Taxation

Tax planning is one of the top priorities for us in any project - commercial, corporate, investment, etc. We take into account taxation issues, its specificity in various industries, offer tax optimization from the very beginning of project development, which largely predetermines its very concept and solution of various issues of its implementation. For these purposes, we work closely with auditors with in-depth experience in specialized areas of business.

Our experience allows us to advise our clients on optimization of taxation in different jurisdictions, which is crucial to build corporate asset ownership structures.

In addition, our lawyers will provide detailed advice on avoiding double taxation and tax presence of foreign companies (the so-called permanent establishment for the purposes of non-resident taxation).

Our advice never goes beyond the law, the strict observance of which we consider as the basis for a stable and successful business.

We also have considerable experience in supporting tax audits, participating in tax disputes in courts against large foreign and domestic companies, including famous and precedent-setting cases.

We offer the following services:

• advising on taxation issues;
• Analysis of transactions, contracts, business schemes, corporate structures, asset acquisitions, various forms of income, mergers and acquisitions, investment and other projects for taxation and tax risks, proposal of optimal taxation models, including in different jurisdictions, development of recommendations to minimize tax risks;
• Representation of clients in tax disputes with tax and other authorities, including preparation and implementation of mechanisms of pre-trial defense during tax audits, and the courts, in particular, in cases of invalidation or illegal their acts, actions, inaction, on the return of illegally levied money.