Is it true that Gaijin is avoiding taxes to the Russian Federation by being registered in Cyprus?

[LZL0]

I was really wondering if the rumors are true (or false) that Gaijin is intentionally avoiding paying taxes to the Russian Federation by being registered in Cyprus. Please enlighten me on this very issue.
Also: I am really intrigued to learn about what is Gaijin's official stance on the issue that 20 million Russians are living in poverty and the Russian healthcare system is not doing greatly.

Evidence:
Privacy Policy of Gaijin: "Gaijin Network Ltd. (address: Kyriakou Matsi, 10 Liliana Building, 2nd floor Office 203, PC 1082 Nicosia, Cyprus) (collectively, “Gaijin”)" https://gaijinent.com/en/b/privacypolicy
EULA: https://gaijinent.com/en/b/eula
Terms: https://gaijinent.com/en/b/termsofuse

The following companies are also registered in the Same office, Office No. 203 in the very same building:
- Gale&Martin
- Apollo Corporate Services
- Madame Chance (online casino)
- AffPower (has at least 6 online casino sites)
- SlotZOO (online casio)
- CashPot (you guessed it: casino)
- Diamond Club VIP (online raffle)
- Game Tech Group N.V. (service for online casinos)
- Cozyno (casino)
- Klassika International Limited (an organization for classical music)
- SmartGames (smartphone gambling apps)
- Mr James Casino
- ENZO Casino
- Edusson (you can order an essay on their site)
- and about 10 others At Least it seems mostly running casinos and other gambling-related services.

Corporate Tax Rates:
- Russia: 24%
- Cyprus: 12.5% (said to be the lowest in Europe)

P.S.: I am a video game journalist and your response will be included in my new article.

[LZL0]

Originally posted by NAF-DEADMIKE-8-33-11-13:

Originally posted by LZL0:

You see I am also interested in what the community has to say to this matter.

the community cant give you facts, only speculation and personal opinion, none of wich you should even concider as fact, again if you were a real journalist you would know this.

Exactly. I am here for a statement and for opinions. See, it is easy to realize.

[NAF-5th.Legion-Waffen.Div]

Originally posted by LZL0:

Originally posted by NAF-DEADMIKE-8-33-11-13:

the community cant give you facts, only speculation and personal opinion, none of wich you should even concider as fact, again if you were a real journalist you would know this.

Exactly. I am here for a statement and for opinions. See, it is easy to realize.

yea youre not a real journalist.

[LZL0]

Originally posted by NAF-DEADMIKE-8-33-11-13:

Originally posted by LZL0:

Exactly. I am here for a statement and for opinions. See, it is easy to realize.

yea youre not a real journalist.

I see, that you are well-known around this community for spamming threads: http://steamcommunity.com/app/236390/discussions/0/523898291500217862/
Please, either form your opinion on the topic and share it with us, or just consider not replying the topic altogether.

You aim to discredit the topic starter to discredit the topic itself. Whether I am a real journalist or not you must succumb to the conscious realization that the topic is serious and should be addressed. Please do not play down this very issue, because it makes everybody show what a bought and paid for "defender" of Gaijin you are.

[Lord Castellan Majorian]

Originally posted by timdekeyser6:

i hope they rott in jail and loose all the mmoney they have

why lol

[AttackerCat]

Originally posted by LZL0:

You see I am just searching for some official answers that you NAF cannot provide to me. Since that is the case for you it is totally unnecessary to write to this topic.

To be fair, it was totally unnecessary to make this thread if you’re looking for official word from Gaijin (because honestly, who here is going to know (or care about) the specifics of Cyprus laws/Russian law and taxes, and corporate rules) This is a steam game forum, probably the farthest from Gaijin you can get (save reddit).

Here is where I would recommend you go: https://gaijinent.com/en/contacts/
There’s a specific address right there for PR inquiries. Which a journalist would be privy to using.

For added effect:
“(・｀ω´・) YU No comment on my beautiful profile?! ←～（o ｀▽´ )oΨ LOL
Website designer & programmer mastermind.

I won't add anyone whose profile is private.”

That’s quite the professional profile description for a journalist. What website or magazine are you with?

[NAF-5th.Legion-Waffen.Div]

Originally posted by LZL0:

Originally posted by NAF-DEADMIKE-8-33-11-13:

yea youre not a real journalist.

You aim to discredit the topic starter to discredit the topic itself. Whether I am a real journalist or not you must succumb to the conscious realization that the topic is serious and should be addressed officially. Please do not play down this very issue, because it makes everybody show what a bought and paid for "defender" of Gaijin you are.

you come in here claiming to be a journalist writing an article,yet you cant tell for what site/magazine? the journalists i have had dealings with in the past had no problem disclosing that info,and they would prowdly show of their previous work. so sorry if i dont believe you.
your whole approach seems highly unprofessional for a journalist.

[relliK]

Originally posted by timdekeyser6:

i hope they rott in jail and loose all the mmoney they have

lol... this is most likely written by a guy comfortably sitting in his IKEA chair, taking a sip of Starbucks Coffee, getting his Apple Iphone out to look for tax evasion on Google search and while he's online anyway ordering a new Notebook with Microsoft Windows and Office on Amazon.

then suddenly spilling his Coffee as he finds all the above mentioned multibillion dollar companies on the list of (top) tax evaders ^^

evading taxes appears to be one of the most common things nowadays... it's usually only the poor hard working factory worker that is paying his taxes correctly.

[relliK]

Originally posted by AttackerCat:

This is a steam game forum, probably the farthest from Gaijin you can get (save reddit).

actually the CEO of Gaijin Anton Yudintsev is quite active on reddit oO
https://www.reddit.com/user/AntonYudintsev

so chances to get an answer from him are way better on reddit than here or even on the official international forum (dunnow about his activity on the official russian forum)

[juses ♥♥♥♥♥ crust]

My only input is that this really doesnt matter that much since mostly every company will do something like this.

[AttackerCat]

Originally posted by relliK:

Originally posted by AttackerCat:

This is a steam game forum, probably the farthest from Gaijin you can get (save reddit).

actually the CEO of Gaijin Anton Yudintsev is quite active on reddit oO
https://www.reddit.com/user/AntonYudintsev

so chances to get an answer from him are way better on reddit than here or even on the official international forum (dunnow about his activity on the official russian forum)

Huh, interesting. I forgot that a lot of WT admins (Scarper and the like) would post on the sub often. For some reason I haven’t seen any recently, going back months, but just from checking post history it’s usually only the big-ticket items on the sub that garners any official attention. (Some large bug, that whole economy change/compensation debacle, things like that). I was also just thinking in terms of where any sort of questions like OP had should really be pointed to rather than a forum setting, but that’s just me.

[DapperSpino]

I would touch on this subject but i'm not Russian, nor do I think this is true.

[Rawex]

Does my opinion matter, i am from Denmark? :D

[LZL0]

Everyone is welcome to comment on the matter.

[Blitzkrieg Wulf]

Originally posted by LZL0:

I was really wondering if the rumors are true (or false) that Gaijin is intentionally avoiding paying taxes to the Russian Federation by being registered in Cyprus. Please enlighten me on this very issue.
Also: I am really intrigued to learn about what is Gaijin's official stance on the issue that 20 million Russians are living in poverty and the Russian healthcare system is not doing greatly.

P.S.: I am a video game journalist and your response will be included in my new article.

If you are looking to ask questions about Gaijin, I would recommend you inquire directly.

I'm not entirely sure what you're after, nor do the rules on this forum exactly outline any protocol for topics such as this one.

That said, I have messaged some of the Admins (Stona, Scarper, ShaolinMonk) for their thoughts that they will post here, or they will get back to me and I will update you.

At my discretion, I will lock this thread until further notice (will likely update this post within 24h). If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to send me a PM.

Thanks.