A quarterly briefing for law and accounting firms with Russia-exposed clients — the tax, compliance and structuring points worth flagging this quarter.
This quarterly briefing is written for international law and accounting firms whose clients have Russian matters. It is a short, practitioner-level read on what is worth raising with clients this quarter — not exhaustive, but focused on the points that most often affect cross-border advice. As always, positions should be confirmed for the specific facts.
The standard corporate income tax rate stands at 25% and the standard VAT rate has moved to 22%. For clients modelling Russian operations or repatriation, these headline changes flow through effective-rate and cash-flow assumptions and are worth refreshing in any client model built on older numbers.
Double tax treaty availability continues to vary by jurisdiction, with a number of treaties partially suspended. For any client flow — dividends, interest, royalties — the withholding position should be checked per jurisdiction rather than assumed from a pre-suspension baseline. This is the single most common source of surprise in cross-border advice right now.
Federal Tax Service scrutiny remains a live risk, particularly on VAT and on controlled transactions. Clients with Russian entities benefit from a documented, defensible position ahead of any review; a pre-audit health check is a sensible thing to suggest where exposure is material.
Clients continue to weigh whether to restructure, hold or exit Russian operations. Each route touches tax clearance, workforce and asset transfer, and the sequence matters — an exit handled out of order can leave residual exposure for the parent. Where proceeds are repatriated, the treaty and withholding position should be modelled first.
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The standard corporate income tax rate is 25% and the standard VAT rate is 22%. Client models built on older figures should be refreshed, and specific positions confirmed for the facts.
Treaty availability varies and several treaties are partially suspended, so the withholding position on any cross-border flow should be checked per jurisdiction rather than assumed from a pre-suspension baseline.
Yes. We act as a Russia desk for international advisers by referral or white-label, with a 24-hour response SLA. The client relationship remains with your firm.
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