Industries

Retail

    •  analysis of tax risks associated with the possible qualification of the nature of the Group's activities as a "split" business;
    •  analysis of tax risks related to the receipt of amounts of bonuses from producers;
    •  analysis of tax risks connected with giving discounts to the final customers;
    • analysis of tax risks related to marketing activities aimed at attracting customers;
    • supporting the process of allocating the IT function within the Group in order to apply tax incentives for the IT business.

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Mikhail Begunov

Some our cases

Successfully
Tax support of transactions

Transaction structuring and tax planning at FMCG group of companies

Successfully
Criminal defense of business for tax crimes

Represented a major supplier of shut-off and control valves in a criminal case brought under Article 199 of the Russian Criminal Code before the tax authorities' decision on the field audit.

144 million
Support of tax audits

Protection of interests of a major oil company engaged in the wholesale trade of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and petroleum products

Successfully
Court settlement of tax disputes

Representing a major distributor in court on the issue of interim measures and suspension of the tax authority's decision

135 mln
Court settlement of tax disputes

Challenging additional charges to a major retailer in a case concerning the application of tax deductions for VAT on recycled goods

23 mln
Currency regulation

The company's interests in the case of violation of currency legislation were protected in arbitration courts of three instances.

Successfully
Court settlement of tax disputes

Preparation of a cassation appeal against the judicial acts of the first and appellate instances in connection with the requirement to send the case for a new review

50 mln
Tax support of transactions

Reducing insurance premiums and structuring the assets of a large tolling company

520 millions
Support of tax audits

Protecting the interests of the largest supplier of oil and gas equipment to domestic and global industry leaders.

Successfully
Tax monitoring

Preparation of documents for joining the tax monitoring system, updating accounting policy for tax accounting purposes

Successfully
Support in the framework of pre-verification analysis in connection with the liquidation of the business

Pre-verification analysis in connection with business liquidation

Successfully
Interaction within the framework of reconciliation of settlements with tax authorities and extra-budgetary funds in the framework of business liquidation

Reconciliations of mutual settlements with tax authorities and non-budgetary funds as part of business liquidation

Successfully
Support of tax audits

Support of tax control measures to confirm the reality of providing services by contractors

Successfully
Support of tax audits

Elimination of risks of reclassification of transaction with interdependent company-lender.

1 billion
Pre-court settlement of tax disputes

Preparation of a legal position to confirm the reality of the relationship with the disputed importers of goods

Successfully
Tax support of transactions

Restructuring of business in order to apply exemption from VAT and insurance premiums

160 million
Advising on the application of tax legislation

Advice on the legality of the calculation of excise duties as a result of improving the quality of an existing petroleum product

Successfully
Criminal defense of business for tax crimes

Represented a major distributor of perfumes and cosmetics in a tax dispute in arbitration court in a criminal case for tax evasion on the grounds of the crime under Part 2 Article 199 of the Criminal Code.

Successfully
Support of individual tax control measures

Seizure of documents and inspection of premises as part of an on-site tax audit

89 millions
Advising on the application of tax legislation

Support for the procedure of obtaining installment payments on taxes

Successfully
Tax Audit

Identification of potential tax risks of intragroup financing of companies through loans

Successfully
Pre-court settlement of tax disputes

Confirmation of the absence of an unjustified tax benefit in the form of a surcharge on goods

Successfully
Tax Audit

Working out optimal ways of tax accounting of marketing activities for a large British technology company

Successfully
Court settlement of tax disputes

Judicial protection in bankruptcy proceedings at the request of the authorized body

Successfully
Tax Audit

Advising a major U.S. corporation on tax risks associated with an intragroup license agreement for an ERP system

Successfully
Tax Audit

Advising a major client on the peculiarities of becoming a resident of the Free Port of Vladivostok

Successfully
Tax-support

Developing a legal structure for a large Russian catering company

2.58 billion
Court settlement of tax disputes

Litigation defense of Russia's largest distributor of household chemicals, personal care products, perfumes, decorative cosmetics and other consumer goods.

533 millions
Support of tax audits

Tax Compliance attorneys represented a company engaged in the wholesale trade of household goods, hardware and tools

Successfully
Advice on taxation of CFCs

Analysis of tax risks associated with CFC notification filing

Successfully
Tax-support

Analysis of tax risks for VAT and profit tax associated with the sale of products by the Client in case of its payment by purchasers with bonuses in full, as well as the order of registration of cash vouchers in this case

1 billion
Tax-support

Analysis of risks in the realization of Russian business by "unfriendly" residents

Successfully
Court settlement of tax disputes

Successful defence of the Company's interests in arbitration court on the application of tax reconstruction

Successfully
Tax-support

Analysis of tax risks associated with transactions with shares in the authorised capitals of the Companies.

102 million
Pre-court settlement of tax disputes

Preparing a legal position on royalty payments by a Russian organization to a foreign company

190 million
Tax Audit

Tax Compliance attorneys advised on tax risks for a petroleum products company

Successfully
Tax-support

Analysis of the possibility of applying the VAT exemption provided for catering establishments

Successfully
Tax-support

Advising and analyzing the choice of jurisdiction for a holding company

Successfully
Tax-support

Analysis of tax risks associated with the application of a reduced VAT rate on the sale of certain goods

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