Abstract: The article contains a comparative analysis of tax legislation of Russia and USA. The author performs economic evaluation of tax risks and describes the grounds for improving the Russian method of electing candidates for tax control based on American experience. The author also describes American criteria for assigning candidates for tax inspection in order to increase awareness of Russian taxpayers about foreign tax control. The author also makes recommendations how to decrease tax risks in Russian business.

Keywords: taxes and taxation, tax system, tax risk, tax control, tax inspection, tax service, small business, entrepreneur, assessment criteria, tax declaration.

Abstract: Assessment of transport tax amounts received by the budget system of the Russian Federation under conditions of crisis tendencies allows to answer the question about finding financial resources for the regions to perform their activities. The author also touches upon the volumes and progress of road construction in Russia. The author also analyzes forms of financing specialized funds of road development and methods and forms of taxation of transport means. The results of statistic and analytical researches at micro and macro levels allow to conclude that the current speed of road construction considerably restraints the economic development of the country.

Keywords: taxes and taxation, transport tax, taxable base, tax rate, tax unit, history of transport tax, collecting mechanism, methods of collecting transport tax, purposes of collection, methods of improvement.

Abstract: The article is devoted to the perspectives of implementation of a taxpayer’s horizontal monitoring into Russian practice. Having analyzes the experience of Netherlands, USA, Australia, Great Britain and Ireland, the author suggests his own model of partnership in the sphere of taxes: principles, conditions and purposes of such relationship. The author also analyzes statistical data concerning the use of interactive taxpayer services as well as attitudes of modern Russians towards taxes.

Keywords: taxes and taxation, taxpayers, exchange, monitoring, agreement, interaction, culture, services, control, risks.

Abstract: The article is devoted to peculiarities of taxation audit as an important element of audit. Taxation audit is also analyzed from the point of view of an independent activity (service) within the framework of tax consulting. Taxation audit becomes very topical and popular among economic entities due to relaxation in the requirements for mandatory audit as pursuant to Article 5 of the Federal Law No. 307-FZ of December 30, 2008 on Auditing Activities’. The author shows the need and opportunity to conduct taxation audit by using the continuous method which would create an obvious advantage over classical audit oriented at only one goal to express an opinion about accurate accounting (financial) reporting. It goes without saying that taxation audit covers more than the classical audit section ‘Audit of Tax and Levy Calculation’ because taxation audit appeals to almost all articles of accounting (financial) reports that have a tax element.

Keywords: taxes and taxation, audit, methods, inspection, stage, taxpayer, organization, legislation, benefits, opinion.

Abstract: The article is devoted to the questions about the blanket disposition of the Russian criminal law on responsibility for tax crime and main characteristics and features of such actions. The author also analyzes the origin and peculiarities of execution a tax responsibility. As a result of studying the current criminal and taxation laws and law enforcement practice the author concludes that there is a need to improve a number of legal acts regulating the process of paying taxes. In conclusion, the author says that it is possible to prevent the aforesaid tax crime through increased control and interaction between law-enforcement and tax authorities ensuring the discovery and elimination of criminogenic factors. Since the provision in Article 198 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation has the ‘blanket’ nature, the former can be used and improved taking into account the provisions of existing taxation legislation of Russia and law-enforcement practice in a proper sphere. It would allow to specify the features of a definition of such taxation crime.

Keywords: legal studies, taxes, levies, legislation, disposition, composition, signs, crime, court, responsibility.

Abstract: The article is devoted to using legal presumptions in taxation law of Russia. Presumption is viewed as a supposition, directly or indirectly fixed in sources of taxation law, about the absence or presence of a presumed object (fat, event, feature or a legal relation) when the absence or presence of a related foundation fat is determined. Presumptions allow to overcome the uncertainty in tax relations, simplifies, speeds up and improves the taxation process, reduces the costs of tax administration and helps to implement the principle of procedural economy and stimulates entities to actively participate in proving legally significant facts.

Keywords: taxes and taxation, tax, levy, taxation, act, presumption, principle, certainty, law, probability.

Abstract: The main purpose of the article is to study the influence of information services provided by tax authorities to taxpayers on keeping tax discipline. The article contains the results of the research of efficiency of service programs of taxpayers for the purpose of encouraging taxpayers to hand in their declarations and increasing the level of declared income. Based on the data contained in the article, the author concludes that uncertain tax obligations lead to reduction in the number of tax declarations submitted by taxpayers. Moreover, information provided by the tax authority has a positive and important influence on a taxpayer’s tendencies to submit declarations and future preparation of tax reports. The level of declared income is increased only when the tax authority provides all the necessary information to the taxpayers. In conclusion, the author shows the need in a compromise between enforcing and information support as well as in expansion of information services and explanations in order to improve tax administration and increase tax discipline.

Keywords: taxes and taxation, discipline, taxpayer, interaction, services, information, explanation, avoidance, payment, tax authorities.