Additional revenue collected from Russia's largest companies through the Federal Tax Service's (FTS) audit and analytical activities rose by 337% in the first seven months of 2026 compared with the same period a year earlier, reaching 91 billion rubles. The figures were reported on October 22 by Izvestia, which obtained data from the FTS.
The revenue includes additional payments generated through the tax authorities' analytical work with companies before formal inspections are initiated. Such work allows officials to identify possible violations and encourage businesses to voluntarily correct their tax obligations.
According to the published figures, the number of on-site tax inspections of the country's largest taxpayers increased by 83% to 55.
That figure represents a separate form of tax oversight and should not be confused with additional revenue generated through preliminary analytical work.
Across Russian companies as a whole, additional tax revenue from on-site inspections and analytical activities rose by approximately 50% in the first seven months of the year, reaching 326 billion rubles.
Alexei Moshkin, general director of the Center for Tax Assistance, told Izvestia that tighter oversight of the largest companies allows the government to replenish budget revenues more quickly, which is especially important amid a budget deficit.
Daniil Gonenko, an associate professor at the Russian Presidential Academy, attributed the increase partly to the digitalization of tax oversight. He said new tools allow the FTS to detect schemes involving the understatement of taxable income, artificial business fragmentation and improper use of tax exemptions more quickly.
Additional tax revenue is not the same as taxes assessed following an audit. Assessments represent liabilities determined by tax authorities, while revenue refers to funds actually received.
The increase in collections comes amid substantial federal budget spending, including expenditures connected to Russia's continuing war against Ukraine. However, the published figures do not, by themselves, establish that particular tax inspections were carried out solely to finance military spending.
The data indicate a substantial increase in the amount collected from major businesses through tax oversight.
The original FTS data table was not directly available in the reviewed materials, so the figures are based on the information reported by Izvestia.