What awaits Russians in January 2024

From January 1 The conscription age will be increased from 27 to 30 years. Citizens who turn 27 before the end of 2023 are enrolled in the reserves and are not subject to the new law.

From January 1, economic entities must store accounting documents, the data they contain, and databases of such documents on the territory of Russia.

From January 1, Russians It will be possible to control your biometric profile in your personal account on the State Services portal or in the State Services Biometrics application. All consents to the processing of such data that the user has ever given to private organizations will be displayed there. They can be managed online.

From January 1 Parents of disabled children who work part-time, at home or remotely, will be able to receive a monthly allowance. Its size will be 10 thousand rubles. Previously, only unemployed caregivers who did not receive unemployment benefits or a pension could apply for the payment.

From January 1 The new employment law will come into force. According to the document, the government will be obliged to index unemployment benefits annually. In addition, citizens who have completed military service and members of their families will receive priority rights to employment through employment centers.

C 1 January the amounts of social deductions will change. The maximum payment for children’s education will increase from 50 thousand to 110 thousand rubles. The amount of deduction for your own training and treatment will be up to 150 thousand rubles. against 120 thousand rubles. previously.

From January 1, in whole or in part Not only women, but also men will be able to use maternity capital for funded pensions, who are entitled to this support measure.

From January 1 The rights and support measures for volunteers are being expanded. The status of volunteering resource centers will be consolidated. In addition, volunteers will be paid for training and medical services necessary for their activities at the expense of its organizer.

From January 1 The maximum contract term for individual investment accounts (IIA) will be increased from three to five years. Gradually, they want to increase the period for which funds must be held in the account in order to benefit from tax benefits to ten years.

From January 1 the right to receive credit holidays becomes unlimited. If a citizen’s income decreases by more than 30% compared to his average monthly earnings for the previous year, he can request from the lender a deferment of debt payments for up to six months. Initially, this measure was introduced to support the population during the COVID-19 pandemic.

From January 1 Tariffs for technical inspection of passenger cars will increase.

From January 1, parents will continue to receive child care allowance for early termination of maternity leave when the child turns one and a half years old.

From January 1 a number of incomes will be exempt from personal income tax. The fee will not be levied on payments to the Order of Parental Glory or the title of Mother Heroine. Income from grants, awards, prizes and gifts received at regional and local competitions is exempt from tax.

From January 1 The list of goods for children that are subject to reduced VAT is expanding. For example, it will include child seats, bicycles, bathtubs and bottles. A VAT rate of 10% is applied to goods from the list.

From January 1 Insurance and social pensions in the event of the loss of a breadwinner and pensions for children whose both parents are unknown will be accrued on an undeclared basis. In a similar way, the fixed payment to the pension for length of service in the Far North and rural areas will be recalculated.

From January 1 citizens who entered into a long-term savings agreement with a non-state pension fund in the period 2024–2026 and paid contributions in the amount of 2 thousand rubles. in year, will receive additional financial support. It will accrue over two years. The period for receiving additional support may be extended by government decision.

28 January The deadline for paying excess profit tax expires. It must be paid by companies whose profits for 2021–2022 exceeded 1 billion rubles. Its size will be 10% of the excess profit for these years over the same indicator for 2018–2019. In the period from October 1 to November 30, the tax could be paid with a 50% discount.

Vasily Kuznetsov