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Supreme Court rehabilitated a concession as a transaction in a bankruptcy case

Judicial Board on Economic Disputes of the Supreme Court has convicted lower courts in the absence of "reasonable doubt" in the price of concessions

FAS Russia has explained the term “advertiser”

FAS Russia has specified who exactly should be considered an advertiser.

Communal services debtors: cutting them off is an impossible, but a necessary step

On 2 June, a roundtable was held in Krasnodar on the theme “Defaults – how to change the situation in communal services in the Krasnodar Region."

How many OKVED codes can a company register

How many OKVED (Russian National Classifier of Economic Activities) codes can a company register? And how to determine the value of work in progress? Lawyers answer these questions.

VAT optimization methods are changing

Tax lawyers believe that companies are unlikely to be able to completely defeat the schemes of VAT inspectors. Even despite the fact that the tax authorities are aware of all issued and received invoices. True, VAT optimization methods are changing.

Real Estate 2016

Real estate investing is currently riding a wave of confidence – taking full advantage of a newfound spark in a market that had been posted missing in the years since the global financial crisis. A favoured asset class, real estate activity is continuing at a feverish pace with a number of high-profile deals populating the space. Indeed, the most impressive aspect of the real estate success story over the past 12 months has been the sheer volume of transactions that have taken place; a multitude of deals that have been solid in their conception, as well as smooth in their execution.

And you will answer for your debts

Managers of enterprises to be more often held financially responsible

The third was a complete fool

Distributors are faced with new problems in the application of the “odd man out” regulation. They are subject to penalties, if their applications are rejected because of this document more than two times during one quarter. According to FV, wholesalers are so unhappy with the situation, that they have already applied to the Ministry of Economic Development. The ministry has confirmed that this problem is well known to them, and that they have taken a number of steps to address this issue.

Reform of obligatory law: first year under the new rules

A little more than a year has passed since the entry into force of the Federal Law dated 08 March  2015 No. 42-FZ, which  made ​​noticeable changes to the general provisions of the RF Civil Code, in the part of obligations, as well as added tools for civil turnover participants – new types of contracts and agreements.  

Two major changes in the agro-industrial complex: mandatory complaint procedure and writ proceedings

When the complaint procedure is not mandatory?

How to sue without having to wait an entire 30 days for the counterparty’s answer?

How to collect debts and obtain a writ of execution in just two months?

Adaptas tries for a reduction

The Krasnodar company Adaptas (Rus) LLC is seeking, through the court, to have its annual rental fee for use of land in the suburb of Anapa reduced to 14 million roubles, from the current 113 million roubles as stipulated in the investment contract. In November 2015, the court granted the petition of the regional administration for the termination of the lease agreement in connection with non-payment of debts. Until the court rules on the the issue of reduction of the rental fee, the appeal proceedings on the decision on the termination of the lease contract will be suspended.

RBC Forum on “Real Estate in Russia”: RESULTS

How to make money in the new economic reality? Key drivers and new trends in the real estate property market

FTS deems auctions inappropriate

An auction for the sale of land and buildings of the Samara Printing House, currently at the last stage of bankruptcy, will probably not take place. They were planning to sell 11 buildings located on four plots of land with a total area of over 25,000 sq. m. for 646 million roubles. The auction was scheduled for June 1 of this year. However, the Federal Tax Service of the Samara Region, which is one of the creditors of the company, asked the court to invalidate the decision of the creditors to hold such an auction, as well as to impose provisional measures in the form of a banning such sales. The court granted the request of tax authorities, banning auctions until the court can rule on the prior claim file by the FTS.

Supreme Court corrects unexpected error

The first cassation went against established practice

In the focus of attention – recipes for survival

The situation on the energy market today is heterogeneous: the market is becoming oversaturated, generation volumes are growing, the demand is going down, and consumers are expecting better conditions, while generating companies are thinking about preserving their financial positions and retaining the profitability of their activities. Domestic power generation finds itself in difficult conditions, when each new step must be well-thought-out, so as not to exacerbate the already difficult situation.

What are the threats posed to business by automatic exchange of financial information with other countries

Last week, the FTS of Russia signed an international agreement on the automatic exchange of financial information. Starting in 2018, the Russian Federation will join the system of automatic exchange of tax information between tax authorities of different countries. This will enable the tax authorities to obtain information on the accounts of taxpayers in over 80 jurisdictions, including offshore ones. We asked the experts their opinions on how this change will affect companies, and when will this take place.