Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 24.10.2003

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 630 of October 16, 2003 on the Uniform State Register of Independent Entrepreneurs, Rules of Storage of Documents (Information) in the Uniform State Registers of Legal Entities and Independent Entrepreneurs and Their Transfer for Permanent Storage to the State Archives, As Well As on the Amendments to the Decisions of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 438 and 439 of June 19, 2002

The acts of the Government of the Russian Federation are being brought in compliance with the Federal Law on the amendments to the Federal Law on the state registration of legal entities. The Decision specifies the rules of keeping of the Uniform State Register of Independent Entrepreneurs and providing information from it.
The state registration of peasant (farmers') enterprises is carried out according to the procedure specified for the state registration of natural persons as independent entrepreneurs.
An excerpt from the State Register containing information on an independent entrepreneur is charged with the fee of 2 minimum amounts of labour remuneration for each document, with urgent presentation of information (no later than the working day following the day of the request) being charged with 4 minimum amount of labour remuneration. The Decision lists the cases when the mentioned information is provided free of charge.
The Decision endorses the forms of the documents used for the state registration of natural persons as independent entrepreneurs, for the state registration of termination of the mentioned activities, as well as for the changes in the information on the independent entrepreneur contained in the Uniform State Register of Independent Entrepreneurs.

Decision of the State Construction Committee of the Russian Federation No. 184 of October 21, 2003 on the Invalidation of Appendix 2 to the Decision of the State Construction Committee of Russia No. 16 of April 8, 2002

Invalidates the list of automatic programs of estimate calculation certified by the State Construction Committee of Russia and recommended for use in the drawing up of estimate and initial accounting documentation in construction.

Letter of the Ministry of Taxation of the Russian Federation No. VG-6-03/1018 of October 1, 2003 on the Taxation of Services in the Placing of Election Promotion Materials on the Channels of TV and Radio Broadcasting Organisations and in Periodicals

Incomes obtained by organisations from the services in the placing of election promotion materials on the channels of TV and radio broadcasting organisations and in periodicals granted at cost are subject to the profit tax according to the commonly adopted procedure.
When placing the mentioned materials on the channels of TV and radio broadcasting organisations, VAT is collected according to the commonly adopted procedure using the 20% rate.
Sales operations to natural persons of services paid for in cash or using pay or credit cards are subject to the sales tax according to the procedure envisaged in the laws of the subjects of the Russian Federation.