UCMS Group announces the launch of a new service: “VAT from electronic services of foreign companies”

Effective January 1, 2019, foreign companies providing services to individuals and legal entities in electronic form on the territory of the Russian Federation will have to register in the Russian tax authorities, calculate and pay VAT on the cost of services rendered (amendments to Article 174.2 of the Russian Tax Code)

Services in electronic form include:

• advertising services in the web;
• transfer of rights to use computer programs;
• placing advertisements on the Internet for the sale and purchase of goods;
• support of Internet resources;
• storage of information, its remote processing;
• sale of domain names, services of foreign hosting providers.

What services does UCMS Group offer:

• registration of a foreign company in the tax authority;
• connection to SBIS/ personal account on the FTS website;
• opening a current account of a foreign company (if necessary);
• preparation and sending of quarterly reports to the tax authority;
• representing the interests of the Client in the tax office;
• consultations on the current norms of tax legislation regarding the work of foreign companies in the Russian Federation.

For foreign companies that are already registered with the Federal Tax Service and pay VAT on services for physical services, there is no need to re-register. But such companies, from January 1, 2019, need to pay VAT and submit reports on services for legal entities.

You can read more about the service here …