Dynamic of Corporate Profit Tax Paid by Consolidated Groups of Taxpayers

This article describes the basic principles behind the concept of the consolidated groups of taxpayers (CGT) and their results in Russia. We evaluate the efficiency of the intergovernmental tax distribution after the establishment of CGT. As per the analysis of the changes in the tax proceeds because of the CGTs, it was discovered that in 2013 the overall corporate profit tax revenues (as compared to those in 2012) decreased by 9.9%. In the meantime, in the most regions with the companies participating in CGTs, a significant increase (3.1% on the average) in the tax revenues over the previous year has been noted. This is due to the new formula used for the distribution of corporate profit tax proceeds in connection with the creation and operation of CGTs