Mikhail has over 25 years of professional experience in taxation and is a practising lawyer. He graduated from the Kutafin Moscow State Law University with a degree in law. Before heading Tax Compliance, Mikhail worked as a partner in a consulting company, where he oversaw the tax department.
He specialises in representing clients in complex tax disputes and assisting with desk and field tax audits. Thanks to his efforts, a significant number of tax disputes have been resolved in favour of clients at the pre-trial stage.
He has extensive experience advising clients on a wide range of tax law issues, as well as on developing tax strategies and forecasting industry tax risks in construction, retail and transportation.
Mikhail's notable projects include:
• Representing Russia's largest cosmetics distributor in a dispute with the tax authorities over charges amounting to more than RUB 3 billion, resulting in a reduction of the tax arrears by RUB 2.5 billion.
• Challenging a tax authority's act using the tax reconstruction mechanism for one of the largest metal trading corporations in Russia and neighbouring countries, which reduced the claims by RUB 4 billion.
• Legal support for a transaction involving the acquisition of assets in India by a mainland company from the UAE.
• Analysis of tax risks amounting to RUB 1 billion, currency and anti-sanctions restrictions in relation to a potential transaction for the acquisition of a business from an "unfriendly" participant in the Company.
Mikhail's professionalism and the high level of his projects have been recognised by key international and Russian legal ratings (Pravo-300, Kommersant, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, Best Lawyers), which rank him among the best tax lawyers in the country.
Certified tax consultant. Member of the Chamber of Tax Consultants since 2007. Member of the Russian Bar Association.
Regular speaker at relevant tax conferences. Author of expert articles and commentaries for business media.
Cases
Development of requirements for the functionality of an analytical data mart for the purposes of tax monitoring
Checking the possibility of applying the tax incentives provided for in the IT maneuver
Supporting an audit of the inclusion of dividends in the customs value of goods
Analysis of risks in the realization of Russian business by "unfriendly" residents
Advising the client on personal income taxation of individuals working outside the Russian Federation
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 the client in the framework of the appeal of the client on the issue of the legality of accounting exchange rate differences
Confirmation of the absence of an unjustified tax benefit in the form of a surcharge on goods
Legal support of an acquisition of assets in India
Preparing a legal position on royalty payments by a Russian organization to a foreign company
Supporting the procedure of dismissal of an employee of a mainland - company in the UAE
Judicial protection of the interests of a major pharmaceutical company in challenging the claims of transactions with "unfair" counterparties
Analyzing the reporting procedure with respect to the fact of registration and profits of a controlled foreign company
Assessment of the risk of refusal to recognize expenses in the form of bonuses to employees and development of recommendations for improving the company's internal documents
