On current trends in tax legislation in the Russian Federation

Purpose: The research of contemporary issues of reform and codification of the tax legislation of the Russian Federation. Methodology: Historical-legal and formally-legal method were used. Results: The author analyzes the current trends of the tax laws, the legal nature of the customs duties, insurance contributions for compulsory social insurance. According to the author, there is now a gradual replacement of the tax payments on the non-tax, that leads to a formal reduction of the tax burden at its actual increases. These negative trends criticized in the work. Novelty/originality/value: Article has high scientific value and has practical significance, because it is one of the first attempts to consider current trends codify the tax laws. The author not only identifies the problems in this area, but also offers solutions.