In the new issue of the Tax Podcast, Tax Compliance experts — Anastasia Arzhanova, senior tax consultant, Zauri Ormotsadze, tax consultant, Elizaveta Ryabinina, junior tax consultant — analyzed in detail the tax reform, which will take effect in 2026 and is already shaping the economic agenda for business today.

The focus is on key amendments to the first and second parts of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation in the framework of draft law No. 1026190-8, new tax control rules and significant adjustments for the IT sector.

In this issue, experts:

• They explain how an increase in the VAT rate to 22% will affect prices, the tax burden and ongoing contracts.
• The VAT transition period and the position of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation on the redistribution of the tax burden are being analyzed.
• They talk about lowering the limits on the tax system and the tax system and how this will affect business models and "fragmentation"
• Аnalyze changes in income tax, including new restrictions for foreign agents.
• Tax innovations for the IT business are considered separately: profits, insurance premiums and industry benefits.
• They explain how tax control will change: extraterritorial inspections, the expansion of the powers of the Federal Tax Service and new rules on fines.

Experts agree: many of the changes only consolidate the established practice, but together they strengthen control and increase the requirements for tax discipline. Preparations for 2026 should begin now, with an analysis of contracts, business structures, and benefits applied.

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