Tax Evasion in the rf Has Risen to a 12-Year High

russian businesses, which in recent years have been trying to adapt to the madness of kremlin policy, have finally acknowledged their own powerlessness. Since the beginning of the year, russia has recorded more than 3,300 crimes related to tax evasion (and these are only the ones that have been proven). This represents a record increase of 17.2% and the highest level in the last 12 years.

russian entrepreneurs know better than anyone that resilience to sanctions, stability, and import substitution are traditional propaganda myths. And in order to stay afloat in any way possible, businesses are simply going into shadows.

The increase in the corporate income tax to 25%, the surge in VAT to 22%, the introduction of a progressive personal income tax, and other legislative measures have forced russian entrepreneurs to make a choice: either go bankrupt honestly or hide their revenue and vainly hope for a miracle.

Meanwhile, the russian tax service has switched to total digital surveillance. It analyzes everything – from bank statements to individual transactions. As the regime’s predatory appetite only grows, law enforcement agencies have already proudly reported the “recovery” of 70 billion rubles, the lion’s share of which was simply seized in the form of confiscated property.

To ensure that no one accidentally slips off this financial hook, new surprises are already being prepared for business owners – there are proposals to suspend the statute of limitations for tax crimes for the duration of any deferral or installment plan granted for the payment of outstanding debts. In other words, it will no longer be possible to have a case dismissed due to the statute of limitations: if you owe the state money, it counts on it while buying missiles, so you’ll be punished until the very last machine tool or warehouse space is seized.