Tax Practice

Tax law is always one way or another closely related to other areas of law. It is also one of our key specializations. Our lawyers have a great understanding of tax issues, and this allows them to resolve issues in a comprehensive manner as well as timely identify and prevent tax risks and consequences.

Our lawyers also have excellent experience in resolving disputes with customs authorities, advising on customs value adjustments, challenging customs decisions as well as resolving disputes overlapping customs and other areas of law.

• Advising on tax risks and tax incentives
• International and Russian tax planning
• Tax audit support
• Dispute settlement
• Transfer pricing
• Tax advice and planning in M&A deals
• Advising on customs duties and fees, customs VAT
• Representing clients’ interests before customs authorities and in customs disputes

• Providing comprehensive advice on profit tax and VAT for a project entailing the construction of an LNG plant. This project was worth several millions of euros
• Advising a global infrastructure construction holding on taxation issues related to hedging losses of approximately EUR 1 million, as well as profit and cost allocation to several major construction sites in Russia
• Comprehensive tax support to a major US conglomerate company which manufactures and supplies specialized machinery and equipment
• Full tax support provided to a global manufacturer of sunglasses and spectacle frames for world famous brands
• Assisting a major European company with the inclusion of royalties in customs value. The value of this project exceeded RUB 100 million
• Successfully challenging a customs decision recognizing goods as subject to sanctions