In this article, the specifics of bribery qualification are examined, special attention is paid to the ways of bribery and countering bribery at the legislative level. In practice, the problem also lies in the fact that sometimes the object of a bribe - money (in most cases) - does not reach the official, and the crime is stopped at the stage of its receipt by the intermediary. In conclusion, the author comes to the conclusion that, in spite of the fact that at present the legislative base in the field of combating corruption has been formed in the Russian Federation, appropriate legislative, economic, organizational, political and informational measures have been adopted aimed at state regulation of legal relations in this area, protection of society and the state from corruption manifestations, problems are still preserved.