Establishment of then representative office or branch of a foreign company in Russia is based on the accrediting authority permission.

In accordance with the changes of the Russian Federation legislation effective since January 1, 2015, powers to accredit and maintain the register of the representative offices or branches of foreign companies accredited in the territory of Russia were transferred to the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation.

Changes in the legislation also included terms of accreditation of the representative offices and branches of foreign companies. As provided for by the new accreditation procedure, the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation issues the Certificate of the entry of accredited representative offices and branches in the State Register without restrictions of the accreditation period.

In case of accreditation of a representative office (branch), it is necessary to harmonize the information of the number of foreign citizens being employed by the representative offices / branches in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. As a rule, no more than four people may be accredited. It is necessary to pay the registration fee for harmonization the information of the number of foreign citizens being employees of the representative office (branch) with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.

What we do:

  1. We consult on choosing the form of business incorporation in Russia (accreditation of a representative office (branch), registration of a construction site, establishing Ltd. with foreign investments).
  2. We prepare documents to be submitted for the accreditation of a representative office (branch).
  3. We agree information of the number of foreign citizens that are employees of the representative office (branch) in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
  4. We submit documents to the tax authorities and obtain tax registration certificates.
  5. We submit documents and obtain notices from non-budgetary funds.
  6. We get a statistical code.
  7. We make stamps.

Terms:

  • It takes three business days for FLC employees to prepare a package of documents to be submitted for the accreditation of a representative office (branch).
  • The Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation executes the accreditation of a representative office (branch) within 25 business days after the full package is submitted.
  • A representative office (branch) is registered in non-budgetary funds (the Social Insurance Fund and the Pension Fund) within 1 – 2 days.

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