 # May Amendments to the Law: Three Traps for Small Businesses That Could Cost a Million While entrepreneurs count losses from downtime, the Ministry of Finance, the Federal Tax Service, and the Constitutional Court are changing the rules of the game. I ran three recent changes through ConsultantPlus RSS feeds—here’s what will really hit your wallet if you don’t automate accounting. ## 1. Sick Leave During Downtime—You’re Left Without Money The Social Fund of Russia (SFR) clearly explained: if an employee falls ill during a period of downtime, they will not receive benefits. At all. Even if they bring a closed sick leave certificate. The only exception: if the illness began before the downtime and continues during it—then only the days before the downtime are paid. What does this mean for business? The HR specialist manually tracks the start dates of illness and downtime, cross-checks with the timesheet, and writes memos. In a company of 30 people, there are 2-3 such cases per month. Each one is a potential lawsuit if you make a mistake by even a day. An AI agent linked to the timesheet and work schedule calculates this in seconds and generates the correct calculation. ## 2. Auto-UST and Personal Accounts of Individual Entrepreneurs—The Federal Tax Service Closed the Loophole The Federal Tax Service issued a clarification (14.05.2026 No. SD-36-3/3880@): if an individual entrepreneur on Auto-UST has current accounts for personal needs, the tax authority will check whether business transactions are passing through them. Previously, many used this: “Oh, I spent this personally, not for business.” Now it’s automated. What to do? An AI agent connected to bank statements automatically categorizes each transaction and highlights suspicious ones—before the Federal Tax Service sends a demand. The accountant receives a ready report, not a pile of receipts. ## 3. Overtime at the Employer’s Request—Courts Recover Money Employees of an enterprise were required to enter the premises 10 minutes before their shift and leave 10 minutes later. One person went to court—and three instances ordered payment for these 20 minutes per day as overtime. Over a year, this amounted to more than 120 hours of overtime per person. For business: if you have a rule like “arrive early” or “stay late to hand over the shift,” you already owe people money. Even if it’s written in the job description. An AI agent that tracks actual working time (via geolocation, CRM login/logout, system activity) will show the exact overtime for each day. And it will generate a payment order before the employee goes to court. --- In short: three changes—three risk zones. Personnel records, bank transactions, and working time control. To keep track of everything manually, you’d need to hire another accountant. With an AI agent—set it up once and forget it. Free token to start—1500 operations. No promo codes, just registration. → https://asibiont.com/