The Federal Tax Service (FTS) on 16 August 2017, issued a Guidance Letter on the application of Russia’s new general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR), which was introduced in July 2017.
The guidance clarifies that in applying the GAAR the tax authorities must ensure that the evidence proves the intentional participation of the audited taxpayer in the purposeful creation of conditions aimed exclusively at obtaining tax benefits.
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