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Payroll & HR in Russia

Employment compliance and HR for international teams.

Payroll coordination and employment compliance for international teams — calculations, filings and personal income tax handled accurately and on time, in line with Russian requirements.

Chinese companiesUAE investorsTurkish groupsIndian companiesEU subsidiaries
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At a glance
ScenarioOperating in Russia
CycleMonthly payroll
LeadHR & payroll team

Overview

Payroll in Russia sits at the intersection of employment law, personal income tax and social contributions, and it runs on a strict monthly cycle. For international teams the added complexity is expatriate arrangements, highly-qualified specialists and the documentation that Russian labour rules require — all of which have to be right from the first pay run.

We run payroll end to end: calculations, filings, social contributions and personal income tax (NDFL), with payslips and reporting your head office can read. Alongside it we prepare compliant employment contracts, orders and mandatory HR records, and handle the employer obligations that come with hiring foreign staff — so that people are paid accurately and on time, and the paperwork holds up.

+ what we offer
01
Payroll processing

Monthly payroll calculation, payslips and filings, run accurately and on time from the first cycle.

Monthly payroll calculation
Payslip generation
Statutory filings
Head-office reporting
02
NDFL & social contributions

Personal income tax (NDFL) and social contributions calculated, filed and reconciled each period.

NDFL calculation and filing
Social contribution filings
Period reconciliation
Year-end reporting
03
Employment documentation

Compliant employment contracts, orders and mandatory HR records prepared to Russian labour-law standards.

Employment contracts
HR orders and records
Labour-law compliance
Onboarding documentation
04
Expatriate payroll

Payroll for HQS specialists and international staff, including split or shadow payroll arrangements.

HQS specialist payroll
Split / shadow payroll
Cross-border coordination
Expat tax alignment

What's included

Payroll calculation and filing
Employment contracts and documentation
HR record-keeping
Social contributions
Personal income tax (NDFL)
Benefits administration

Typical situations we handle

You're hiring your first employees in Russia.

Monthly payroll and NDFL must run accurately and on time.

You need compliant employment contracts and HR documentation.

Example · Recent work
Technology company, first hires

Set up payroll and employment documentation for a company’s first Russian employees, including an HQS specialist, with monthly payroll and NDFL running accurately from the first cycle.

+ how we work

A clear, coordinated process

01
Setup

Register as employer and build the payroll framework.

02
Contracts & HR

Prepare compliant employment documentation to Russian standards.

03
Monthly run

Calculate salary, NDFL and social contributions on time.

04
Reporting

File payroll returns and personified data each period.

+ in-house vs outsourced

Building it in-house, or outsourcing to us

Factor
In-house
With TaxWell
Russian expertise
Depends on hire
Big Four background team
1C configuration
Separate cost
Included
FTS audit representation
Additional legal fee
Included in engagement
Languages
Usually Russian only
EN · RU · 中文 · Türkçe
Scalability
Fixed headcount
Scales with volume
+ questions

Frequently asked

Do you run payroll end to end?

Yes — calculation, filings, social contributions and personal income tax (NDFL), plus payslips.

Can you handle expatriate payroll?

We do, including HQS specialists and split or shadow payroll arrangements.

Is HR documentation included?

We prepare contracts, orders and mandatory HR records to Russian standards.

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We work with
Chinese companiesUAE & Turkish subsidiariesIndian companiesEU companiesInternational groups
We work in
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+ what happens when you contact us
01
You send us a question

By email, WhatsApp, Telegram or WeChat. Describe your situation briefly — we don’t need everything upfront.

02
We respond within 24 hours

A named adviser replies — not a generic inbox. We confirm whether we can help and propose a call if needed.

03
30-minute intro call

We ask about your situation, Russian entity structure and what you need. No charge. In English, Russian or Chinese.

04
Engagement letter

Clear scope, fee and timeline. We start on receipt of the signed letter. No retainer lock-in on project work.

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