Challenges, new opportunities and solutions for Russian private clients

Compliant transfer of residence – Controlled Foreign Companies – Russia-UAE Tax Treaty – Shrinking network of Russian DTTs – Common mistakes in foreign currency operations

TRANSFER OF RESIDENCE

Mobility vs Local requirements: How to Stay Compliant, Connected, and in Control

• How dual nationality or residence affects disclosure duties, tax reporting, and access to assets.
• Cross-border compliance pitfalls: typical mistakes when Clients and their families have connections to multiple jurisdictions.
• Maintaining banking relationships while relocating: what banks expect from clients after a change of residence.
• How Russian Clients Rebuild their compliance narratives: how to explain past or present connections with Russia in a transparent yet defensible way
• Inheritance and family scenarios: what happens if heirs hold residence permits or second citizenships (Switzerland, EU, UAE, etc.).
• How to correctly “cut ties” with Russia: deregistration from military service and permanent residence.
• Deregistration from military service and permanent residence: pros and cons.
• Real client cases: lessons from 2025 on managing dual residency.

TAX PLANNING

Controlled Foreign Companies Under Pressure: Taxes, Risks, and Strategic Solutions

• CFCs in “unfriendly” jurisdictions: the new challenges and practical ways forward.
• Providers and banks refusing service to Russian-related CFCs: case studies and solutions.
• How to determine CFC profits and keep UBO tax compliant when the company’s auditors and directors refuse to cooperate and provide no data.
• “Blacklists” reshaping ownership structures and compliance obligations.
• Fast-track re-domiciliation to Russia: when speed becomes a liability.
• The “look-through” approach to dividends: how it works in practice.
• Why the UAE remains attractive, but not a silver bullet.

The Russia–UAE Double Tax Treaty: A New Era for Investors

• When it takes effect and who will be most affected.
• Rationale for the new UAE–Russia Double Tax Treaty.
• Key provisions: what truly changes for individuals and companies.
• Unconventional Dividend Definition: Shifting the Tax Landscape for Businesses and Individuals.
• Taxation of remote employees in the UAE: what to expect.
• Strategic outlook: what this means for private banking and wealth planning.

Cross-Border Taxation 2025: A Changing Map for Global Wealth

• Residency vs. territoriality: where does the Russian tax law draw the line?
• Updated Russian withholding tax rates
• New Russian DTTs and the shrinking network of existing DTTs.
• Denunciation, suspension, and MLI: navigating the new treaty landscape.
• Practical steps to mitigate the impact of suspended agreements.

CURRENCY CONTROL

Currency Control Under the Microscope: Staying Safe in a Shifting Environment

• Common mistakes in foreign currency operations.
• Repatriation 2025: reform or rumor? What regulators really say.
• Rules for using accounts in jurisdictions that do not participate in automatic information exchange with Russia (such as Switzerland).

ASSET PROTECTION

Protecting Russian Assets Amid Nationalization Risks

• What instruments are used by the state to take control of assets?
• Landmark Cases: A look at the most high-profile examples of asset nationalization: what triggered them and how owners responded.
• Protective Structures and Solutions: Advantages of Russian private foundations for foreign investors under the new regulatory reality.