The Federal Tax Service has released Letter No. 03-03-10/4547 to clarify the requirements that must be completed by the primary accounting documents and it was issued by the Ministry of Finance (MoF). In accordance with the article 252 and article 313 of the tax code, tax deductible expenses should be maintained by draft primary accounting documents according to domestic laws or managed on the basis of business practices applicable in the foreign state where the expenses are sustained. Under the Accounting Law, the MoF noticed that all primary accounting documents should include the following information:

  • Documentation name
  • Date of issue
  • Entity name issuing the document
  • Explanation of the transaction
  • monetary measure and measurement unit of the transaction
  • position of the person acting the transaction and execution of documents
  • Name and signature of the authorized person.