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Tax & compliance

CIT, VAT and withholding tax — filed right, and defended when the FTS asks.

  • CIT 25%
  • Treaties suspended
  • Audit defence
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Company registration

LLC, branch or representative office — registered and operational.

  • LLC in 3–5 days
  • Operational in 6–8 wks
  • 100% foreign-owned
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Transfer pricing

TP documentation, benchmarking and FTS audit defence.

  • Local file
  • Benchmarking
  • TP notification
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Legal & corporate

Corporate, commercial and regulatory legal support.

  • Contracts
  • Regulatory
  • Disputes
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VAT compliance

Russian VAT for foreign companies — registration, returns and digital services.

  • VAT 22%
  • Digital services
  • Reverse charge
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Payroll & HR

Monthly payroll, NDFL and contributions — run properly, reported in English.

  • +30% employer cost
  • HQS exempt
  • Paid twice monthly
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Employment law

Contracts, dismissals, inspections and labour disputes.

  • Not at-will
  • Documentary compliance
  • Dismissal procedure
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NDFL agent duties

Foreign employers paying for work done through Russian systems.

  • In force since 2025
  • Register before first payment
  • Five-band scale
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Accounting (RAS)

RAS bookkeeping, statutory reporting and the numbers head office can use.

  • Dividends = RAS profit
  • 1C statutory
  • IFRS recon
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Immigration · HQS

HQS work permits and mobility for foreign executives.

  • HQS permits
  • Work visas
  • Registration
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Customs

Classification, customs value and clearance for foreign importers.

  • Duty 5–15%
  • Import VAT 22%
  • Related-party value
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Personal data · 152-FZ

Roskomnadzor registration, localisation and the 24-hour breach rule.

  • Register or be fined
  • Localisation architecture
  • 24h incident rule
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Exit & liquidation

Winding down, selling or restructuring a Russian entity.

  • Sub-Commission approval
  • Tax audit on liquidation
  • Getting the cash out
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Russian real estate

Buying, holding, letting and selling property — individuals and companies.

  • Property tax annually
  • Exempt after holding period
  • Currency control on exit
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For newly registered companies

Your first 90 days after registering a company in Russia

Registration is the start, not the finish. In the first 90 days a new Russian entity has a run of deadlines — tax regime elections, banking, payroll registration and the first reports — and missing them creates penalties before you have even traded. This is the sequence, and a free checklist to keep it on track.

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The First 90 Days checklist (PDF)

Every deadline and action for your first quarter, in one page. Free.

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What happens, and when

Days 1–14
Confirm tax regime & registrations

Elect or confirm your tax regime, confirm INN/OGRN and statistics registration, and check your VAT position before the first invoice.

Days 1–30
Open the bank account

Complete bank KYC and open the settlement account, then deposit charter capital. Nothing operational moves until this is done.

Days 15–45
Set up payroll & first hires

Register as an employer, prepare compliant contracts, and set up payroll, NDFL and social contributions for your first staff.

Days 30–90
First filings & ongoing calendar

Meet the first reporting deadlines and put the recurring compliance calendar in place so nothing slips in quarter two.

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Questions clients ask

What must a new Russian company do first?

Confirm the tax regime, complete tax and statistics registration, open a bank account and deposit charter capital, then set up payroll before hiring. These run largely in parallel in the first weeks.

What happens if I miss an early deadline?

Missed registrations or filings trigger penalties and can complicate banking and tax standing. The first quarter is deadline-dense, which is why a checklist and a compliance calendar matter.

Can you take over an entity someone else registered?

Yes. We frequently pick up companies registered by others, review what has and has not been done, and put the compliance calendar right.

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