This is the conversation we have with foreign founders who have read blog posts about the Belarus High-Tech Park and arrive at the meeting with the line “so it’s basically a 0% tax regime, right?” The headline is true. The bill is not zero. The gap between the two is the entire reason this article […]
You have your first Belarusian hire lined up. The candidate accepted last week, the offer letter says USD 1,750 a month gross, and you are feeling reasonably good about how the hiring plan stacks up against the runway. Then your accountant sends the loaded-cost figure for that same hire — and it is materially higher […]
This article is the conversation we have with foreign founders, CFOs, and corporate counsel who arrive at our Minsk office having already chosen Belarus and now need to pick the form. Our practice leans toward LLC engagements simply because the LLC is the right answer for most readers — that bias is real and worth […]
Short answer: for most foreign owners of a clean operating business in Belarus, a share sale is faster, cheaper on tax, and easier on the buyer than an asset sale. There are real exceptions to that, though — and one of them, the 2024 suspension of treaty benefits for sellers in “unfriendly” jurisdictions, has changed […]
You have a Belarusian LLC. The accounting is set up, the bank account is open, and the team is starting to ramp. Sooner or later — usually sooner — somebody on the call mentions HTP, and the room divides between people who understand exactly what that means and people who do not. The first group […]
If you have decided to set up a CIS-region operating company and you have been having the same conversation for a few weeks, three names probably keep coming up: Astana, Tbilisi, Minsk. They get bundled together in pitch decks and on advisor calls — “the CIS jurisdictions” — as if picking between them was a […]
You registered your Belarusian company in two days. From day one of operations, you are on the clock for filings — and the country has rules that don’t always look like what you are used to. Two parallel reporting streams, mandatory Russian-language documentation, fixed deadlines that the tax authority does not negotiate, and a real […]
Opening a Limited Liability Company (LLC) is one of the most common ways to start a business in Belarus. This form of business combines management flexibility, structural transparency, and limited liability for its participants, making it suitable for both small and medium-sized businesses. For an entrepreneur just starting out, it is important to understand not […]
In today’s global economy, companies increasingly face the need to resolve disputes that extend beyond the borders of a single country. Foreign court decisions may affect the businesses, investments, and assets of Belarusian companies. However, obtaining the right to enforce such a decision in Belarus requires a separate recognition procedure. Recognition of a foreign court […]
Proper business structuring is the foundation of long-term stability, operational efficiency, and legal security. Regardless of the size of your operations, selecting the appropriate legal form helps minimize risks, optimize taxation, simplify the investment attraction process, and foster transparent relationships between partners. Entrepreneurs in Belarus can choose from several legal forms of doing business, including […]
