Alina Kalinskova has commented for the Novy Prospect on Lenta retailer's "move" from Cyprus to Russia
At the end of July 2020, an extraordinary shareholders' meeting of Lenta (Russia's largest hypermarket chain) approved the company's change of jurisdiction from Cyprus to Russia. Retailer`s new registered office will become a special administrative region on Oktyabrsky island in Kaliningrad Region. It should be noted, that Lenta has resorted to a…
16.12.2020
Maxima Legal has expanded its presence in the key national rating, Pravo.ru-300, and has entered into the top-5 law firms with the largest number of industry awards
On December 4, the results of the main Russian ranking of law firms, Pravo.ru-300, were announced. According to the results of the research, Maxima Legal once again confirmed the high level of expertise of all the firm's practices and collected 14 industry awards. "The annual confirmation of our team's expertise by the Pravo.ru - 300 rating is a…
07.12.2020
Alina Kalinskova has commented on the introduction of a progressive taxation system in Russia
A progressive personal income tax scale will be introduced in Russia since January 1, 2021. In particular, 15% rate will be applied to income in excess of 5 million rubles per year instead of the previous flat personal income tax rate of 13%. According to preliminary calculations of the Ministry of Finance, the innovation will annually…
30.11.2020
The Delovoy Peterburg has traditionally mentioned Maxima Legal in its annual Rating of Lawyers
The Delovoy Peterburg newspaper, a key business publication in northwest Russia, has published the results of its own annual legal rating, in which the newspaper and market players select the best legal advisers in the city. In 2020, Senior Associate, Head of Dispute Resolution & Insolvency Practices at Maxima Legal Sergei Bakeshin has become…
23.11.2020
Alina Kalinskova has explained the nuances of blocking accounts of individuals at the request of state authorities
The Vot-tak.tv independent online journalistic project drew attention to the fact that banks have legal rights to block accounts of their private clients. For example, financial funds can be frozen without notification of their owner at the request of state authorities due to unpaid debts, for example, to the Federal Tax Service. «However, a bank…
11.11.2020
Natalia Demina has commented on changes in the agreement between Russia and Cyprus for the French edition
Russia and Cyprus approved the text of amendments to the Agreement on avoidance of double taxation between the countries. The step was taken after the Russia announced its intention to denounce the Agreement. The Russian-Cypriot Tax Agreement since 1998 had allowed Russian citizens living on the island to pay tax on dividends at the rate adopted…
10.08.2020
Natalia Diatlova on the RBC TV commented on the proposal of the Ministry of Finance to the Netherlands to revise the tax agreement
Natalia Diatlova, partner, Head of Maxima Legal's international projects team, commented on a proposal made by the Russian Ministry of Finance to the Netherlands to revise the current tax agreement, in particular, to raise the dividend tax rate to 15%. According to the expert, the proposed changes will not affect international business; the impact…
05.08.2020
Sergei Bakeshin has commented on the emergence of a unified register of Russians for the newspaper Trud
The State Duma adopted a law on the creation of a unified federal information register with data of Russian citizens. The operator of the information system will be the Federal Tax Service, which will be also responsible for protecting personal data. The resource will combine data of the Federal Tax Service, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry…
21.05.2020
Sergei Bakeshin has provided his comments on the creation of a unified population register for Fontanka
The State Duma has passed a law that creates an information system to be operated by the Federal Tax Service which from 1 January 2022 will have the right to collect, record and use data from Russians, including their names, dates and place of birth, gender, details of the registration of a civil status certificate of birth and death, tax numbers,…
21.05.2020
Sergei Bakeshin has commented to Delovoy Peterburg on measures to support business
On Wednesday, 25 March, the Russian President addressed the nation regarding the spread of the coronavirus. The President announced measures to support small and medium-sized businesses, the key ones of which were commented on by Senior Associate, Sergei Bakeshin, for Delovoy Peterburg. According to Sergei a delay in payment of all social fees and…
30.03.2020