356 days until tax audits for IT companies begin: main risks to consider and key preparations to make

The current legislative regulations on corporate income tax do not explicitly address which tax rate will be applied from the beginning of 2025. Judging solely from the text of paragraph 1.15 of Article 284 of the Tax Code of the RF, it follows that the 0% tax rate won’t be applied from the beginning of 2025 which necessarily entails that the general tax rate of 20% will.

In this legal alert, the lawyers of BIRCH LEGAL analyze the current situation and give recommendations on how to avoid significant financial and reputational losses as well as how to promptly make informed management decisions.

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