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The islands of Sakhalin, Iturup, Kunashir and Shikotan are connected by the "Sakhalin-Kurils" submarine fiber-optic communication line (FOCL). The line runs along the bottom of the Sea of Okhotsk, with a length of over 850 km and a bandwidth of 40 Gbit/s, expandable to 80×100 Gbit/s. High-speed internet is available to: homes and apartments of Kuril Islands residents, government agencies, hospitals, schools, cultural centers
The high-speed internet enables implementation of various IT projects: software development, website and mobile app creation, business process automation and much more. This is relevant for both startups and large companies across industries like fintech, education, healthcare, etc
The Kuril Islands offer the country's best preferential regime for IT development. For comparision, Skolkovo residents: 10-year reduced profit/property tax rates. Kuril Islands companies: complete 20-year tax exemption
profit tax
0%
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property tax
transport tax
0%
0%
land tax
Notification-based registration
No reporting required
customs duties
7,6%
customs fees
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New opportinities for development of IT projects
Enterprises registered in the Kuril Islands are exempt for 20 years from:
  • Corporate profit tax
  • Corporate property tax
  • Land tax
  • Transport tax
  • Insurance contributions reduced from 30% to 7.6%
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Residency Requirements
No ownership of 50% or more shares in companies registered in the Kuril Islands before January 1, 2022
No branch offices outside the Kuril Islands
No engagement in prohibited activities, including:
Intermediary/agency services
Trading (except for goods of own production)
Production/processing of excisable goods
Extraction/processing of hydrocarbon raw materials
Harvesting of valuable crustacean species
Passive income share (rent, interest income) does not exceed 10% of total revenue
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