Taxation

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The strong team of tax lawyers at "Sokolovskyi and Partners" was established in 1999. The tax practice team at "Sokolovskyi and Partners" consists of 8 lawyers, led by Nataliia Kurilenko. The partners and lawyers have experience in tax practice ranging from 6 to 25 years. The tax practice at "Sokolovskyi and Partners" has been leading since the company's inception.

The team of tax lawyers at "Sokolovskyi and Partners" provides legal assistance in the following areas:

Tax Consulting

  • Clarification of tax law norms and accounting standards;
  • Tax planning, legal support of tax audits;
  • Responses to inquiries from fiscal authorities;
  • Consulting on transfer pricing issues;
  • Tax and accounting record-keeping.

Tax Disputes

  • Administrative and judicial appeals against tax decisions appeal against the refusal to register tax invoices;
  • Disputes over VAT refunds and the return of excessively paid amounts to the budget challenges against orders for tax audits;
  • Legal disputes over asset seizure;
  • Challenges against actions of tax administrators;
  • Appeals of individual tax clarifications;
  • Preparation of complaints to the Business Ombudsman Council in Ukraine.

International Tax Planning

  • Creation of non-resident structures — foreign companies;
  • Structuring businesses with Ukrainian and foreign elements to reduce tax payments (within the legal framework);
  • Consulting on the application of double taxation avoidance agreements;
  • Consulting on the tax law of foreign countries.

Over more than 25 years of operation, the lawyers at our law firm have developed a significant array of innovative services in the field of tax law, which has contributed to more effective protection of clients' rights in dealings with tax authorities.

Tax lawyers at "Sokolovskyi and Partners" develop tax optimization schemes that include minimizing the tax burden. Such optimization is based on current legislation and the correct structuring of business relationships, both within companies and in dealings with counterparties.

Additionally, our law association's lawyers have developed a system for the unified control of external and internal risks in the field of taxation, allowing for the prompt and effective prevention of adverse tax consequences.

The implementation of such tax burden optimization schemes is carried out through:

  • Analyzing the business to assess existing and potential internal and external risks;
  • Conducting consultations and training for management personnel on how to communicate with tax officials;
  • Compiling a package of standard documents for the protection of rights and interests during scheduled and unscheduled communications with tax officials.

Professional Achievements of the Tax Lawyers at "Sokolovskyi and Partners"

Since 2010, the tax practice of "Sokolovskyi and Partners" has been recognized as one of the top 5 by both Ukrainian and international ratings: "Chambers Europe," "Legal Award," "Legal 500," "Guide of Ukrainian Law Firms. A Handbook for Foreign Clients," "Market Leaders: The Rating of Legal Companies of Ukraine," and "Top 50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine."

Since 2014, the international legal directory Legal 500 EMEA has annually recommended the law firm "Sokolovskyi and Partners" as one of the best Ukrainian firms in taxation. The directory's experts have noted that the quality of the tax lawyers' team, led by Vladyslav Sokolovskyi, remains consistently high. They highlighted the firm's ability to maintain the best price-quality ratio of services. Since 2016, Vladyslav Sokolovskyi, the managing partner of "Sokolovskyi and Partners," has been annually included in the Leading Individuals in Tax section by rating experts.

In 2019, following the "Legal Award" contest results, "Sokolovskyi and Partners" was among the top five law firms in taxation. That same year, the Ukrainian Law Firms directory's experts recognized "Sokolovskyi and Partners" among the best law firms in tax consulting and tax disputes.

Since 2016, the prestigious international legal directory Chambers Europe has annually acknowledged "Sokolovskyi and Partners" among the best companies in taxation.

In 2019, experts from the Ukrainian Law Firms directory also recognized "Sokolovskyi and Partners" among the best law firms in tax consulting and tax disputes. Since 2014, experts from this directory have annually named Vladyslav Sokolovskyi, and from 2016, Nataliia Kurylenko, the head of the tax practice at "Sokolovskyi and Partners," among the notable Ukrainian lawyers in tax law.

In 2023, international experts also recognized "Sokolovskyi and Partners" among the leaders of the legal market. In 2023, the Legal 500 rating included our law firm in the list of the best legal firms in taxation and energy practices, and managing partner Vladyslav Sokolovskyi in the Leading Individuals in Tax section.

The "Top 50 Leading Law Firms of Ukraine 2023-2024" recognized the taxation practice of "Sokolovskyi and Partners" among the best. The "Market Leaders: The Rating of Legal Companies of Ukraine 2023" acknowledged "Sokolovskyi and Partners" in tax practices and tax consulting. The "Market Leaders: Client's Choice 2023" rating recognized Vladyslav Sokolovskyi and Tetiana Lysovets among the best tax lawyers of the year.

The All-Ukrainian independent public contest "Lawyer of the Year 2023" recognized "Sokolovskyi and Partners" among the best legal companies in tax practice.

Overall, our lawyers and the law firm "Sokolovskyi and Partners" have been mentioned by experts in Ukrainian and international ratings as among the best more than 150 times.

Lawyers

Managing Partner, Attorney at law
Head of Litigation Practice, Senior Partner. Attorney at Law
Senior Counsel, Auditor. Attorney at law
Tax and accounting consultant