The Tax practice of Capital Legal Services has extensive experience in advising and providing support for major projects on the issues of applying tax law.

Our associates specializing in this area provide comprehensive legal support for Clients’ business in the course of pretrial settlement and major litigation projects. They also provide advice on current issues related to taxation in the Clients’ day-to-day activity.

Complex analysis of the situation, deep knowledge of legislation and creative approach to solving any tasks allow our team to successfully achieve the set goals and effectively protect the rights and interests of our Clients.

Сorporate tax advice: 

• Tax structuring of transactions, including M&A transactions;
• Tax advice on issues of financing subsidiaries, including cross-border transfer of assets, as well as on the expenses under intra-group agreements;
• Advice on any issues arising in the company’s activity, in particular on VAT, profit tax, property tax, and personal income tax (‘NDFL’);
• Tax audit: analysis of the company’s documentation, advising the Client on potential tax risks and options to minimize them;
• Advice on international structuring of activities and assets, taking into account issues of deoffshorization and CFCs; advising on application of double tax treaties;

Protection of Clients’ interests in disputes with tax authorities:

• Development of a company’s contractor vetting policy in order to confirm  the company’s due diligence in cooperation with contracting parties; 
• Training for company heads and employees on proper cooperation with regulatory authorities;
• Legal support for and advising Clients in the course of in-house and field tax inspections;
• Support in tax disputes during pretrial settlement procedure at higher tax authority instances, as well as representing the Client in courts of all instances;
• Elaboration of the defense strategy and representation of the Client’s interests in tax crime cases.