Service for payment of “tax on Google” earn 2017 – Russian Newspaper

The Russian launch services for the payment of “tax on Google”

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The Federal tax service in full swing is the creation of a service for foreign Internet companies from January 1, 2017 must pay a 18 percent tax to the Russian budget.

 

In early July, the President signed a law equalizing the tax liabilities of Russian and foreign IT- companies working “in the field” e-services. Under the new rules from January 1, 2017, foreign IT- companies or their intermediaries agenty- selling Russians online digital content, including movies, music and games, you have to pay for this tax. Commercial physical goods over the Internet is not subject to under the law.

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In the EU, Japan, South Korea, a similar tax on the sale of content on the web site for foreign consumption of electronic services companies operating since 2015. Russia, following the recommendations of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on the equal nalogoblozheniya, mirror introduced into national law fair for industry players of tax innovations, said the head of the Federal Tax Service (FTS) Mikhail Mishustin. “Our country strictly adheres to the principles of equal treatment of foreign and Russian companies”, – he underlined

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To simplify the procedure for payment of tax to foreign companies in the Federal Tax Service have developed a special service. “As long as we have called it” the VAT office, “and we want the Internet industry has the ability to pay tax remotely, quickly, in the modern version, through” private office “, and the tax does not take up too much control,” – with these words Michael Mishustin He presented the portal of the IT-industry representatives, among which were “Yandex”, Mail.ru Group, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Rambler & amp;. Co, “Kaspersky Lab”

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For the convenience was developed a simple test that can be used to specify whether the law applies to your company. “There are step by step instructions how to register and reregister, how to fill out a declaration of payment of tax,” – Mishustin demonstrated capabilities of the system

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In the test version of a new tax on-line service will work since autumn 2016

 

The new FTS service will start January 1, 2017. But, as assured the deputy head of the Federal Tax Service Dmitry Satin, a test version of the service tax will start already in the autumn of 2016. The future foreign taxpayers should be prepared in advance. The company will have a total of 30 days in which to register with.

 

FTS now opened online forum on levying a new tax, and encouraged industry participants ahead of time to make the discussion of anxiety and doubt. Russian Federal Tax Service will publish the responses of specialists. Monitor the payment of the tax return and check likely will charge a specialized tax office. “To build competencies,” – said Dmitry Satin. He also said that the Russian tax authorities plan to widely inform the foreign Internet companies about the new requirements in the legislation of Russia.

 

The meeting with the IRS tried to clarify disputed issues, each other puzzled problems that may arise. For example, it is likely that foreign Internet companies to evade taxes will conduct its activities with the territories of the Eurasian Union, warned Olga Maximov, a representative of one of the auditing firms Internet industry. Russia’s new law is not unified with the norms of legislation of the countries of the Eurasian Union in this part.

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Many questions arise and to work in Russian foreign internet service company Uber. “There is a risk that the tax will have to pay taxi drivers, using its application These conditions are spelled out in the contracts of the company whose accounts are in Liechtenstein.” – Said Maximov

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The FTS meanwhile assured that foreign companies will not complicate the tax environment for Russian players, especially the tax authorities intend to conduct an ongoing dialogue on the legal practice directly with the industry, noted Dmitry Satin.

 

The market participants has not yet come to a consensus, whether the introduction of the new tax will lead to electronic internet services to higher prices for Internet content to end users. According to the auditors, keeps track of similar measures in the EU, the price has not risen.

 

The FTS also confirmed that discuss the “Google tax” in development. Legislators want to be required to register and pay VAT to the Russian budget, ie at the place of the country’s consumer goods, also foreign Internet shops in which physical persons to buy clothing, electronics, toys, computers. The goal is the same – equalize conditions of foreign online sellers with Russian Internet shops, to eliminate abuse. Now, ordering goods on Russian websites, citizens ultimately pay included in their tax (VAT). Buying directly from the foreign internet – stores do not pay tax. At the same time tax “hole” are the so-called “jerboa” who changed in the age of e-commerce “shuttles” 90. “Jerboa” – physical persons, buying goods on foreign Internet sites and sell them to “cheat” through Russian Internet sites. Potrebitelipereplachivayut for the goods, the profit goes into the pockets of unscrupulous Internet marketers. The Federal Tax Service, this approach denies looking for a convenient mechanism for single taxation of foreign and Russian online sellers.