Taxes and Tax Consulting. Business Tax Planning and Structuring
Practice Team
The team has many years of successful experience representing taxpayers in court and consistently ranks among the TOP-10 law firms in Ukraine for tax practice.
Our Awards
Head of the tax practice – Anastasiia Luuk – is ranked among the TOP-10 best tax lawyers in Ukraine. Clients of ARMADA’s tax practice include leading Ukrainian companies, members of the TOP-100 Forbes Ukraine ranking, and major taxpayers. The team advises on Ukrainian tax law for international companies operating in Ukraine, as well as international NGOs.
Services
01. Providing consultations and recommendations on business tax structuring.
Preparation and drafting of legal opinions regarding business operations in Ukraine. Tax consulting for investment agreement structuring.
02. Tax planning for foreign economic activity. Legal support for export-import operations. International business tax structuring. Consultations on tax residency and CFC (Controlled Foreign Companies).
03. Support during unscheduled and on-site tax inspections:
- analysis of the tax authority’s request for information;
- review of the legality of the inspection grounds and inspectors’ powers;
- preparation of explanations and supporting documents provided to inspectors during the audit;
- advising the company’s accountant on whether to provide documents requested by the tax authority;
- preparation of objections to the audit report;
- participation in the consideration of objections to the tax audit report;
- legal support during factual audits (sales and storage of excise goods);
- appealing the results of factual audits through administrative and judicial procedures.
04. Preparation and support of the company during scheduled tax inspections:
- legal and accounting audit of the company’s business activity;
- analysis of primary accounting documents for the period subject to inspection;
- preparation of recommendations for optimizing the company’s document flow;
- drafting necessary documentation (contracts, acts, orders, instructions, etc.);
- preparation of written explanations and responses to tax authority inquiries;
- support during the inspection, consulting the accountant;
- preparation of objections to the audit report;
- participation in the review of objections to the tax audit report.
05. Appealing tax notices-decisions through administrative and judicial procedures:
- analysis of the audit report and tax notices-decisions issued based on the audit results;
- development of a legal position for challenging the decisions;
- preparation of a complaint to the State Tax Service of Ukraine to cancel the decisions;
- preparation and filing of a lawsuit to the court;
- full legal support of the case (“turnkey”) in first, appellate, and cassation instances.
06. Unblocking of tax invoices and adjustment calculations:
- preparation of detailed explanations following the suspension of tax invoice or adjustment registration;
- appeal of the decision to refuse registration to the STS commission;
- preparation of a lawsuit to cancel the STS decision;
- full legal support of the case (“turnkey”) in first, appellate, and cassation instances.
07. Appealing tax authority decisions on classifying the company as high-risk:
- analysis of the decision and preparation of a legal position;
- preparation of a complaint to the STS of Ukraine to cancel the decision;
- preparation of a lawsuit to cancel the STS decision in court;
- full legal support of the case (“turnkey”) in first, appellate, and cassation instances.
08. Preparation of VAT payer data tables:
- preparation and submission of the VAT payer’s data table;
- appealing rejections to recognize the data table in administrative and judicial procedures;
- consulting on preparing VAT data tables.
Cases
The company’s client portfolio includes industry-leading enterprises, international and Ukrainian companies that are major taxpayers.
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