It was decided to introduce a ban on the purchase of audit and consulting services from Russian entities affiliated with foreign entities. 

The Ministry of Economic Development has clarified the temporary procedure established by the President of the Russian Federation for residents to acquire exclusive rights to the results of intellectual activity or means of individualisation from persons of unfriendly states. 

When making cross-border money transfers through the FPS, system participants are advised to inform the client of any existing restrictions, prohibitions, or special procedures regarding transactions with non-residents before confirming the actions and to post a summary of them in the payer’s banking application. 

100% of the shares of VONORUS LLC, owned by Silgan Metal Packaging Mitterdorf GMBH (a manufacturer of metal packaging), have been transferred to the temporary management of the Federal Property Management Agency.

We present to your attention 10 recent answers from the Federal Tax Service on frequently asked questions regarding electronic signatures. The questions were asked by users through a special service on the website of the Federal Tax Service.

The Federal Tax Service's responses provide information on, among other things, where a lawyer should apply for a certified digital signature; whether a unified register of issued digital signature certificates exists; the minimum age for an individual to obtain a certified electronic signature verification key certificate; whether multiple electronic signature keys for different applicants can be stored on a single key storage device, and more.

Restrictions on international money transfers have been extended until March 31, 2026.

From October 1, 2025, the Bank of Russia will suspend the transfer of funds abroad by non-residents from unfriendly countries from brokerage or trustee accounts for another 6 months. This applies to both individuals and legal entities. 

In 2026, it was decided to move only two days off that fall during the New Year holidays: 

The Federal Tax Service announces the expansion of the functionality of the online signing service for electronic documents and tax reports in the My Signature app. It can now be used to send any document to the director of a legal entity or an individual entrepreneur.

From January 20, 2026, birth certificates will no longer be required for Russian citizens under 14 years of age to travel to Abkhazia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, or South Ossetia. 

Starting from October 1, 2025, regulation and supervision of the activities of payment acceptance operators, including compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) requirements, to be carried out by the Bank of Russia.

Amendments have been made to the Tourism Law, according to which credit institutions in which the funds of the reserve fund of the association of tour operators in the field of outbound tourism may be placed must comply only with the requirements for the level of credit rating under the national rating scale. The Government has determined this level. The previous criteria for selecting credit institutions for these purposes are no longer valid

New requirements are being established for credit institutions regarding the placement of funds from the personal liability fund of tour operators in the field of outbound tourism.