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Outsourcing in Russia – a Risk Management Tool Seminar Presentations The Swissotel, Moscow Nov 15, 2007 |
OUTSOURCING: A SOLUTION TO RUSSIA'S LABOR CRUNCH?
Chet Bowling, Managing Partner, Alinga Consulting Group
This presentation took a wide look at explaining what outsourcing, outstaffing, and staff leasing consist of, what's happening on the Russian outsource market, what businesses should consider when choosing whether or not to outsouce, and how outsourcing can be used as a risk management tool.
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LEGAL RISKS OF OUTSOURCING
Ksenia Khudiakova, Senior Lawyer, Alinga Consulting Group
In contrast to European legislation, Russian legislation does not regulate the specific labor arrangement of outsourcing, outstaffing, or staff leasing (with the exception of two references to staff leasing in the Tax Code). Russian law does not even define these terms. Thus, it is best to develop such arrangements based on agreements for rendering services, which is covered in the Civil Code of the RF. Since the legislation is silent on the issue, agreements based on these concepts can be ruled to not correspond to Russian legislation and, thus, could be invalid in regulating relations between client and employee.
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TAX ISSUES IN OUTSOURCING
Alexey Spirikhin, Auditor
Outsourcing creates a very special tax situation for the businesses that use it. This presentation covers some of those responsibilities as stipulated by Russian legislation. We also cover the tax advantages of outsourcing as it lowers a business's tax base, which can be used if a business can show the use of outsourcing is "reasonable." We cover what is "reasonable" according to legislation and court decisions, and what documentation a company should keep and other precautions it should take to prevent its tax advantage from being overturned in the case the business is audited by the tax authorities.
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HOW DOES OUTSOURCING WORK IN PRACTICE?
A CASE STUDY IN ACCOUNTING AND STAFF LEASING.
Yulia Mazur, Partner, Head of the Accounting Department, Alinga Consulting Group
There are important differences between outsourcing and staff leasing that should be considered before choosing an accounting solution for your business. This presentation covered the benefits of outsourcing, which can include full accounting support and consultation when interacting with the state authorities, banks, and contractors. We cover how outsourcing can streamline and improve payroll, documentation, tax declarations, and application of internal accounting policy. An effective outsourcing source can also temporarily assign staff to specific tasks that all businesses need occasionally performed, but which do not require full-time, permanent staff.
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SEARCHING FOR A PROVIDER
Christian Lorentzen, Client Relations Manager, Alinga Consulting Group
One of the most important factors in outsourcing is the strength of the partnership between client and provider. Therefore, before you choose your provider you should make sure that you trust your provider. In this presentation, we walk you through the steps for choosing the right partner: looking at the market, the initial selection, narrowing the field, how to make the final decision, and making on-going evaluations.
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