Transfer pricing: Let’s prepare for large-scale changes

1 January 2012 sees the entry into force of Federal Law No. 227-FZ dated 18 July 2001 On amending particular items of Russian legislation in association with improving the principles of defining prices for taxation purposes.

Companies will find assistance in adapting their business processes to the radically new rules of tax control over transfer pricing by taking part in the conference Transfer pricing: Let’s prepare for large scale changes, which will be held by The Moscow Times newspaper together with law firm Pepeliaev Group. During the event, the main amendments to tax legislation will be presented in a well-structured manner, complex issues examined and specific recommendations given.

Speaking at the conference will be experts who were involved in drafting the law, attorneys with extensive experience of successfully handling disputes with regard to the application of article 40 of the Russian Tax Code, and foreign specialists.

Moscow, Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel (Petrovka St-Bld 11)

PROGRAMME:

9:00 — 9:30. REGISTRATION

• 9:30 – 11:30. SESSION 1
  Main amendments in the taxation of a group of companies from 2012 (topic to be confirmed)
  Sergey Shatalov, Deputy Minister, Russian Ministry of Finance *
• The characteristics of related parties and controlled transactions
  Denis Schekin, Senior Partner, Pepeliaev Group
• New procedure for justifying transaction prices
  Valentina Akimova, Partner, Pepeliaev Group
• Special tax control procedures
  Ksenia Litvinova, Senior Associate, Pepeliaev Group

11:30 – 12:00. COFFEE BREAK

• 12:00 – 13:30. SESSION 2
  Symmetric adjustments
  Irina Shtukmaster, Senior Associate, Pepeliaev Group
• Pricing agreements
  Egor Lysenko, Senior Associate, Pepeliaev Group
• Transfer pricing tax control practice in Europe and the US. Applying OECD recommendations
  Representative of a European law firm

13:30 – 14:00. QUESTION & ANSWER

Moderator – Vadim Zaripov, Head of the Analytical Service at Pepeliaev Group