If you want to set up a company in Russia, this article will educate you on the tax laws for a LLC (or OOO), which is the most common company structure in Russia.

Russia taxes resident entities on their worldwide income. The prevailing tax rate for offshore income, from our research, but seek professional advice, is 20%. The country may have exemptions to remit certain income earned abroad made internationally. Taxes are reasonable in Russia because the rate which LLC (or OOO) will pay tax is 20%. Reduced rates may apply for certain qualified investments. Russia ranks 70th overall in terms of corp. taxation rate internationally.

The valued added tax rate in Russia is 18.00%, that ranks Russia as 63rd when compared to VAT globally. In terms of other taxation, an employer may contribute a maximum of 38.5% to the equivalent of a social security fund and an employee will not be required to contribute. The overall complexity of the tax system is high. This is measured by average time to comply with a country's labor tax requirements is as it is 168hours. Contributing to this is the number of yearly labor tax payments, which is 23 in RU.

Thin cap standards are in effect. This refers to any sort of laws on given company with respect todebt-to-asset ratios.
Dividends from resident companies and foreign entities are taxable income, and taxed at a flat rate of 13%. However, an exemption may apply, if the Russian beneficiary holds at least 50% of participation of paying company for at least 365 days in a calendar year, and the paying company is not resident in a black-list jurisdiction. Dividends are payments of company profits, established by the board of directors, to a class of its shareholders. Dividends can be issued as shares of stock, cash payments, or other property.
Capital Gains are subject to CIT at a rate of 20%. However, an exemption may apply for those from the sales of shares held for at least 5 years of unlisted Russian companies and high-technology listed companies. A capital gains tax is levied on the profits that a corporation or natural person realizes when he or she sells sells a capital asset for a price that is higher than the purchase price.

The interest withholding tax rate is estimated at 20%. This should be interpreted that the tax authorities expects relevant legal entities to withhold 20% of interests paid offshore. The dividends withholding tax rate is 15%. This means that the taxman expects LLC (or OOO)'s to pay tax on 15% of dividends remitted abroad. The royalties withholding tax rate 20%. This should be interpreted that the taxman expects legal entities to withhold 20% of royalties remitted abroad. Withholding tax rates may be reduced under a tax treaty.
There is no known tax on wealth in Russia. There are no known inheritance and transfer taxes. There is a real property tax. There are commonly used credits for innovation spend that include tax relief in RU.

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