Projects
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.
The lawyers of Pepeliaev Group helped a client to win a dispute and recover its court costs in the case
Pepeliaev Group’s team of the Dispute Resolution and Mediation Practice helped a client to win a dispute in courts of three levels in a case involving the recovery of an advance payment that was not covered by the counter-supply of agricultural machines
Successful defence of a major Chinese company in a state commercial court
The
team of the Far East Office successfully defended a major Chinese shipbuilding
company before a sate commercial court in a dispute with a Russian counterpart.
Legal GR and Customs Practices have safeguarded the interests of a major supplier of medical equipment in a dispute with customs authorities
Owing to the joint efforts of Sergey Taut, Pepeliaev Group’s Legal GR expert, and lawyers from the firm’s Customs Practice, we provided key support in safeguarding the interests of a major supplier of medical equipment in a dispute with customs authorities.