# 2026-00945: Pay Your Russian Taxes Guilt-Free: New Sanctions License Issued

2026-00945, Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General License 13O, is a Federal Register rule from Treasury Department, Foreign Assets Control Office published 2026-01-20, effective 2025-09-29 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00945
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-00945
- Title: Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General License 13O
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office
- Citation: 91 FR 2302
- Published: 2026-01-20
- Effective: 2025-09-29
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Pay Your Russian Taxes Guilt-Free: New Sanctions License Issued

## Summary

The U.S. Treasury just made it official: U.S. people and companies can keep paying certain taxes, fees, and get permits in Russia for their usual business until January 9, 2026. This update replaces an older license and helps folks avoid breaking sanctions while doing everyday stuff in Russia. But watch out—some financial moves with Russia’s big banks are still off-limits!

## Abstract

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing a general license (GL) issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL 13O, which was previously made available on OFAC's website.

## Effects PRIA read

- Routine Russia Business Payments Allowed: benefit, medium. If you are a U.S. person or an entity owned or controlled by a U.S. person doing business in Russia, you are authorized to pay taxes, fees, and import duties and to purchase or receive permits, licenses, registrations, certifications, or tax refunds that would otherwise be prohibited by Directive 4…
- Debits to Russian Central Bank Accounts Prohibited: cost, low. This general license does not allow any debit to an account on the books of a U.S. financial institution belonging to the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, or the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation. That prohibition remains in pla…
- No Authorization to Deal With Blocked Persons: cost, medium. GL 13O does not authorize any transactions otherwise prohibited by the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations (31 CFR part 587), including transactions involving any person blocked under those regulations. You cannot rely on this license to transact with blocked persons unless you…

## Related documents

- [2026-20683](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20683): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20526](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20526): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20525](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20525): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20475](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20475): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06
- [2026-20425](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20425): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06
- [2026-20395](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20395): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06

## Sources
- [2026-00945 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/20/2026-00945/publication-of-russian-harmful-foreign-activities-sanctions-regulations-web-general-license-13o)
- [2026-00945 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-20/pdf/2026-00945.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00945 (as of 2026-06-11).