“The principles of taxation, historically laid down in the Tax Code for personal income tax, should be preserved regardless of the form of labor activity (remote or in the office),” the department said in a statement, the words of which are reported by TASS.
The Ministry of Finance clarified that the amendments do not apply to employees of foreign branches of Russian companies, as well as to personal income tax rates and changes in the criteria for recognizing individuals as tax residents of Russia.
Earlier, the Ministry of Finance came up with an initiative according to which employees of Russian companies working abroad must pay taxes in Russia.
In early July, the State Duma adopted a law that clarifies the conditions for granting tax benefits in the IT sector.
It excludes the possibility of applying income tax and insurance premium benefits for a highly profitable IT business.