Your company has a foreign currency account? Do not relax, the atoms freeze!

In the period of devaluation of foreign currency reserves in bank accounts seem to have is the certainty of a businessman in the future. But we live in a country of paradox, which can hardly be sure of anything. Not so long ago the owner of a modest consulting firm, Inna A. wanted to withdraw funds from the account to pay the firm moved to new premises. However, the bank is faced with an unpleasant surprise - her bill was blocked by the tax service, and to charge him money as possible, but to get the account - no. In the tax she was told that unlocking the account - the process is very long and tedious, but it is possible to accelerate for a fee - $ 500 on average. How do deal with arbitrariness of the tax? It turns out that the account was blocked due to an error. The official reason is the fact that biznessvumen provided no statements at the time of account opening. Message about "freezing" the account was sent to the bank Inn Alekseevne. But to her the letter did not come and she no doubt that there are no problems, listed on this money coming from foreign customers for several months. Total in the account had accumulated about $ 100.000. After receiving the news of blocking bills Inna A. hastened to look into this and went to the tax, to assure them that all documents were provided on time. Once verified, tax, apologized and promised to "unfreeze" the account after a month. It was a clear violation of the law (on the basis of Article 76 of the Tax Code, account should be unlocked within one business day after filing the documents required to unlock). What to do in this situation? The Federal Tax Service has not given an answer to this question. Head of analytical department of the law firm Pepeliaev, Goltsblat and Partners Vadim Zaripov, argues that this is not the first such case. According to him, tax go for it, that companies complied with their demands. Often to "unfreeze" the account staff are asked to transfer some funds to the account of a familiar company, said an employee legal panel "Legal" Svetlana Zaryanova not the first time to take such complaints of people affected by this situation. Under the sight does not just small companies. There is some evidence that many accounts were locked out of the tax debt, the value of 1 ruble. The worst thing that lawyers in this case, nothing can help. Courts to hear claims relating to the tax authorities for several months. Often easier to agree with the tax, but after already challenge their decision. If the claims do not end Zaryanova advised to think about changing the legal address, and passing under the supervision of another inspection. Maybe the new tax would be more accommodating.