Alexander has over 15 years of professional experience in tax law, as well as criminal defence of business, and is a practicing lawyer.
He specialises in analysing the activities of organisations for tax risks, supporting clients during tax audits and defending business entities in tax disputes.
He has considerable experience in defending clients' interests before law enforcement agencies during tax audits and preliminary investigations, assessing and minimising risks when providing documents at the request of law enforcement agencies, as well as conducting trainings with company employees on proper behaviour during interrogations and other investigative actions.
Alexander's mediation and lawyer's investigations have helped many clients to finalise disputes at the pre-trial stage.
Alexander's significant realised projects include:
· Defending the interests of a Russian construction company carrying out construction under state contracts at the stage of objections to the field tax audit act with reference to Article 54. 1 of the Tax Code of the Russian Federation.
· Defending the interests of a Russian company, a major supplier of electrical equipment under state contracts, in relation to additional tax assessments under the Import scheme.
· Representing an IT company, a subsidiary of a major telecom operator and developer of IT solutions in the Southern and North Caucasus Federal Districts, in a dispute with the tax inspectorate. The first example of a tax dispute in favour of a taxpayer concerning the confirmation of the reality of transactions with counterparties in the context of traffic transmission services.
· Representing a major distributor of perfumes and cosmetics in a tax dispute in arbitration court during the initiation of criminal proceedings for tax evasion on the grounds of an offence under part 2 of article 199 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
Regular speaker at specialised conferences. Author of expert articles and commentaries for business and professional media.
Cases
Advising a construction company on interaction with the tax authority during an on-site tax audit
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.
Support of a tax audit for a Russian advertising company
Development of a detailed step-by-step action plan for the liquidation of the businessDevelopment of a detailed step-by-step plan for the voluntary liquidation of intra-holding companies
Claim of the tax authority on improper use of VAT credits was disputed.
It was proved that there was no affiliation with suppliers, and reality of subcontractors’ activities.
Support in the framework of pre-verification analysis in connection with the liquidation of the businessPre-verification analysis in connection with business liquidation
Interaction within the framework of reconciliation of settlements with tax authorities and extra-budgetary funds in the framework of business liquidationReconciliations of mutual settlements with tax authorities and non-budgetary funds as part of business liquidation
Development of the legal position of a major drug manufacturer and representation in the pre-inspection analysis conducted by the tax authority
The reality of subcontractors' activities was proved and the claims of the tax authority were withdrawn.
Supporting an on-site tax audit of a major Russian bank
Defending a construction company during a tax audit
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.
Seizure of documents and inspection of premises as part of an on-site tax audit
Advising a group of companies involved in the restaurant business on the risks of imputing a «business split» scheme
