Month: November 2023
Autumn 2023 Topics: Practical Experience and Recommendations for Working in Changing Conditions
On November 30, the online seminar was held on the topic “Current topics of autumn 2023: practical experience and recommendations for working in changing conditions” where experts discussed with the audience the issues of suspension of the DTT, liability of companies for failure to maintain military records, company adaptation to sanctions and restrictions in IT, as well as the specifics of transfer pricing and trends in logistics.
The General Director of swilar Daria Pogodina spoke in more detail about the expansion of the list of offshore companies, the consequences and mitigations in the issue of suspension of the DTT.
Elena Balashova, Managing Partner of Balashova Legal Consultants, analyzed the current changes and judicial practice regarding the maintenance of military records.
Sergey Bezruchenok from ALP ITSM shared his experience in solving problems with the termination of support for Microsoft, VPN and Russian email addresses.
Head of the Controlling and Reporting Department of swilar Eugenia Chernova discussed in more detail how to prepare for work in the changed conditions of transfer pricing, and Managing Partner of Sterngoff Audit Olga Grigorieva gave a checklist of the main errors that auditors identified in accounting and tax accounting in the first half of 2023.
Commercial Director of Polar Logistics Solutions Anna Dashicheva spoke in detail about current trends in logistics using the example of the North-West. At the end of the meeting, the speakers discussed questions from the audience.
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Organizers: swilar group of companies together with the audit company Sterngoff Audit, the law firm Balashova Legal Consultants, the IT company ALP ITSM and the logistics company Polar Logistics Solutions.
MTPP Workshop
PROGRAM
Implications for Transfer Pricing
Eugeniya Chernova
“Suspension of DTT and expansion of the list of offshore jurisdictions. Changes. Mitigation?
Comments. Consequences.”
Daria Pogodina
ABOUT THE SEMINAR
During her speech, Eugenia Chernova highlighted how changes in tax regulation and the international situation affected the practice of transfer pricing in Russian and transnational companies. Particular attention was paid to new documentation requirements, changes in approaches to comparability analysis and increased control by tax authorities. The report was accompanied by examples from practice and caused an active discussion.
Daria Pogodina, within the framework of the topic, analyzed the current changes in the regulation of transactions with foreign related parties, the expansion of the list of offshore jurisdictions and their impact on taxation and the corporate structure of business. Comments were given on current regulatory documents, as well as recommendations for reducing risks and adapting to new conditions. The report generated increased interest among specialists in the field of international taxation.
Expansion of the list of offshores. Softening. Comments. Consequences
Eugenia Chernova spoke on the topic “Expansion of the list of offshore jurisdictions. Mitigation. Comments. Consequences.” The speaker analyzed in detail the latest changes in the list of offshore jurisdictions, possible tax and legal consequences for Russian companies, as well as measures aimed at mitigating new restrictions. The report aroused the interest of participants working with foreign structures and international settlements.
New conditions for obtaining permissions for transactions with shares of LLCs
In October 2023, the Russian Ministry of Finance published two updates at once on the conditions for obtaining permissions from the Government Commission for Control of Foreign Investments in the Russian Federation (hereinafter referred to as the “Government Commission”) to carry out transactions with shares of LLCs with the participation of persons from unfriendly countries included in the list, approved by the Order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 05.03.2022 No. 430-р.
It concerns, first of all, the Extract from the minutes of the meeting of the sub-commission of the Government Commission dated 26.09.2023 No. 193/4, which states that now one of the conditions for obtaining permissions from the Government Commission to carry out such transactions is:
- the presence of an obligation to make a voluntary contribution to the federal budget in the amount of at least 15% of the market value of the relevant assets, indicated in a report on independent assessment of the market value of the assets.
Let us remind you that previously this condition sounded as follows[1]:
- the presence of an obligation to make a voluntary contribution to the federal budget within three months from the date of the transaction in the amount of:
- at least 10% of half of the market value of the relevant assets – if the assets are sold at a discount of less than 90% of the market value of the relevant assets, or
- at least 10% of the market value of the relevant assets – if the assets are sold at a discount of more than 90% of the market value of the relevant assets.
In addition, on 16.10.2023, the Application Form for granting permission to carry out (execute) a transaction (operation) or a group of transactions (operations) was updated. The application must now disclose the beneficial owners of all parties to the transaction, not just the applicant’s party.
The remaining conditions for obtaining permissions from the Government Commission to carry out transactions with shares of LLCs with the participation of persons from unfriendly countries can be found here.
We will be happy to answer your questions!
[1] Subclause 4 of clause 1 of the Extract from the resolution of the sub-commission of the Government Commission dated 07.07.2023 No. 171/5 is declared invalid.
Contacts:
Maria Matrossowa
Yulia Belokon
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