Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 2.08.2005

Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 887 of August 1, 2005 on Measures Aimed at Improving the Welfare Standards of Persons Disabled as a Result of a Military Trauma

As of September 1, 2005, an additional monthly material allowance in the amount of 1000 roubles shall be paid to the citizens of the Russian Federation recognised as persons disabled as a result of a military trauma, except for the citizens whom an additional monthly material allowance is paid to in compliance with Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No. 363 of March 30, 2005 on Measures Aimed at Improving the Welfare Standards of Some Categories of Citizens of the Russian Federation in Connection with the 60-th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Order of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 85n of July 11, 2005 on Endorsing the Specifics of Registration of Major Taxpayers

When registering major taxpayers by an interregional (interdistrict) inspectorate of the Federal Tax Service of Russia for Major Taxpayers, the taxpayer's identification number (INN), awarded by the inspectorate of the Federal Tax Service of Russia at the location of an organisation, shall not be changed. However, a new code of the reason for registration (KPP) shall be awarded to such taxpayer where the first four signs shall constitute the code of an interregional (interdistrict) inspectorate of the Federal Tax Service of Russia for Major Taxpayers. The sign of referring an organisation to the category of major taxpayers shall be in the 5th and 6th symbols of the code of the reason for registration (KPP) that have the value of 50.

If the establishment of an interdistrict inspectorate for major taxpayers of the Federal Tax Service for Major Taxpayers on the territory of a subject of the Russian Federation is not provided for, the tax authority at the location of a major taxpayer shall issue (direct) thereto a notice on registration with the tax body as a major taxpayer, indicating therein the KPP that contains the value 50.

Registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on July 28, 2005 under Registration No. 6834.

Letter of the Federal Tax Service No. 04-1-03/462 of June 29, 2005 on Taxation of Natural Persons' Incomes

The payment for permits to send school-age children (up to the age of 15 years inclusive) to institutions intended for children's rest and health improvement, as well as the payment of a monetary compensation in connection with the rest period of the officials dismissed from the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation with the right to the pension in the amount of 600 roubles per each official and 300 roubles per the spouse t and for each minor hereof residing with him shall be exempt from tax on natural persons' incomes.