Taxation

Our tax practice provides tax advice and structuring, while also assisting in the prompt resolution of tax disputes. Asters has the experience and resources to address any tax-related question in a reliable and effective way. We make sure that our tax structures are compliant with not only tax laws but also with a myriad of currency, financial, securities and other regulations which exist in Ukraine.

Recognition:

Tier 1 law firm for taxation in Ukraine, The Legal 500: EMEA 2023
Highly recommended tax law firm, World Tax 2023
Highly rated for taxation in Ukraine, Chambers Europe 2022
Highly recommended for tax consulting, Ukrainian Law Firms 2021. A Handbook for Foreign Clients

Representative experience:

We regularly advise major companies from various industries on various tax matters:

Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, JP Morgan, and UBS Investment Bank on tax aspects for the City of Kyiv 150 million USD Eurobond issue (the first municipal Eurobond offering in Ukraine);
MasterCard on tax aspects of its activities in Ukraine;
Samsung Electronics on the establishment of a Ukrainian subsidiary, as well as on cash and in-kind contributions to its authorized capital;
Coca-Cola Ukraine on various issues of payroll taxation;
Telenor, a leading provider of telecommunications services worldwide, and Kyivstar G.S.M., a major Ukrainian telecommunications operator, concerning the taxation of multibillion dividend payments, as well as Telenor concerning tax issues related to the restructuring of its shareholding in Kyivstar G.S.M.;
UkrDebt, a debt collection agency, on the tax implications of the acquisition of non-performing loans from a Ukrainian bank;
TurboSquid on different tax aspects of acquiring and operating a business for the development and sale, via Internet, of 3D computer models in Ukraine, including the transfer of intellectual property rights to models, Internet domain names, 3D artists, and customer management software;
a major European airline on different tax aspects related to the secondment of pilots to the group's Ukrainian subsidiary, including the payment of personal income tax, local social security payments, and so on.

Featured services:

corporate profit tax
individual taxation and payroll taxes
VAT and excises, including VAT refunds
customs duties
oil and gas, mineral production royalties
repatriation of foreign currency revenue
general trade contracts and transfer pricing
financial aid
M&A
dividends
banking services and financial products
securities transactions
distributorship and franchising
debt restructuring
negotiating and corresponding with the tax authorities
advice on preparing tax audits
administrative appeals of tax assessments
tax litigation

Publications

Tax disputes: TOP-5 positions of the Supreme Court in 2021

Key problems of the trade protection in Ukraine

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