Russian authorities to ensure tax compliance by marketplace sellers - Finance Minister Siluanov
MOSCOW. Nov 21 (Interfax) - Ensuring tax compliance by marketplace sellers will be a priority for Russia's Federal Tax Service next year, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said.
"One of the most important tasks facing the tax service is reducing the shadow economy, the informal sector, in Russia. It is small compared to other countries, at around 10% of GDP, though there remains room for improvement. The government has prepared measures to ensure more taxpayers comply with the relevant legislation," Siluanov said during an interview with Rossiya 24 TV dedicated to the Federal Tax Service's 35th anniversary.
"First and foremost, this is the cross-border movement of goods and the payment of the corresponding taxes on them, namely VAT, duties, and customs value. Secondly, of course, is the operation of those retail outlets, and, by the way, marketplaces, where we see that there are still companies that do not fully comply with tax legislation, and there is room for improvement," he said.
"We have developed the appropriate measures with the tax service, and we will implement them," Siluanov said.
Later on Friday, he said that this referred to decisions which had already been announced.
"We have recorded certain instances where dishonest individuals have imported goods to Russia, including goods which are then sold via marketplaces to law-abiding buyers, without paying indirect taxes. In 2026, the Russian government will implement measures in order to create equal conditions for those conducting economic activities and to prevent similar instances to these, for example, by integrating a system to confirm expectation of goods deliveries and lowering the income threshold for taxpayers to begin paying VAT under the simplified tax system," the Finance Ministry said.
Compliance with cash register discipline will also be monitored to ensure that "all purchases are subject to control and accounting by the tax service" in order to "clean up" the economy, Siluanov told Rossiya-24 in an interview.
