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Arseny Seidov is a partner in the Tax Practice Group of Baker McKenzie's Moscow office. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in 2003, he worked at a Russian audit firm, a major Swiss bank and the Moscow office of a major US law firm. Arseny has been consistently recommended by Chambers Global, Chambers Europe and International Tax Review among leading tax lawyers in Russia. Arseny heads the Working Group on Taxation of E-commerce at the Association of European Businesses, the Working Group on Taxation of Digital Economy at the American Chamber of Commerce and co-chairs the tax subgroup of the Innovation Working Group of the US-Russia Bilateral Presidential Commission. He also acts as Russia representative of Baker McKenzie's Digital Economy Group headquartered in Silicon Valley. Arseny is a frequent speaker at leading tax and IT-related conferences in Russia and abroad. Since 2007, he has been a visiting professor of international tax law at the Moscow State University for International Relations. He has authored over 40 publications.
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Russia: Introduction of physical presence requirements for foreign tech companies – How to comply with minimum tax exposure?

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On 1 July 2021, Russia adopted a paradigm-shifting law that establishes, among other things, new physical presence requirements for major foreign technology companies doing business in the Russian Internet space. Affected technology companies are required to open either a representative office, a branch, or a subsidiary in Russia. This article provides a brief overview of this radical regulatory development and its Russian tax implications, reviews the compliance alternatives, and suggests means to mitigate the associated tax risks.

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Russia: Webinar: Physical Presence Requirements for Foreign Tech Companies in Russia – How to Respond

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On 1 July 2021, President Putin signed one of the most significant bills of 2021 in Russia and in doing so turned Russian IT regulation on its head. The “Landing Law”, which regulates the activity of foreign IT entities in Russia, marks a new trend in the regulation of information technology in Russia.
The main development is that under the new law foreign information technology companies will be required to establish a physical presence in Russia.

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Private Wealth Newsletter – First Quarter 2021

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Welcome to our first quarter issue of the Private Wealth Newsletter. Our featured insight for this issue is a discussion of the passage of the Corporate Transparency Act by the United States to introduce federally-mandated beneficial ownership reporting obligations for US corporations and limited liability companies. We also include insights…