Monitoring of the Federal Legislation dated 30.11.2009

Federal Law No. 288-FZ of November 28, 2009 on the Ratification of the Protocol on the Terms and Procedure of Application in Exclusive Cases of the Rates of Import Customs Duties Other Than Those of the Joint Customs Tariff

Ratifies the protocol specifying the terms and procedure of application in exclusive cases of the rates of export customs duties other than those of the Joint Customs Tariff.

Federal Law No. 284-FZ of November 28, 2009 on the Amendments to Chapter 30 of Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

The amendments pertain to the taxation of the property included in the Joint Gas-Supply System.

Federal Law No. 283-FZ of November 28, 2009 on the Amendments to Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

Recommends calculation of the property tax from natural persons proceeding from the total inventory cost of objects of taxation.

Federal Law No. 282-FZ of November 28, 2009 on the Amendments to Chapters 22 and 28 of Part 2 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation

Changes the rules of generation of the rates of transport tax and specifies the rates of excise duties for the years 2010-2012.

Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 956 of November 26, 2009 on the Amendments to the Decision of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 609 of October 12, 2005

Refines certain provisions of the technical regulation on the requirements to the hazardous (pollutant) exhaust gases of automobiles released for circulation on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Order of the Federal Customs Service No. 1560 of August 25, 2009 on the Endorsement of the Procedure to Check the Documents and Information after Release of Commodities and/or Transport Vehicles

One of the forms of the customs control is the checking of the documents and information presented at the customs registration of commodities and transport vehicles to verify their authenticity.

Information Letter of the Presidium of the Higher Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation No. 134 of November 5, 2009 on Some Issues of Application of the Federal Law on the Particulars of Alienation of Immovable Property Owned by the Subjects of the Russian Federation or Municipal Formations and Leased by Small and Medium-Size Businesses and on the Amendments to Individual Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation

The law No. 159-FZ of July 22, 2008 grants a priority right for small and medium-size businesses to purchase regional and municipal immovable property leased by them.

Letter of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation No. 03-11-11/216 of November 27, 2009

Examines the issue of application in 2010 of the deflator coefficient K1 in the calculation of the uniform imputed income tax.