In the first half of 2026, the courts sided with the tax authorities in 95.2% of disputes, which is 13 percentage points more than a year earlier, RBC writes. Of the 2.7 thousand cases examined for 170 billion rubles, about 162 billion rubles were returned to the Federal Tax Service. Experts explain the trend in the hardening of judicial practice and increased control, while the total share of disputes that reached the court decreased to 17.1%.

In the first half of 2026, the courts sided with the tax authorities in 95.2% of disputes, which is 13 percentage points more than a year earlier, RBC writes. Of the 2.7 thousand cases examined for 170 billion rubles, about 162 billion rubles were returned to the Federal Tax Service. Experts explain the trend in the hardening of judicial practice and increased control, while the total share of disputes that reached the court decreased to 17.1%.