The Russian Ministry of Finance has announced that it will decide by mid-2025 whether to adjust national legislation in response to the global tax reform under Pillar Two. This announcement was made in a release on 11 December 2024. The

Russia published Federal Law No. 418-FZ on 29 November 2024, which introduces amendments to the Tax Code concerning the taxation of income derived from cryptocurrency activities, including mining and trading. The law will take effect on 1 January

The Russian Ministry of Finance has released Guidance Letter No. 03-03-06/1/108990 on 25 November 2024, providing clarity on amendments to the loss restriction rules introduced by Federal Law No. 259-FZ. These changes affect IT companies that

The tax treaty between Abkhazia and Russia enters into force on 28 November 2024. This agreement will become effective for withholding and other taxes starting from 1 January 2025. It establishes a 10% withholding tax rate on dividends and

Armenia’s President has signed a law for the ratification of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) (Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia) and Iran on 27 November 2024. The Armenian National

The Russian Ministry of Finance has issued Guidance Letter No. 03-03-06/1/96344 on 10 April 2024, clarifying updates to tax deductions for costs related to acquiring and using computer programs and databases. Currently, a 1.5x deduction applies