The tax service has blocked the account of the Russian office of Google

Updated. The Federal Tax Service has lifted restrictions on operations on the Google account with Citibank, Interfax reports . The IRS did not provide details.

The Federal Tax Service (FTS) has suspended operations on the account of LLC Google, the Russian division of Google, with Citibank. This is reported by the agency "Moscow" with reference to the decision of the service.

Suspension of operations is used to implement decisions on the collection of fines, taxes, fees.

In the Russian office of Google, the reasons for blocking the account were called a "technical moment", reports . Interfax

The FTS has not yet commented.

Kommersant writes that the Federal Bailiff Service has two enforcement proceedings against Google LLC. Their total amount is 4.1 thousand rubles. We are talking about the payment of state duty awarded by the court, the newspaper explains.

• Google got tax registered in Russia in 2017 after the Russian Federation obliged international companies selling electronic content in the country to pay VAT.