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 12.05.09
Welcome from Alinga! Even as more Russians are reporting that they are more likely to avoid taxes and engage in risky or immoral business in order to maintain their incomes or keep their jobs, the state has succeeded in bringing two landmark cases to trial. This month, we look at both these trends (and more) in Russian business.
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There is much more "Accounting and Payroll" information available in the Russian version of this same newsletter!
Review Of Recent Changes To Tax-Related Legislation In The Russian Federation This monthly Russian-language service from Alinga and regular feature of the Alinga Market Update is designed to bring your financial personnel a broad view of recent changes to the Russian Tax Code. Forward this link to them!
Even Nonprofit Organizations Pay Tax On Property Sales If a nonprofit organization sells donated property, thus using it for a purpose other than stated in the donation agreement, the organization is obligated to include the price of the donated property - as well as all proceeds received from the sale - as taxable profit.
Small And Medium Business Audits Must Be Approved By Prosecutor's Office Yuri Chaika, Prosecutor General of the RF issued a decree on the procedures for coordinating audits of small and medium businesses with the Prosecutor's office, in accordance to a new law coming into effect on July 1, 2009.
Court Rules On Outsourcing And Maintenance Expenses For Leased Property The court confirmed the validity of the taxpayer's expenses on maintenance of the building that he rents out, which belongs to him by right of ownership.
Abolition Of Single Social Tax Expected To Increase Bureaucracy Editorial report: "Bureaucratic Class Gets Russia Under. Bureaucratic Rampaging Rises to a New Level."
This review of recent arbitration procedures, compiled by specialists of Alinga Consulting Group, will bring to your attention most significant recent examples of application of Russian law (in Russian). Forward this link to your legal department!
First Prosecution For "Grey" Salary Schemes The complicated investigation into and precedent-setting case against Interoptica, the first company to prosecuted for using an illegal scheme to "mask" part of its salary payments to employees.
First Conviction Of A Landlord For Tax Evasion In 2008, Moscow Tax Authorities reported that 15,536 individuals paid tax on rental income, with 6,804 of those paying after tax inspectors conducted preliminary check ups.
Russians Increasingly Complain Of Police, Court Violations The Russian human rights ombudsman has received an increasing number of complaints about police actions and violations of political rights, says an ombudsman report posted on his website.
Russian Prosecutor Says Corruption Stats High Since the beginning of the current year the investigating bodies under the prosecutor's office of the Russian Federation have received 12,316 reports about incidents of corruption.
Governors Will Answer For Everything Premier Vladimir Putin extended the list of criteria to be used in evaluation of gubernatorial efficiency. The federal government is more than willing to share responsibility for the crisis with the regional authorities.
State Duma Allows Municipalities To Sack Mayors The State Duma has passed the second reading of the presidential dart law allowing local councils to sack mayors.
Justice Minister Calls For Simplifying Pardoning Procedure In Russia Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov called for simplifying the pardoning procedure in Russia to make it more effective.
Duma Decides Against Passing Amendments To Law Limiting Tobacco Smoking The Duma decided to draft a new law as a follow-up to the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. It will be presented in the lower house of parliament on April 16.
Deputies Are Given Conditional Equality In Terms Of Media Coverage Independent experts doubt that the new legislation will ensure equal coverage of Duma political parties in the media.
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The registered number of unemployed persons (2.28 million as of April 22) has already exceeded what was predicted in the 2009 budget for anti-crisis measures (2.2 million).
Employment Agencies Begin The Struggle Against Unemployment The argument for legalizing temporary personnel.
Russia has to concentrate on raising labor productivity.
Nearly Half Of Russians Facing Draft Unfit To Serve More than 40% of Russian men who face being drafted into the armed forces are physically unfit for military service, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.
Govt Emanating Optimism But Russians Losing Confidence In Future Russians are gradually losing confidence in the future - they are ready to stop buying cars and going on vacations, to reduce aid to relatives, and to start saving money for medical treatment rather than luxuries.
Russian Citizens Learning To Live With The Crisis Polls show 10% drop in pessimism about the crisis. Russia's crisis hasn't produced major horrors so far.
Russia's Economically Active Population Shrinks By 1 Mln A Year Russia's economically active population shrinks by one million a year, the chief of the federal statistics service Rosstat, Vladimir Sokolin, told a news conference on Thursday.
Russia's population is falling.
Over Half Of Russian Middle Class Claims To Be Immune From Crisis – VTsIOM More than half of the Russian middle class claim they are immune from the world crisis, Russian Public Opinion Study Center (VTsIOM) Director Valery Fyodorov said.
There is much more HR information available in the Russian version of this same newsletter!
Foreigners' Work Visa Hassles Grow Getting work permits for foreigners in Russia has traditionally been a thorny issue, mired in red tape and confusing, constantly-changing rules.
In its most recent newsletter, The School of Russian and Asian Studies, a partner company of Alinga Consulting Group, takes a wide look at developments around Russia as well in US-Russia relations.
From these laughable beginnings, some companies in Russia have earned some serious money.
In 2008, government bodies spent 2.96 billion on IT, whereas total government expenditures percentage, including administration (management), education and healthcare, remains at the same level.
McDonald's To Open Over 30 Outlets In Russia in 2009 McDonald's Corporation plans to open over 30 outlets in Russia in 2009, the company's president for Russia and Eastern Europe, Khamzat Khasbulatov, said at a press conference in Kazan.
Consolidation Initiated Upstairs The authorities urge consolidation on society. Society does not care. The powers-that-be seek support from general public.
State Corporations May Fall From The Kremlin's Grace After The Crisis The Kremlin becomes increasingly more critical of state corporations.
Business Climate Situation In Russia Strained - Polled Businessmen Many Russian businessmen have described the business climate situation in the country as very strained, the general director of the national public opinion studies center VCIOM, Valery Fyodorov, has said.
Economic Indicators
Lean Russia: Sustaining Economic Growth Through Improved Productivity A joint research effort by MGI and McKinsey's Moscow office finds that key historic sources of growth of the Russian economy—favorable global market conditions for Russian exports, positive demographic trends, and available capacity—are no longer available, and in this new environment productivity and new investment become critical drivers for the economy's future growth.
GDP will fall by 6% and industrial production by 9.1% in 2009. Economic Development Ministry updates its forecasts for 2009.
Russian Economy Showing Several Encouraging Signs in April – Minister The Russian economy has been demonstrating a number of encouraging signs in April, Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina told journalists.
Social Development Ministry Forecasts The Russian Ministry of Health and Social Development expects this year's unemployment rate in the country to be 3.8 percent, a ministry official said on Wednesday.
Domestic Politics
Upper echelons of the government are at odds over the budget strategy. Discourse over 2010 state expenditures comes down to the same old tax debates.
United Russia Club Hears Calls For More Sophisticated Political, Social Systems Report by Aleksandra Samarina: "System Deficiency. Society Urgently Needs Its Political and Social Structures To Become More Sophisticated."
Police Shooting Leads To Dismissal Of Moscow Police Chief President Medvedev has fired Moscow police chief Vladimir Pronin in the wake of a supermarket shooting committed by a police officer earlier this week.
Russian Presidential Envoy Has 'Stormy' Meeting With Urals Governors Never before has such a stormy meeting been held at the plenipotentiary representative's office: governor refuses to speak, deputy minister falls out with Uralites, plenipotentiary representative gives reprimand.
Russian Finance Minister Kudrin on Combating Crisis, Its History, Budget Support Interview with Aleksey Kudrin, Russian deputy chairman of the government and minister of finance: "We Should Not Drive Our Tanks Onto the Mines."
Russian Regions Block Non-Local Producers In 'Wave of Economic Separatism' Regions strike blow to Russia's unity. Wave of economic separatism growing within country due to crisis.
Presidential administration officials declared income: presidential aide Konstantin Chuichenko is unquestionable leader. Konstantin Chuichenko, Chief of the Control Directorate of the Presidential Administration, made 368.5 million rubles in 2008. No other Presidential Administration official took home even 2% of what Chuichenko made.
International Relations / Politics
Russia's Chief Arbiter Studies US Consumer Bankruptcy Chairman of Russia's Supreme Court of Arbitration Anton Ivanov paid a visit to the United States to study consumer bankruptcy experience in order to protect Russian individual debtors in conditions of financial crisis.
Search For Partners In Nanotech Main Goal Of Chubais's Visit To US Familiarization with the structuring of US innovative development institutions and a search for new potential partners is the double goal of a visit to the U.S. by a delegation of Russia's State Corporation for Nanotechnologies /ROSNANO/ led by Anatoly Chubais.
London debut of Russian and US presidents: working meeting rather than a political show. Meeting in London set Russia and the United States on the track leading to a positive agenda.
Russia suggests a new energy treaty with the European Unity. President Dmitry Medvedev presented a draft document that would replace the Energy Charter.
Vladimir Putin Pulls Out Of Gas Summit Russian Prime Minister cancels plans to attend summit in Bulgaria. Gas trade summit is likely to criticize Russia.
Economist Analyses Russia's Alternative To Energy Charter Article by Andrey Konoplyanik (doctor of economic sciences, deputy general secretary of the Energy Charter Secretariat 2002-2008): "Energy Charter and the Russian Initiative -- What Should be Done With the International Community's Legal Base."
Taleban Main Threat To Russia's Security – FSB Taleban and other terrorist organizations operating in Afghanistan are the main threat to Russia's security, and this must be taken into account while fighting against terrorist threats, the head of the FSB service for protection of the constitutional order and the fight against terrorism, Col-Gen Aleksey Sedov, has said.
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