 3 Legal Changes in May That Will Save a Startup Up to 500,000 RUB While you focus on the product and hiring, legislation is changing—and some changes work in your favor. I've broken down three recent decisions that directly affect a startup's money. **Cancellation of fines under Article 15.5 of the Administrative Code for late declarations.** A bill has been introduced to the State Duma that recognizes as invalid the article for violating deadlines for submitting tax returns or insurance premium calculations. If adopted, fines from 300 to 500 rubles for officials will become a thing of the past. What to do now: don't panic if you missed a deadline, but still submit the documents—the law has no retroactive effect, but fresh violations may not fall under the new regime. **Precedent on EFS-1: court overturned SFR fine for sending a subsection later.** The company submitted the form on time but forgot to fill out subsection 1.2, sending it later—the SFR issued a fine. The court sided with the business: if the main form was submitted on time, clarifying an individual subsection is not considered a violation. This is an important precedent—if your accountant missed something in EFS-1, send it later and reference this decision. **Constitutional Court ruling on statute of limitations for antitrust cases.** The Constitutional Court established a clear procedure for calculating the statute of limitations for violations of antitrust laws. For startups operating in competitive markets, this reduces the risk of sudden multi-year proceedings—now you have clear time frames within which the FAS can file claims. **What this means for you in practice:** these three changes together can save from 100 to 500 thousand rubles on fines, legal costs, and legal support. Not to mention nerve cells. Want an AI lawyer to monitor such changes for your specific business and send personalized alerts? ASI Biont analyzes fresh court decisions and bills in seconds—get 1500 tokens to start and set up your first legal monitoring for free.