Transcript Ulf Schneider

Intercultural Matters
Russia – West
Ulf Schneider
Managing Partner
RUSSIA CONSULTING Group
Gothenburg, 4th April2013
Seminar: How to do Business with Russia
General Director position - Why so special?
 Sole executive organ of a legal entity
 One company, one “Tsar”
 Power can not be limited in the commercial
register
 Also personally responsible for tax, administrative
and other offences of the company
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GD - Rights and Duties
 Rights:
 Gives orders - “Приказы” / “Prikazy”
 The GD is always right? Criticism = Not loyal ?
 Duties:
 To sign lots of documents (difficult to keep the overview)
 Personally to appear at tax authorities from time to time
 Expectations to GD:
 Should meet status symbols
 Should also care about employees personal matters
 Should strongly coordinate the business
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Typical misunderstandings
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Your question:
Accountant:
“What is the turnover
for November?”
You get numbers incl. VAT
Your question :
Accountant:
“What does
employee X earn?”
Often they tell you the net salary
Thank you for your Attention!
 Accounting Outsourcing
 Tax Consulting
 IT Services / ERP
 Interim Management
 Office Sublease
 Recruiting
Ulf Schneider
Managing Partner
+7 / 495 / 956 55 57
[email protected]
 Outstaffing
 Visa and Work Permit
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Our Offices
Moscow
Ulf Schneider,
Lars Flottrong, Mike Allen
ul. Bakhrushina 32/1
115054 Moscow, Russia
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194044 St. Petersburg, Russia
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Alstertor 15
20095 Hamburg, Germany
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Kiev
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01601 Kiev, Ukraine
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Minsk
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220012 Minsk, Belarus
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Almaty
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ul. Zheltoksan 111 A
050000 Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Aktau
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Mangistauskaya oblast,
District 14, building 61
130000 Aktau, Kazakhstan
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