Julian, I think you are confused about one point: >>>We believed that once you have done the 183 days and got your residency, then that was it for the rest of your time in Russia.
Residency is an entirely separate issue and is not determined in any way by how many days you reside in Russia. You must physically be in Russia at least 183 days of each year in order to pay the lower income tax of 13%. Your company may deduct only 13% from your salary each month from the start of the year if it plans to keep you on the payroll (and has the license to hire you for that full period), but if your/their plans change and you stay in Russia less than half a year, then they must pay up. Not sure how that typically works itself out... Thomas 2009/3/12 <[email protected]> > > Expats > We had a meeting with PWC yesterday and their 'experts' told us something > interesting. > > > They said that when a foreign worker works in Russia s/he has to requalify > for the 183 day rule every year [30% down to 13% income tax] and if they > leave Russia before completing 183 days in the year, [ even if they are tax > resident from previous years] they will have to pay the missing 17% tax from > that year??? > > This is not what we understand but we are not tax experts. We believed that > once you have done the 183 days and got your residency, then that was it for > the rest of your time in Russia. there was no 'requalifying period' each > year. > > Anyone on the list with any real expertise or experience on this matter? > > Julian Beirne > > _______________________________________________ > Expat mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.lists.ru/mailman/listinfo/expat > http://www.expat.ru/forum/ >
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