For bills abroad - a fine of up to 100%

An interesting and sad article for lovers of Payoneer cards and anyone who has accounts abroad, read today in Vedomosti .

From February 13, money to foreign accounts of citizens will have to come only from domestic banks; violators risk giving the entire amount of the transaction to the treasury.

All transfers to foreign accounts should be made in transit through Russian banks, the penalty for violation is from 75% to 100% of the amount transferred. And even interest on deposits from foreign accounts must first go through Russian banks before returning to foreign accounts.

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All these requirements were prescribed in the law earlier (since 2004), however draconian measures of the code on administrative offenses will work from February 13.

On the one hand, such a measure is designed to combat tax evasion and money laundering.

On the other hand, at least the life of freelancers will become more difficult. To work with foreign customers will have to lead a full-fledged foreign trade . If you withdraw the money from your favorite Payoneer card or another foreign account in the old manner, you can get a penalty for the full amount of the withdrawal. Unpleasant, right?

A lot of articles on Habré have been written about conducting foreign economic activity, and often companies consisting of more than one person successfully work on it. However, for a solo freelancer, the amount of bureaucracy in withdrawing their money and the cost of banking services will increase.

In more detail the topic is disclosed in the original article .