Projects
Protected the client’s interests before the Supreme Court in a dispute concerning mineral extraction tax on the extraction of gold concentrates
The tax practice has successfully protected the interests of Kosvinsky Kamen CJSC before the Russian Supreme Court in a dispute concerning the taxation of the extraction of concentrates and other intermediate materials containing gold, platinum and other precious metals.
Successfully defended a client in a precedent-setting case on the splitting up of a business
Our team represented a management company in a tax dispute in a situation where the company was acquiring work and services from third parties using the simplified taxation system and selling them to owners of blocks of flats applying a VAT benefit.
Reduced by 85% the tax authority's claims in the framework of a field tax audit
The team represented the client in a project that involved challenging the field tax audit report. The company was accused of intentionally devising an unlawful tax scheme and charged with a 40% fine.
Successfully protected the client in tax proceedings which had continued for almost 5 years and reached the Supreme Court
The team represented JSC Krastsvetmet, which was charged with claims of receiving tax benefit (compensation of VAT). To justify these claims, the tax authority presumed that the taxpayer's supplier had devised a scheme to withdraw gold from precious metal accounts with banks without paying VAT.
Reduced the additionally assessed tax by almost RUB 500 million
The team was protecting the client under a pre-trial procedure in a tax dispute resulting from the tax authority’s use of an incorrect approach.
The return of over RUB 650 million of taxes collected in excess with RUB 120 million of interest accrued
The team represented the client in a tax dispute. In the tax authority's opinion, the company devised a tax evasion scheme under which the real estate which the company uses is owned by individuals who are the actual beneficial owners of this business and who apply the simplified taxation system.