July 20, 2010 at 11:20Electronic bookkeeping to the masses
The Federation Council approved a law designed to ensure wider use of electronic documents in tax legal relations. It allows you to issue invoices , as well as submit applications and declarations to the tax authorities in electronic form .
The new law introduces a number of significant changes to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. For example, it allows you to issue and send invoices in electronic form. According to this law, organizations can exchange electronic documents by mutual agreement if the parties have compatible technical means and the ability to receive and process invoices. In order for documents transmitted in electronic form to have legal force, they must be signed by electronic digital signature of the head of the organization or other authorized person. The procedure for issuing and receiving invoices in electronic form will be established by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.
The new law introduces a number of significant changes to the Tax Code of the Russian Federation. For example, it allows you to issue and send invoices in electronic form. According to this law, organizations can exchange electronic documents by mutual agreement if the parties have compatible technical means and the ability to receive and process invoices. In order for documents transmitted in electronic form to have legal force, they must be signed by electronic digital signature of the head of the organization or other authorized person. The procedure for issuing and receiving invoices in electronic form will be established by the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.