The Russian Ministry of Finance recently published Letter No. 03-08-05/36799 of 14 June 2017 concerning the existence of a permanent establishment of a UK company's representative in Russia under the 1994 income and capital tax treaty between the two countries. In accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 5 (Permanent Establishment), the term "permanent establishment" means a fixed place of business through which an enterprise of a Contracting State wholly or partly carries on business in the other Contracting State. According to the letter, this includes the following conditions: The existence of a place of business, that is, premises or equipment;...