According to the Concept of Assistance to the Development of Charitable Activities in the Russian Federation for the period up to 2025, approved in 2019, charitable organizations enjoy a variety of tax benefits. Moreover, as a response to COVID-19 pandemic, the government provided tax breaks for business to donate to civil society organizations providing social services. All donations were made tax deductible. The government also wrote off all taxes except VAT for CSOs in the second quarter of 2020.
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