Federal Taxation Service


The Federal Taxation Service or shortly FNS is the revenue service for the Russian government responsible for overseeing compliance with the tax and levy legislation, ensuring the accuracy of calculations, and verifying the completeness and timeliness of tax and levy payments to the relevant budgets. It was formed on March 19, 2004, after the dissolution of the Ministry for Taxes and Levies.
It is also a federal body of executive authority responsible for ensuring the presentation of claims for mandatory payments in bankruptcy cases and bankruptcy procedures, as well as the Russian Federation's claims under monetary obligations.
The FNS's headquarters is located at 23 Neglinnaya Street, Moscow. Daniil Yegorov is the current commissioner of the Federal Taxation Service.

History

The service was formed in 1991 as The State Taxes Service. In December 1998 it was elevated to the rank of Ministry for Tax and Revenue of Russia. In 2004 the Ministry was reorganized as the Federal Tax Service.
Federal Tax Police Service of the Russian Federation existed alongside the Tax Service from 1991 to June 2003, whose functions were split between the new Federal Tax Service and the Taxes Crimes Department of MVD.

Functions and missions

The Federal Taxation Service has the following functions:
  • to control and supervise compliance with the Russian Federation's law on taxes and dues and the correctness of computation of taxes and dues and their full and timely payment to a respective budget in cases provided for by the Russian Federation;
  • to oversee the correct computation of other mandatory payments and their full and timely transfer to a respective budget;
  • to oversee the production and turnover of ethanol, alcohol, and tobacco products;
  • to control and supervise compliance with the Russian Federation's currency legislation within the tax agencies' jurisdiction.

    Heads of service

Head of State Taxation Service