Beneficial Ownership Concept New Interpretation From The Russian Federal Tax Service.

The Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 735, dated 1 August 2016, amended the terms of implementation of the Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 1517...

Russia amended its Anti-Money Laundering law to require the disclosure of beneficial owners of legal entities. The law came into effect in December 2016 and requires legal entities to identify their beneficial owners, hold information on them and to renew the records at least on an annual basis. Our local expert explains.

The law was intended to take effect on 1st September 2016 but we understand has recently been rescheduled to an effective date of 1st September 2015.

On March 31, 2020, the State Duma adopted and the Federation Council approved a new emergency prevention law – Draft Law № 931192-7 (the "Law").

Have your investments been affected by sanctions against Russia? Perhaps you are a Russian-based investor who invested in Eurobonds that were held through the National...

Directors and officers face new liability under draft legislation introduced to Parliament.

On 10 September 2019 the Russian State Duma in its first reading adopted a draft bill increasing fines for non-compliance with data localisation requirements