Ivan wanted to do something special for his younger brother, Aleksey, who had just graduated. For months, Ivan had been maintaining his old SUV, and now that he’d bought a new one, he decided to give the SUV to Aleksey as a gift.

"You can't just hand over the keys, Ivan," his friend warned. "In Russia, you need to do this properly so Aleksey doesn't have trouble with the GIBDD or the tax office." Step 1: Drafting the Agreement

They printed of the agreement: one for Ivan, one for Aleksey, and one for the GIBDD. No notary was required because they were brothers, but they both signed it clearly.

: Names, addresses, and passport numbers for both himself (the Donor ) and Aleksey (the Donee ).

Ivan sat down to create the (gift agreement). He looked up a standard sample car gift agreement and made sure to include:

: Since it was a gift, he clearly stated the transfer was free of charge .