New Books in the “Pepeliaev Group Library” Series

In May 2010, two new books were published in the series “Pepeliaev Group Library”: “Taxation Specifics in the Sales of Consumer Goods” and “For Corporate Lawyers on Tax Litigation”.

“Taxation Specifics in the Sales of Consumer Goods” penned by several authors from the Pepeliaev Group, describes special tax aspects relating to the sales of consumer goods and examines in detail the most common situations and issues faced by trading companies and FMCG manufacturers. The reader will get an idea of the most typical situations and issues which arise during the purchase of advertising and marketing services, and also relating to merchandising costs, promotion of products in retail networks, discounts and bonuses, direct and indirect incentives at all stages of sales passed by the product on its way to the consumer.

The material has been prepared by Pepeliaev Group lawyers: Maria Andreeva, Sergey Pepeliaev, Аndrey Nikonov, Vladimir Voinov, Аndrey Duyunov, Valentina Kolomeitseva, Ekaterina Roletr, Natalya Faizrakhmanova, Evgeniya Eremina, Kira Truntaeva, Irina Shtukmaster, Rustem Akhmetshin, Julia Alexandrova, Nina Belozertseva, Ksenia Litvinova, Pavel Kondukov and Ekaterina Scherbinina.

In his book entitled “For Corporate Lawyers on Tax Litigation” Konstantin Sasov analyses why tax disputes emerge and how they may be legally solved. The author draws on his extensive theoretical and practical experience as a law firm consultant and corporate lawyer.

The author makes due account of modern trends in tax law, specifically, the changes in legislation and court practice on tax dispute resolution. He circumstantially examines the factors that determine the company’s tax strategy in the current economic environment. The author analyses particular procedural aspects of an arbitration dispute and legal arguments used by taxpayers in certain tax cases. The book is based on extensive judicial practice and contains practical analysis on judicial doctrines in tax law.

These books may be used as reference not only by corporate lawyers, but also corporate finance, tax and accounting managers, state executive officials, judges and all those interested in law enforcement practice relating to the mitigation of tax risks and dispute resolution.

Pepeliaev Group today is a leading Russian law firm which renders the whole range of legal services. More than 160 lawyers provide legal assistance to clients in two offices: in Moscow and St Petersburg.

The core areas of the company’s expertise are: legal support for investment projects, tax law and tax disputes, corporate practice, commercial practice and M&A, antimonopoly regulation, land law, real estate and construction, dispute resolution, IP, employment and migration law, banking, customs law and foreign trade regulation, administrative and legal defence for business, industry specifics, telecommunications, medicine and pharmaceuticals, fuel and energy complex, financial institutions, FMCG, etc.

In 2010, according to The Lawyer European 100 Europe’s largest law firms Pepeliaev Group ranked among the top 100 “most successful law firms of the European continent”. Pepeliaev Group was also rated among the ten leading law firms in terms of work effectiveness and income per partner.

Pepeliaev Group is a member of TerraLex international law firm association and Taxand global network that unites leading tax experts from 50 countries. According to the Russian Consulting rating of Expert RA, Pepeliaev Group ranked number one among Russian legal and consulting firms in 2003-2010. In 2010, Expert RA also named Pepeliaev Group among the leaders of legal and tax consulting in 17 industries.

The company’s clientele includes more than 800 large companies operating in Russia and abroad.