FBK Legal Partner Eduard Giulbasarov on Federal Tax Service's Data Analysis System

According to Monocle, the data analysis systems of the Federal Tax Service of Russia are already capable of detecting the slightest discrepancies in corporate reporting and charging additional taxes. Now, the tax authority is ready to implement AI, which will allow it to process even more data and do so with greater speed.

Eduard Giulbasarov, a partner at FBK Legal, commenting on the matter, notes:

‘With the launch of automated VAT control systems (ASK VAT/ASK VAT-2), a true breakthrough was achieved: not only did it fundamentally shift the focus of tax authorities in terms of tax control but it also led to changes in court practice, paving the way for new legal regulations and doctrines. In general, it called forth a comprehensive transformation of tax control’.