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Accreditation of IT Companies with the Ministry of Digital Development

The status of an accredited IT company gives access to the industry's support measures and requires the company to meet the established conditions and to confirm its compliance with them periodically.

We are most often instructed by:

  • Companies seeking accreditation, including after a refusal
  • Companies for which IT is only one of several lines of business
  • Accredited companies confirming and maintaining their status

The information on this website is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute a public offer.

What the Service Includes

Timing and Fees
–timing on request
from ₽fee on request

Timing and fees are indicative and are confirmed when the engagement is agreed.

01 / Overview
What accreditation provides and what it requires

Accreditation gives access to the support measures available to the industry: reduced rates of corporate profit tax and insurance contributions, deferment of military conscription for employees, and participation in industry state support programmes. The tax incentives apply if the company also meets the conditions on the share of income from information technology activities.

Changes in the company's indicators, its range of business activities or its revenue structure affect whether the status is retained.

02 / Outcome
Service Outcome
  • Compliance opinionA conclusion on whether the company meets the accreditation conditions and which deficiencies need to be remedied.
  • Company documentsAmendments to the constituent documents and the list of business activities, a description of the business on the website, documents on the revenue structure and on employees.
  • Filing setThe application and supporting documents, consistent with the company's reporting, and replies to the Ministry's requests.
  • Steps in the event of refusalAn assessment of the grounds for the decision and a choice between reapplying and appealing.
  • Confirmation calendarThe dates for confirming compliance and submitting information on which retention of the status depends.

The outcome of the service is the work performed within the scope agreed with the client.

03 / Projects
Selected Projects
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Purchase of a group of companies

Purchase of a producer of digital solutions for equipment management and monitoring

Challenge

Advising the buyer on the acquisition of shares in a foreign company that owns a Russian manufacturer of industrial equipment and digital solutions for equipment management and monitoring. The acquisition of the foreign company was governed by English law.

What was done

Comprehensive legal due diligence of the Russian business was carried out, covering its contractual relationships and intellectual property rights, and the foreign ownership structure was analysed. The findings were reflected in the terms of the transaction and the arrangements for its closing.

Purchase of an interest

Purchase of an interest in an app developer with an audience of more than 1.5 million users a week

Challenge

Advising the buyer on the acquisition of an interest in a company developing a healthy lifestyle app. The app's weekly audience exceeded 1.5 million users worldwide.

What was done

Comprehensive legal due diligence was carried out, covering business operations, corporate history, intellectual property rights, employment relationships and the legal risks material to the transaction. The findings were reflected in the structuring of the transaction and the preparation of the contractual documentation.

Investment transaction

Investment in a developer of 3D interior design solutions

Challenge

Advising on an investment transaction involving a company that develops 3D interior design solutions. The structure provided for the grant of an option right to the investor.

What was done

The project's founder was given the possibility of buying this right back before the investor exercised it. The terms of such a buy-back and the consequences of changes to the parties' arrangements on future equity participation were agreed.

Convertible loan

Convertible loan for a company developing an educational course platform

Challenge

Advising on an investment in a company developing a platform that aggregates educational courses, made by way of a convertible loan.

What was done

The terms of the financing and of the investor's future entry into the company's capital were determined, including the conversion parameters and the consequences of different scenarios for the transaction. The engagement covered agreeing the documents and the procedures required to implement the transaction.

04 / Questions
Frequently Asked Questions

The conditions are set by regulation and concern the company's main activity, the share of core revenue, employee pay, information about the company in public sources, the disclosure of certain data and the composition of its participants. A company may in fact be engaged in development and still not meet the formal conditions.

The list of conditions and exceptions changes from time to time, and special rules apply to certain categories of organizations. The work begins by checking the specific company's indicators against the current requirements.

First, the ground for the refusal is established; then it is assessed whether it can be remedied and which course is more appropriate: remedying the discrepancies and reapplying, or appealing against the decision.

The work is also carried out where the application was filed by the company itself.

Checking the indicators for the reporting year, remedying any discrepancies that have arisen, and preparing and filing the supporting documents within the announced period.

The check is carried out in advance: some discrepancies can only be remedied within the reporting year.

If the revenue structure, the range of business activities, the composition of participants or the pay information changes, the indicators are checked immediately, before the confirmation deadline.

An hourly rate, a fixed fee or a combined model is used; in some cases part of the fee depends on the outcome achieved. The fee is determined by the time actually spent, the complexity of the matter and the overall timeframe of the project, and is agreed before work begins.

Key Contacts
Deni Murdalov Deni Murdalov Partner, PhD (Law), LL.M. Ilya Smirnov Ilya Smirnov Partner

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