Tax

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The Tax Practice team has extensive experience in advising both large Russian and foreign companies on all key aspects of tax law, from transaction support to litigation.

For many years, we have been providing our clients with day-to-day industry-focused support in the course of their business activities, including representation in tax audits, as well as helping them resolve various issues in complex domestic and cross-border projects.

Our services

Tax structuring

Tax advice on foreign investments in Russia
Tax advice and assistance with corporate structuring, including negotiations and drafting of corporate documents (tax aspects)
Tax risk assessment and recommendations on building a tax-efficient and safe contract structure (including structuring of intra-group services and licensing)
Drafting documents to minimise the tax risks of the target contract structure

Ongoing tax advice and tax checks

Risk assessment and recommendations on all kinds of tax issue arising from business operations
Developing tax accounting systems and accounting policies
Conducting tax health checks focusing on compliance (to identify tax reserves, unjustified overpayments, unbooked costs or deductions)
Identifying tax risks during pre-investment due diligence, target acquisitions.

Tax audits and tax disputes

Challenging individual regulatory acts issued by tax
Defending and supporting clients during tax and customs authorities following tax audits audits to mitigate the risk of unjustified claims and
Acting for clients before the Federal Tax Service Central minimise any additional assessments (including support Office and superior courts, including the Supreme Court in questionings, inspections, searches or other control and the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation actions)

Awards & Rankings

Leading

Tax team in Russia

Recognised as a leading Tax team in Russia by Chambers Europe 2021, The Legal 500 2021, Pravo-300 2023 and Kommersant 2023.

Russia Tax Firm

of the Year 2017 and 2018

For two years running, our Tax team was awarded “Russia Tax Firm of the Year” (in 2017 and 2018) and, in 2019 and 2020, we were shortlisted for this category by the International Tax Review / European Tax Awards.