Clients & case studies in Russia

A European industrial group needed a fully operational Russian subsidiary — able to import, hire and invoice — within two months, without flying staff in. Banking, customs and payroll all had to be live before the first shipment landed.

An international technology company received notice of an upcoming tax audit. The internal team had limited visibility of the exposures and inconsistencies that had accumulated over several reporting periods.

An international FMCG group decided to transition its Russian operations. The process spanned multiple legal entities, a large local workforce and significant intercompany balances requiring careful settlement.

A European financial services group needed to restructure intercompany payment flows — management fees and service charges — between its Russian subsidiary and the European parent, keeping funds moving while staying compliant with currency-control and regulatory requirements.

A US SaaS company providing services to Russian corporate clients became aware of its obligation to register for VAT in Russia under the electronic-services rules — but had not yet done so, creating a growing exposure.

A foreign national working in Russia as a senior executive held interests in several foreign companies. As a Russian tax resident he was subject to CFC reporting and currency-control notification obligations that had not been addressed.

An international retail group sought to transfer its Russian subsidiary to the local management team. The transaction required careful structuring to achieve a tax-efficient transfer at an appropriate valuation and a clean exit for the group.

An Asian consulting group expanding in Russia needed to scale its local team quickly but lacked the internal infrastructure for payroll, HR administration and employment compliance — including immigration for foreign specialists.

A Chinese company entering the Russian market needed a legal entity registered and its Chinese general director in place on a valid work permit before the first shipment arrived — on a six-week runway.

A European SaaS company had provided subscription software to Russian individual users since 2019 without registering for Russian VAT. An internal review identified a historical liability that had to be regularised.

A UAE company that registered a Russian distribution LLC in early 2025 had no accounting function six months later — and faced its first CIT advance-payment deadline at the 25% rate with no records in place.

A Turkish construction company awarded a Russian infrastructure contract needed three senior Turkish managers on the ground within three weeks — each requiring an HQS work permit and a payroll structure using HQS tax treatment.

An Indian engineering group with operations across CIS markets was evaluating entry into Russia for a large-scale infrastructure project — needing clarity on legal structure, Russia–India DTT benefits, withholding tax on project revenues and the employment framework for expatriate engineers.