About the department

The Department of Taxes and Tax Administration provides training in educational programs of higher education, participates in research and expert-analytical activities of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

The Department constantly attracts leading specialists of tax and financial authorities (on a part-time basis) to give lectures, conduct seminars, guide graduate students and graduate theses, and diplomas of undergraduates.

Main goals of the Department:

• Training of certified specialists with deep knowledge in the field of taxes and law, high theoretical and practical professional qualifications necessary to address issues of improving taxation in the framework of bachelor’s degree programs in the field of Economics in the profile “Taxes and Taxation” and master’s degree programs: “Taxes. Accounting. Tax audit”, “Taxes. Accounting. Tax Consulting”, “International Tax Planning”, “Tax Management in the Company”;
• Conducting all types of educational and methodological work in the disciplines of the Department at a high theoretical and practical level, taking into account the changes and clarifications made to the system of taxes and taxation, in accordance with the requirements of the legislation of the Russian Federation and subsequent legislative and management decisions, as well as taking into account the theory and practice of taxation in foreign countries;
• Training of scientific and pedagogical personnel through postgraduate and doctoral studies and their professional development;
• Conducting scientific research on the problems of taxes and taxation in all branches of the industrial and non-industrial sphere, at the level of the federation, the subjects of the federation and municipalities;
• participation in scientific research, the work of expert commissions of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation and the Federal Tax Service on improving the current taxation mechanism and on the problems of improving the taxation of organizations and individuals, small and medium-sized businesses, on taxation in the field of natural resources and mining, on the elimination of double taxation and others . One of the most important areas of work is participation in the development of laws on taxation of property of legal entities and individuals, on land tax, inheritance and gift tax, on the financial and credit sector and others;
• Providing consulting assistance to practitioners and organizations: the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation, the Office of the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation for Moscow and the Moscow region, inspections of the Federal Tax Service for Moscow and the Moscow region, Interregional and interdistrict inspections, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and commercial banks in the field of taxation, as well as enterprises and organizations of various fields of activity;
• assistance in scientific and methodological work to higher educational institutions of the Russian Federation; exchange of methodological documents with educational institutions of a number of foreign countries;
• holding international round tables and conferences jointly with the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation, the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation, the International Tax Association, the Chamber of Tax Consultants of Russia, other government agencies, as well as commercial and non-profit organizations.