Nikita Deynega commented to DP on the attempt of the Federal Tax Service to collect RUB 0. 7 bn from a major property developer from St. Petersburg
In 2022, based on the results of an audit, the Federal Tax Service additionally charged BFA-Monolit with VAT, penalties and fines totalling over RUB 722 mn. Shortly before the audit, Lyudmila Kogan, who owned 30% of the company, resigned from the founders. Having failed to achieve repayment of the debts, the Federal Tax Service brought BFA-Stroy…
14.05.2025
Kommersant Publishing House has included Maxima Legal in the list of leaders of the legal market in Russia-2025
Kommersant Publishing House has published the results of its own annual survey of the legal business in Russia. Maxima Legal has confirmed its reputation as one of the leading domestic legal consultants, having been recognised in 25 rating categories, 18 of which are in the 1st band of the survey. It should be noted that Kommersant has included…
24.04.2025
Pravo-300 rating included Maxima Legal team in the list of recommended lawyers for the sixth time
Pravo-300, the key Russian legal rating, has published individual recommendations of lawyers practising in various areas of law. According to the results of the research for 2024, personal recognition in 11 nominations was given to 9 Maxima Legal lawyers who played a leading role in the firm's most highly rated projects for the period from…
12.03.2025
Nikita Deynega helped Delovoy Petersburg to compile the top 3 business requests for lawyers in 2024
The editors of the Delovoy Petersburg newspaper found out from the top 10 participants of the rating ‘Yurtop: Team Score’ what questions St. Petersburg businessmen most often asked for legal support in 2024. According to the survey results, the top three most common requests included corporate transactions, interaction with foreign companies, and…
04.02.2025
Sergey Tarasevich has commented for Mashnews on the blocking of accounts of a major timber processor due to tax and fee arrears
The Federal Tax Service sent a decision to suspend operations on the accounts of a major timber processor, ULK Group, to Primtercombank, branches of Rosselkhozbank, Uralsib Bank, Raiffeisenbank and Alfa Bank. The company's tax and levy debt of ULK Group for the fourth quarter of 2024 amounted to RUB 416 mn, including RUB 414 mn in VAT arrears. At…
27.01.2025
Delovoy Peterburg and Novy Prospect quoted Sergey Nikitenko's explanation of the purpose of creating personal funds
The mechanism of a personal fund as a form of asset management was introduced in Russia by law in 2022. The founder's property (real estate, securities, shares in organisations, etc.) with a total value of at least RUB 100 m is transferred to the personal fund by right of ownership. At the same time, the data on the founder, assets and…
25.12.2024
Valeria Gulyakina has commented on Novy Prospect draft law on extrajudicial collection of tax debts from individuals
From 1 November 2025, the tax inspectorate may be able to collect tax arrears from citizens out of a court. In this case, the bill provides for informing debtors through the taxpayer's personal account, an account on Gosusugi, or, in their absence, by registered letter. However, as Valeria Gulyakina, Junior Associate of Tax & Administrative…
12.12.2024
Pravo-300 rating once again has confirmed Maxima Legal’s leading position in the Russian legal services market
On 5 December, the results of Pravo-300, the key Russian rating of law firms, were announced. Maxima Legal once again confirmed the highest level of expertise of all practices of the firm, have received professional recognition in 15 areas of research. At the same time, more than half of the company's awards were ‘gold’.On 5 December, the results…
06.12.2024
Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper recommended 12 Maxima Legal lawyers in 12 areas of legal support
For the second time, Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper conducted a large-scale survey of the Russian legal market and compiled its own ‘Rating of Lawyers and Their Companies’. According to the newspaper, ‘getting into the rating is the result of recognition of the quality of work and reputation of a particular specialist’: more than 2,000 applications…
05.12.2024
Sergey Tarasevich explained to Cbonds Weekly News how the bond taxation changes under consideration will affect the debt market and bondholders
In early October, media reported on two tax initiatives related to bonds at once. Firstly, the Ministry of Finance proposed to charge personal income tax on gifts of all types of securities and derivative financial instruments to non-close relatives. Secondly, the State Duma may consider introducing a tax deduction for holders of people's bonds…
10.10.2024