Valeria Gulyakina has commented on Novy Prospect draft law on extrajudicial collection of tax debts from individuals

Valeriya Gulyakina — Junior Associate

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 Law practice at Maxima Legal, explained to Novy Prospect, many people have opened personal accounts, but do not monitor the information posted in them. Accordingly, they will not receive timely warnings about the accrued taxes and will not be able to appeal against penalties.

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