Cases

Mikhail Begunov, Nikita Zharov

The Client was considering the possibility of separating the IT function from the management company structure within the Group into a separate legal entity. In this regard, the Client was interested in analysing (1) the corporate structure of the Group for risks of claims related to the "split" of the business; (2) the business contracts of the newly established IT Company for compliance with the requirements of tax legislation in terms of the application of tax benefits for IT companies.

In the course of the project implementation Tax Compliance specialists: (1) conducted a comprehensive analysis of interaction between the Group and IT-companies and prepared proposals for adjusting the corporate structure in order to reduce risks in terms of "splitting" the business; (2) developed proposals for adjusting the provisions of the agreement in order to ensure its compliance with the requirements of tax legislation in terms of applying tax benefits for IT-companies.

Anastasia Arzhanova, Nikita Zharov

The client's activities are related to the IT sphere. In order to apply tax benefits, the client was interested in obtaining IT accreditation with the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia, as well as in analyzing the list of services to be provided by the client to its customers to ensure that they correspond to the services whose revenue is taken into account for the purposes of applying IT business tax benefits.

During the implementation of the project, Tax Compliance specialists: (1) analyzed the client’s business activities for compliance with the requirements for accredited IT companies; (2) accompanied the client in the process of collecting documents (information) and obtaining state accreditation in the field of IT; (3) analyzed the list of IT services provided by the client; (4) developed taking into account the peculiarities of private office work, the mechanism for documenting the provision of confirmation of IT services; (5) assessed and proposed an appropriate procedure for forming the cost of IT services taking into account the client’s business processes.

Alexey Stanchin

The tax authority issued a decision to hold a company liable for an offense based on the results of an on-site tax audit. The Inspectorate sent the taxpayer a demand for payment of debts amounting to 19.6 million roubles.

On behalf of the taxpayer, Tax Compliance consultants applied for installment payment for 6 months in equal installments. The application for installment payment was submitted as soon as possible after receiving the demand for payment of the debt. As a result, the Inspectorate granted installment payment for 6 months.

Mikhail Begunov, Nikita Zharov

The client (mainland - a company in the UAE) was interested in legal support of the procedure of dismissal of an employee. The process was complicated by the fact that it had to be completed within a short period of time before the employee left the UAE.

The TC team assisted the client in the framework of dismissal of an employee, in particular: (1) drafting the necessary documents; (2) supporting communication with the UAE governmental authorities.

Alexey Stanchin

Following a tax audit, the Inspectorate sent the taxpayer a demand for payment of arrears. The company had no possibility to repay this amount in a lump sum due to the threat of bankruptcy.

Tax Compliance experts on behalf of the taxpayer issued an application for installment payment for 3 years in equal installments. Despite the expiration of the deadlines for receiving installments, the application was granted. In the process, a "mixed" option of securing the fulfillment of the tax obligation was used. The installment itself was granted for the longest possible period of time.