From July 1, 2018, several amendments to laws will come into force. We are waiting for changes in the payment of overtime, salaries for public sector employees will be calculated only on the cards of the Mir payment system, the deferment for entrepreneurs who have not switched to online cash registers ends in July (there are exceptions), an increase in housing and communal services tariffs, storage of data of Russian users on the territory of the Russian Federation , an increase in excise taxes on tobacco products, amendments to traffic rules, insurance companies will use only new forms of MTPL policies.

Work and salary

Overtime and work on holidays will be paid differently from July 1, 2018:

- Overtime

Hours worked beyond the required time are no longer considered overtime. They are paid according to the general scheme at double the rate. Previously, a “serger” was paid for the first 2 hours of work - at one and a half times the rate, for subsequent hours - at double the rate. Now everything is simple, and you don’t need to pay time and a half for the extra two hours, like overtime. For example, an employee’s standard work day is 8 hours, but he worked 10 hours. The company will pay them double.

- On weekends and holidays

Only hours actually worked are taken into account and paid at a double rate. If an employee worked on a voluntary basis on a day off and could not prove that he acted on the orders of the employer, then there is no need to pay anything extra.

From July 1, 2018, the procedure for obtaining copies of a work record book also changes. Thus, the employee must apply for a copy of his work book. The reason may not be specified, and the employer is obliged to provide him with a copy of the document within three working days.

From July 1, state employees will be able to receive salaries only on cards of the Mir payment system. The bank will not be able to credit money to other cards.

Increase in housing and communal services tariffs

The legislator decided not to break the “tradition”, therefore, from July 1, 2018, utility tariffs will increase. On average, the increase in utility tariffs across Russia will be 4.1%, but each region sets its own tariffs. The highest percentage increase in housing and communal services awaits residents of Yakutia and St. Petersburg - 6%, but residents of the Novosibirsk region and Dagestan will “suffer” the least - “utilities” will increase by 3%.

Data storage on the territory of the Russian Federation (“Yarovaya Law”)

From July 1, 2018, all telecom operators, owners of Internet resources and instant messengers are required to store user data and messages in our country. This innovation will affect everyone. Text and voice messages, downloaded or sent videos and audio will be stored. However, the storage period for calls and correspondence has been reduced from 3 years to six months.

Increasing excise taxes on tobacco products

The “oxygen” for smokers is once again being cut off - excise taxes on tobacco will increase by 10%, which means cigarette prices will rise again. If converted into regular money, the fee will increase from 1,562 rubles. per thousand pieces up to 1718 rubles. The Ministry of Health explains the increase in excise taxes on tobacco products by the fight against smoking. But in essence, this is a fight against smokers, and not against smoking, because the number of “quitters” is not decreasing.

Entrepreneurs and Tax Service

A number of innovations are also provided for entrepreneurs. From July 1, 2018, Law 54-FZ on the use of online cash registers for settlements with retail customers comes into force for a number of individual entrepreneurs and legal entities.

Legal entities and individual entrepreneurs engaged in retail trade on the UTII system;
- individual entrepreneurs engaged in retail trade on PSN;
- organizations and individual entrepreneurs working in the catering sector;
- organizations and individual entrepreneurs that own vending machines.

The exceptions are:

- landlords of their own housing;
- citizens engaged in the sale of artistic and folk crafts;
- small shoe repair business;
- conductors;
- newsstands;
- sellers from tanks and carts;
- catering in educational institutions;
- sellers of unequipped markets;
- credit organizations on securities sales platforms.

Individual entrepreneurs with the UTII regime (retail trade and public catering), as well as those engaged in vending if they do not have hired workers, can defer the use of online cash registers. From July 1, 2019, online cash registers must be installed for all entrepreneurs, regardless of the presence or absence of employees.

Motorists

From July 1, 2018, insurance companies will use only new OSAGO policy forms. If an agent uses an old sample form when completing a document, most likely he is a fraudster. Rosgosstrakh recommends checking websites and companies in the register.

Also, new rules for checking the degree of intoxication of drivers come into force in July. Now the presence of alcohol in the body can be determined not only by exhaled air, but also by a blood test. Of course, exhaling into a tube is a priority, and a blood test will be taken only if the first test option is impossible (for example, if the driver has been in an accident and is unconscious).

From July 1, amendments to the Traffic Rules come into force, which strengthen restrictions on the entry of non-eco-friendly vehicles, that is, cars with dirty exhaust.

The innovations will affect owners of cars with engines of Euro-0, Euro-1, Euro-2 and others.
A sign “Ecological class of the vehicle” will appear on the roads, which will be installed together with signs “Motor vehicles are prohibited”, “Trucks are prohibited”, “Motorcycles are prohibited”, “No turning” and some others.

Starting from July 1, 2018, tariffs for utility services in Russia are increasing - in accordance with the order of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 26, 2017 No. 2353-r, which states that “the index for a subject of the Federation determines the maximum permissible increase in the total payment of citizens on average for the corresponding region.” All indices were approved taking into account the average increase in citizens' payments for utility services in Russia from July 1, 2018 in the amount of no more than 4%. Experts suggest that in the Novosibirsk region the average increase in tariffs could be 3%.

Entrepreneurs will be required to register and use online cash registers. Organizations will be required to use online cash registers when making payments to individuals in all electronic transactions, and not just using a bank card.

We decided to postpone the transition to electronic PTS from July 1, 2018. Previously, it was planned that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation would stop issuing paper PTS in connection with the mandatory transition to EPTS within the framework of the agreement with the EAEU countries (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia). The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) has delayed the transition to electronic passports for EPTS vehicles in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). At a meeting of the EEC board, it was decided to extend the issuance of paper vehicle passports (PTS) and the same vehicle chassis passports, along with the issuance of electronic ones, until November 1, 2019, Izvestia reports with reference to the press service of the board. To put it simply, Russia is ready to launch the system, but the EAEU does not have time to switch to the new standard.

New requirements for messengers, increased housing and communal services tariffs and excise taxes on tobacco.

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From July 1, new rules and laws will come into force in Russia. The changes will affect various areas, from storing data of social network users to shared housing construction.

TJ briefly talks about the most important changes in legislation.

Messengers and social networks must store user data for six months

From July 1, 2018, information dissemination organizers (IDD) will be required to store user data for up to six months. ORI includes instant messengers, postal services, social networks, as well as sites that contain comments.

Data of which users should be stored by ORI:

• who registered or logged in to the service via a Russian IP address;
• who provided the service with data from a passport or other identity card issued in Russia;
• whose geodata show that they are located on Russian territory;
• who indicated on the website their phone number registered by a Russian operator;
• the location of which in Russia is known to the company according to government data.

From July 1, Rostrud is obliged to check employers - legal entities and individual entrepreneurs - using checklists. The corresponding norm was approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated September 1, 2012 No. 875 and so far applies only to scheduled inspections.

The checklists were approved by Order of Rostrud dated November 10, 2017 No. 655 and are now available for self-control on the website of the Electronic Inspector service.

The main thing that managers and those responsible for personnel records in an organization should remember is that the subject of the check cannot go beyond the questions included in a specific checklist. And since regulatory authorities must always be notified in advance of scheduled inspections (at least 24 hours), employers have time to prepare for the visit of inspectors.

Documents must be created and executed in accordance with the new GOST

All organizational and administrative documentation from July 1, 2018 must be drawn up taking into account the requirements of the new GOST R 7.0.97-2016. Based on Rosstandart Order No. 435-st dated May 25, 2017, old GOST R 6.30-2003 “Unified documentation systems. Unified system of organizational and administrative documentation. Requirements for registration of documents" becomes invalid.

Professionals need to know the main changes. Here they are:

• in some cases it is necessary to indicate the surname first and then the initials. This rule works when you need to indicate the addressee - the head (deputy head) of an organization or an individual (clause 5.15 of the standard), as well as when the document must contain a resolution (clause 5.28 of GOST). If we are talking about certification of a copy of the work book, then the authorized person signs, then deciphers it, indicating first the initials and then the surname (clause 5.26 of the standard);
• the rules for document certification are changing;

• recommendations appeared for fonts, spacing, formatting, numbering, and document creation in general;
• it is proposed to draw up regulatory legal acts of the organization, as well as other multi-page documents with a title page;
• the rules for marking the signing of a document with an electronic signature are being clarified;
• Some details are omitted, for example, organization code, tax identification number, checkpoint, and at the same time new ones appear, such as “name of the structural unit - the author of the document”, “name of the position of the person - the author of the document”.

Salaries of public sector employees should be paid only to MIR cards

From July 1, 2018, cards of the National Payment System “MIR” will become the only credit cards to which it is allowed to transfer wages to public sector employees. The new rule was introduced by Federal Law No. 88-FZ dated May 1, 2017.

In order for employees to receive money in July, employers urgently need to check the availability of agreements with any credit institution that issues MIR cards. This recommendation is currently only relevant for budgetary organizations, divisions of extra-budgetary funds, state and municipal bodies. At the same time, it does not apply to employees who permanently reside and perform their work duties outside the Russian Federation.

We also remind you that the employer does not have the right to impose on the employee the bank through which he will receive wages. An employee may, upon application, request that his money be transferred to a card in another bank. However, the subordinate must be explained that this must be the “WORLD” card.

Workers must be provided with comfortable working conditions

This is not a new requirement. And a small reminder to all employers about the need to comply with the requirements of SanPiN 2.2.4.3359-16. If the temperature in the workplace is abnormally high (above 28.5 degrees), the company must take care of its employees. The best, but expensive solution is to reduce the temperature to a comfortable level (install air conditioners, fans). But if this is not possible, it is permissible to shorten the working day, increase rest breaks, and allow subordinates to work from home.

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Serious changes in tax legislation took place on July 1, 2018 in Russia. Now, in order to stay afloat and not break the law, all small and medium-sized businesses are required to switch to making payments through online cash registers.

You can be given an exception only if you work alone and sometimes hire employees using a civil contract.

In addition, in some cases, you, as the head of a private enterprise, will not be required to introduce such an innovation if your business is related to the provision of car service services, you are engaged in paid parking or transportation and some other types of activities, a full list of which can be found on the official website of the Tax Service of the Russian Federation .

Another useful innovation, which will be introduced on July 1, is that you will now be able to request a cash receipt even when conducting non-cash transactions, the Therussiantimes portal reports. This rule will affect those payments that are made through online banking transfers, when paying with a plastic card, in general, by any means, only without using electronic payment methods.

There are also a number of exceptions here, for example, you can do without a sales receipt for non-cash payments carried out between companies (this rule will not apply to payments between legal entities).

In all cases where the issuance of a check is mandatory, it must be done within 5 minutes; in case of delay, a fine will be imposed on you as a businessman. In order to avoid such misunderstandings, it is easier to install a special cash register with the FS prefix at your enterprise. Its use will be limited to online trading.

Such devices do not issue a check in person, but send it via e-mail directly at the time of payment. Such cash registers operate without interruption around the clock, and there is no need to monitor it with an additional employee.

Recently, a number of media reported that from July 1, 2018, amendments to Article 86 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation will come into force, according to which banks will be required to transfer to the Federal Tax Service data on all transactions on customer cards and all receipts to a bank account or card of an individual that are taxable. inspectors will consider it income and will be taxed.

Tax legislation from July 1 in Russia: can the tax service check the accounts of Russians?

No. In fact, there will be no such amendments from July 1. According to the vice-president of the Association of Regional Banks Oleg Ivanov, the obligation of banks to notify the tax authorities about the opening of accounts and deposits appeared several years ago (in 2014 - editor's note).

Even before July 1, tax inspectors had the right to check the movement of funds on deposits and accounts if there were legal grounds for this - for example, if a citizen has tax debts.

“The general rule on opening and closing an account by a legal entity or individual has been transmitted by banks to the tax services for several years, but this is only information about the fact of opening or closing an account. All other information about transactions on the account, in accordance with the law, is a bank secret and can only be provided in limited cases, for example, by court decision,” says Ivanov.

The rule that banks are required to provide information to the tax office about the availability of accounts was introduced in Art. 86 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. From July 1, 2014, banks are required to report the opening and closing of individual accounts.

Changes in Russian legislation from July 1: what else will change for Russians?

Another rumor concerning changes in Russian legislation from July 1, 2018 is related to the fight against unauthorized construction. According to the draft law submitted to the State Duma last fall, the state will be able to seize from a citizen a plot of land on which an unregistered building is located and sell it, giving the money to the former owner minus the costs of the transaction.

True, the bill suggests that plots with unauthorized construction will be confiscated only if their owners do not comply with the court’s demands: either demolish illegal buildings within three to 12 months, or bring the building into compliance with standards within three years.

However, this bill has so far only been adopted in the first of three readings. So, no one will “take away land plots from Russians from July 1, 2018,” as they are afraid on the Internet.

But what will really change in Russia from the 1st of next month is, for example, the rules for calculating wages. According to amendments to the Labor Code, if an employee works overtime on a holiday or day off, then for these days he will be paid only once at double the rate. Previously, it was necessary to pay for the same hours again as overtime, with the first two hours at one and a half times the rate, and the subsequent ones at double rate.

Paying time and a half for the first two hours of overtime will now only apply on weekdays.

Also, going to work on weekends, according to changes in the Labor Code, will be paid at double the amount of hours worked.

In addition, the innovations limit the establishment of irregular working hours by employers. From July 1, it is no longer possible to establish irregular working hours for part-time work and part-time work.

According to the law “On the National Payment System”, from July 1, payments to civil servants, salaries to public sector employees, allowances to military personnel and scholarships to students will be transferred only to Mir system cards.

The addition to this law states that if an employee does not conclude an agreement and does not provide Mir card data before July 1, 2018, then a budgetary institution will not have the right from July 1 to transfer his salary to a card of another system (for example, VISA or MasterCard) .