with the coronavirus
• Signing of a new declaration of 3-PIT
• Registration of foreigners by the tax authorities
• New rules for holding General Meetings of Shareholders were introduced
• Risks of state registration of a legal entity at the Director's place of residence
• The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia proposes to introduce a fixed advance payment for foreign workers in Russia
• The procedure for obtaining the status of a tax resident of the Russian Federation
• Returned cash returned by the accountable person for the previous sub-report cannot be immediately given to another person
• Special tax regime for Russian regions: + 5 regions
• The tax authorities close inactive entrepreneurs
• The Ministry has started accepting applications from potential investors who want to obtain the status of a resident of the Arctic zone of Russia.
• The initiative of the Russian Federation to reduce the number of reports provided by businesses
• The term of accreditation of a branch or representative office becomes shorter
• All international holding companies that are residents of Special Administrative Regions in Kaliningrad and Vladivostok will be able to transfer profits abroad with a 5% tax
• A new law that improved the procedure for determining the cadastral value of real estate
• Federal law "on compulsory social insurance in case of temporary disability and maternity" will be amended
• The Bank of Russia intends to adjust one of the financial industry accounting standards
• The Ministry of Finance plans to simplify the procedure for state registration of individual entrepreneurs
• Tax agreements with Hong Kong and Switzerland
• Cyprus has accepted Moscow's proposal to raise the tax rate on interest and dividends from Russia to 15%
• Signing of the law on expanding the list of permitted currency transactions
• Whose revenue exceeds twenty million roubles, is obliged to provide consumers with the ability to make payments in a non-cash manner
• The law for companies on the Simplified Tax System was signed
• Unified sales tax of 6.2% ?
• Russia terminates the tax agreement with Cyprus. Will the agreements with the Netherlands, the Malta and Luxembourg be changed?
• The Federal law that strengthens control over foreign investment in Russia
• The State Duma adopted a bill on two topics: "Tax maneuver" in the IT-sphere and tax residency-2020
• The list of permitted currency transactions, as well as cases of non-expatriation of currency, will be expanded.
• The State Duma accepted amendments on remote work in the first reading
• LLC will get the refusal in liquidation in case of violation of terms
• The authorities are preparing a revolution in the legislation on cash registers
• The rules for VAT recognition in case of bankruptcy changed
• The Decree on Temporary Measures to Regulate the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens and Stateless Persons in the Russian Federation enters into force on June 16, 2020
• The rules for obtaining and using an electronic signature change
• The Administrative Code of the Russian Federation has been amended
• The new text of Constitution 2020 has been published
• On June 25, 2020, the Russian Government approved the Order, which regulates some features of foreign citizens’ entry into the Russian Federation
• 10% VAT for import and sale of milk fat substitute containing products
• The Government of Russia reduced obligatory insurance contributions for specific categories of employers
• Non-working days in Russia due to COVID-19 are prolonged
• A resolution on the temporary restriction of the entry of foreigners into Russia
• Exceptions for some employees on non-working days due to COVID-19
• Central Bank of Russia Has Reduced The Key Rate Again
• International Students in Russia Get The Opportunity to Work in Russia Without a Work Permit
• Transport and Land Tax Returns For Legal Entities are Abolished
• Reducing the number of countries that do not exchange tax information with Russia
• From January 1, 2021, License on Paper Will Be Replaced by Digital Information
• From 2020 Calculation of Payroll Taxes in Russia Will Change
• Minimum Pay Condition in Russia Will Change From January 2020
• Starting 2020 Employers Will Submit a New Report to the Pension Fund
• Russian Central Bank Reduced On Key Rate Reduce
• VAT Rate Increased From the 1st of January 2019
• NAIS – National Airport Infrastructure Show 2017
• Changes in the conditions of the minimum wage in Russia in 2017
• Deflator Coefficients for 2017 Has Been Updated
• The new chapter to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation ​establishes provisions on the legal regulation of the rules on insurance premiums for certain types of insurance