Professional experience
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Maksym joined the firm in 2019. He has over 14 years of professional experience in taxation, including work for the tax authorities and over six years with a major company in Central and Eastern Europe
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Maksym’s key projects include:
- Assistance in pre-litigation and court disputes with the tax authorities on various matters:
- Business splitting
- Reclassification of transactions
- Application of thin capitalization rules
- Intragroup expenses
- Application of double tax treaties
- Mineral extraction tax on ore concentrates containing precious metals
- Tax consulting and transaction support, including in the following areas:
- Cross-border transactions
- Tax benefits (special investment contracts, regional investment projects, investment tax credits, free economic zones, etc.)
- Transaction structuring and asset ownership
- Unjustified tax benefit concept (Article 54.1 of the Russian Tax Code)
- Deoffshorization
- Tax reviews, tax due diligence and tax optimization projects
- Assistance in pre-litigation and court disputes with the tax authorities on various matters:
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Maksym handles projects for clients across multiple sectors, such as retail and consumer goods, food production, real estate and construction, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, etc.
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He has represented clients before the tax authorities of various levels, relevant ministries and legislative bodies, and has attended hearings at courts of all instances
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Maksym has a wealth of legislative and appellate counseling experience, including drafting appeals to the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court
Competencies
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Support and resolution of disputes with the tax authorities at pre-litigation and litigation stages
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Tax consulting
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Tax reviews
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Transaction tax support
Education
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Degree in Jurisprudence from Donetsk National University
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АССА diploma in Taxation in the Russian Federation
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CIMA diploma in Performance Management