2,900 IT Firms Lose Status as Mintsifry Cuts Perks

The Ministry of Digital Development published a massive list of 2,900 tech companies that failed to submit their mandatory annual accreditation confirmation. Out of roughly 21,000 registered tech entities in the country, this negligent group constitutes nearly 14% of the entire domestic IT sector.

Historically, companies enjoying tax breaks were coddled with automatic renewals. But the bureaucrat gods grew restless, making annual confirmation strictly mandatory for everyone. Apparently, sending an email reminder to almost three thousand CEOs was too much of a high-tech challenge for a nation trying to build its own sovereign internet.

The stakes are incredibly high for local developers, as state accreditation is the only shield protecting employees from immediate military draft and preserving their preferential IT mortgages. If a company fails to secure its status by the newly extended deadline of July 1, its workforce suddenly becomes highly eligible for a scenic tour of the front lines.

To keep the status, companies must jump through bureaucratic hoops, such as proving their average employee salary is not lower than the official regional average. It turns out that paying programmers in exposure or promises of future glory is no longer a valid accounting practice under the watchful eye of the Federal Tax Service.

Other critical requirements include having a fully compliant website with specific disclosures, submitting 2025 financial statements where core revenue comes strictly from IT activities, and providing explicit consent for tax secrecy disclosure. Alternatively, companies can bypass the salary checks if they have software registered in the official domestic software registry, though registering new products before the deadline is practically impossible.

When survival literally depends on filling out a PDF, one would assume tech executives might learn to set a calendar alert. Instead, thousands of developers are currently sweating over their keyboards, praying their HR department knows how to navigate Gosuslugi before the draft board knocks on their door.