Dmitry Matveyev, Partner, Aleinikov&Partners New Presidential Decree aims at creating the whole ecosystem for IT businesses. E-documents, English law instruments, removal of foreign trade legal barriers and much more

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Belarus instead of
Cyprus
(Hi-Tech Park Belarus)
Law firm
“Aleinikov&Partners”
partner Dmitry Matveyev

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Brief information about A&P
•Working on the Belarusian market since 2006
•Focused on investment projects and M&A in IT
•We were recognized twice by the Ministry of Justice
of the Republic of Belarus as the best Belarusian
law firm
•Recommended by the international rankings
Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Legal 500,
International Financial Law Review 1000

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Tax exemptions for HTP Belarus
residents
✓ Corporate Tax = 0
✓ VAT = 0
✓ Offshore fee (dividends) = 0
To be paid to the Park’s
Administration (regardless of
income amount)

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HTP Belarus residents’ payments
Employee’s income tax
Income tax for foreign
organisations
operating in Belarus
without permanent
establishment
For HTP residents Usual tax rate

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Contributions to Social
Security Fund
To be paid for each employee of HTP Belarus
resident based on the average wage in Belarus
*= BYN 831,3 (US$ 429) as of September 2017
*

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Other benefits?
And some more:
- Customs facilities when importing equipment.
- Foreign currency, realized by rendering services, activities,
proprietary rights, is not to be subject to obligatory foreign-
currency sale.
- HTP’s Business-incubator for IT-startups: training courses,
seminars and events for first-time entrepreneurs, master-
classes of experts in various business spheres, fully equipped
environment, renowned mentors.

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NEW types of allowed activities soon!
Besides software development:
- Training cybersport teams
- Cybersport tournaments arrangements
- Cybersport tournaments streaming (Hey, Twitch, we are
coming!)

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NEW relocation opportunities soon!
Welcoming foreign employees:
- no special permits for foreign employees needed
- no permits for employers needed
- visa free entrance

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Hi-Tech Park Belarus
Number of HTP
residents: >180
HTP’s legal and tax regime is
effective on all the territory of
Belarus: as an HTP resident
you may take all advantages
regardless of your Belarusian
company’s location
S HTP = 50 hectares

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How to become an HTP Belarus resident?
A legal
entity/IE
Carry out types of
activities according to
Decree No. 12
Submit documents to
HTP Administration:
1. Application;
2. Copy of the Charter and
Certificate of incorporation;
3. Business-project.
HTP
resident

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