Legal support to one of the world’s largest shipping companies regarding various tax issues
Provided legal support to one of the world’s largest shipping companies regarding various tax issues, including:
- drafting documentation with regard to the transfer prices applied by group companies when intra-group services are provided, in particular: organising the transportation and freight of vessels and other transportation-related services;
- assessing whether it was reasonable for foreign sea vessels to be transferred under the Russian flag with a view to obtaining the opportunity to use tax benefits granted to ship owners by the Russian Tax Code;
- in conjunction with Uzbek lawyers, preparing opinion analysing the tax consequences of the operations of a unit of the company located in Uzbekistan.