Abstract: The control of the tax authorities over the correctness of the application of tax benefits and preferences aimed at supporting and stimulating various types of economic activity has a goal to put a barrier to possible abuses and fraud. In the process of implementing tax policy, attention should be paid to the analysis of the practice of applying and administering tax preferences established by tax legislation. The relevance of the research topic is determined by the need to determine the forms and methods of tax control for corporate income tax, within which the legality of the application of tax preferences is checked. The subject of the study is the tax control of the application of income tax preferences at the present stage of socio-economic development, as well as the transformation of forms and methods of tax control in the context of digitalization of the economy.
The methodological basis of the study is the methodology of the system paradigm, the logical-epistemological method of cognition, the unity of structural and functional analysis of the problem. The methodological basis of the research is the ascent from the abstract to the concrete, the relationship between the general and the special, the dialectical and hypothetical research method, scientific abstraction and forecasting, analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction.
As a result of the study, the methodology for conducting an on-site tax audit on income tax was determined, within the framework of which tax control measures are carried out to prevent abuse of preferences for this tax. The most popular trend of tax control is also identified - the digitalization of the work of tax authorities, which can lead to an increase in the number of tax revenues. In addition, in order to increase the effectiveness of tax control over the application of corporate income tax preferences, this article presents proposals regarding the rational and optimal management of income tax preferences, among which, for example, it is proposed to study the possibility of replacing some preferences with direct subsidies, which are subject to the budget control procedure, for budgetary transparency.

Abstract: The level of economic growth in Russia at the moment is largely determined by such factors as the number of scientific achievements and the general level of technology development in the country. The Russian Federation does not lag behind in terms of scientific and technological achievements, and it can be said with confidence that at the moment the country has a sufficient number of innovative developments. However, among the weaknesses it should be noted the sector of tax incentives for innovation, which in Russia is developing at a relatively slow pace. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to identify and develop practical recommendations on the issue of stimulating innovation through the application of corporate income tax preferences.
The subject of the study is corporate income tax preferences as one of the tools to encourage organizations to invest in innovation and digital development. The main conclusion of the study is that corporate income tax preferences currently do not play such a significant role in stimulating innovative organizations and innovative projects.
In order to increase the effectiveness of stimulating innovative enterprises with the help of income tax preferences, it is necessary to pay attention to the problematic aspects indicated in the article, which are often the cause of tax disputes. In addition, this article indicates possible directions for solving these problematic issues, which in the future can generally improve the state of the tax system of the Russian Federation.