Abstract: The subject of this research is the fostering of tourism industry in Russia to fuel GDP growth, increase the number of employed population, as well as form favorable socioeconomic environment on the basis of macroeconomic regulation of fundamental risks in tourism sphere. The relevance of this topic is substantiated by the fact that sustainable development of tourism and tourism infrastructure in Russia on the basis of geo-economic will promote an effective response of the Russian society to external challenges within the framework of implementation of the Scientific and Technological Development Strategy of the Russian Federation. Therefore, the attention is given to the risks in tourism development and their offset mechanism for maintaining favorable growth prospects. The scientific novelty consists in systematization of potential risks of tourism agencies and searching ways to mitigate risks through the government support mechanism and tax incentives. Risk management should be realized first and foremost at macroeconomic level by introducing the following measures: optimization of the accounting control system in tourism industry; use of tax incentives; expansion of the government support programs; subsidization of domestic air fares.  

Abstract: The subject of the research is the peculiarities of tax incentives for the tourism industry within the state. The object of the research is the tax policy and tax mechanism in Russia in relation to tourism enterprises. The authors consider existing measures of tax incentives of the various actors in the field of tourism with an assessment of their significance and calculation of absolute tax burden based on specific examples. They also offer new incentives for efficient industry development of domestic tourism in Russia on the basis of the differentiation of enterprises of domestic tourism. Special attention is paid to the development and implementation of a special tax regime for tourism enterprises. The methodological basis of the study involves the systems analysis that allows to investigate and describe tax incentives for tourism enterprises as an element of the taxation system. In their study the authors also use such methods as synthesis, logic modeling, comparison and planning. The novelty of the research is caused by the fact that the authors summarize all current measures of tax stimulation for the enterprises of tourism and development on their basis of specific promising areas of transformation of the taxation system to ensure sustainable development of the industry of domestic tourism in the short term, as well as the creation of a favourable tourist infrastructure within the country for further development of inbound tourism.