The contract is permitted
Bankruptcy does not remove civil capacity or generally prohibit paid services and works.
Income must be disclosed
Do not conceal the customer, agreement, acceptance documents, bank account or cash payment.
Civil contract is not employment
The label is not decisive; the actual relationship is assessed.
Civil contract versus employment
| Feature | Civil-law contract | Employment contract |
|---|---|---|
| Subject | A defined work product or service | Personal employment function |
| Organisation | Contractor normally chooses how to perform | Employee follows employer rules |
| Payment | Under the agreement and acceptance evidence | Salary under employment law |
| Documents | Agreement, brief, acceptance act and calculation | Employment and HR records, payslips |
| Bankruptcy treatment | Remuneration and receivable are disclosed | Salary and other payments are also disclosed and handled under the procedure |
How the procedure changes the route
| Stage | Agreement | Payment |
|---|---|---|
| Before petition admission | Preserve the agreement, acts, messages and calculation | Disclose receivables and receipts |
| Debt restructuring | Notify the financial manager and observe procedure restrictions | Follow the plan, court orders and funds-control rules |
| Asset realisation | Give the manager customer, timing and price details | Agree lawful payment details before the customer pays |
| After completion | Check only role-specific statutory restrictions | The individual normally receives ordinary remuneration directly |
Contractor action plan
Define the work
Describe a concrete result or service without disguising an employment function.
Fix price and timing
State acceptance, payment, expenses and termination rules.
Notify the manager
Provide the agreement, brief, acts, customer and expected-payment details.
Confirm payment details
Before payment, agree the route applicable to the current stage.
Keep evidence
Preserve acts, receipts, messages, bank statements and tax records.
Report changes
Disclose new work, amendments, late payment and payment disputes.
Documents to prepare
Agreement and brief
Scope, timing, price, result, acceptance and payment.
Acceptance and messages
Evidence of performance and when the right to remuneration arose.
Payment evidence
Statements, receipts and calculations tracing every receipt.
Case documents
Court orders and written financial-manager instructions on handling funds.
Frequently asked questions
Does every agreement require prior manager consent?
There is no single answer for every contract; stage, subject, value and property rights matter. Disclosing it in advance and obtaining written payment guidance is the safer route.
Can payment be made in cash?
Cash does not remove disclosure and evidence duties. During asset realisation, agree the payment method with the financial manager.
Can the contractor use self-employed tax status?
That is a separate tax status and search intent. A civil contract alone does not make the individual self-employed.
Will the debtor keep all remuneration?
Not necessarily. The available amount depends on estate rules, exemptions, the protected minimum and case-specific court orders.
What if the customer has not paid yet?
The receivable is a property right and should be disclosed even before cash is received.
Primary legal sources
- Article 213.25 of Russian Bankruptcy Law No. 127-FZ
- Article 779 of the Russian Civil Code: paid services
- Article 702 of the Russian Civil Code: works contract
- Russian Labour Code
- Russian commercial court docket
Related guides
Employment after bankruptcy · Income and protected minimum · Self-employment during bankruptcy
Planning a civil contract during the procedure and need to confirm the payment route?
Initial consultationCivil-Contract Payment Is Income but Not Always Net Earnings
| Element | Evidence | Question |
|---|---|---|
| Advance | Agreement and payment | Refundable before performance |
| Acceptance | Signed result | When earned |
| Expenses | Receipts and terms | Who bears them |
| Tax | Certificate or NPD receipt | What was withheld |
| Payment | Statement | What actually arrived |
Disclose the agreement before payment
The source and purpose are clear from the start.
Do not inflate undocumented expenses
A personal purchase does not become professional by explanation.
Separate income tax and NPD
Customer and contractor have different duties.
The Living Minimum Applies to Available Money, Not the Paper Contract Price
The estate analysis concerns the actual property right and receipt. If the customer paid a refundable advance before performance, the repayment duty upon termination also matters. Acceptance creates the fee, while documented necessary contractor expenses may require separate assessment. Routing payment to another person, using a sham acceptance or depressing the stated price does not remove income from the case. A relationship may be reclassified as employment regardless of the document title.