“Alexander Minin leads the transfer pricing practice of WTS Consulting LLC, established before the recent major developments in transfer pricing legislation. WTS Consulting LLC as advised on more than 50 matters related to transfer pricing in 2013-2014, including representing companies in court proceedings. The firm’s experience includes assistance to a variety of the largest international companies, such as agricultural business, FMCG, retailers’ chains, software structuring and television advertisement. WTS Consulting LLC рrovides consulting support on transfer pricing issues; support of reporting on transfer pricing; documentation services; risk-based auditing; tax audit support; and dispute resolution. Minin and tax partner Alexander Shemiatkin have been involved in a range of deals this year, including a defence of Cargill and Louis Dreyfus Commodities and a number of consulting projects for different companies on transfer pricing in Ukraine, which include elaboration of defence strategies against tax authorities on respective matters”.
- Taxation
- Customs Law
- Transfer pricing (TP)
- Consulting support on transfer pricing issues
- Support of reporting on transfer pricing
- Developing documentation to justify the price level in controlled transactions
- Risk-based audit of pricing system in relation to transfer pricing
- Providing support during audits on transfer pricing issues
- Аppealing on additional tax assessments and sanctions following transfer pricing audits
- Attorneys at Law services
- Contract and Business Law
- M&A and Restructurings
- Litigation
- Real Estate and Construction
- Competition and Antitrust
- Intellectual Property
- Copyright and related rights
- Industrial property (patents, trademarks, сommercial confidentiality)
- Trademarks
- Plant varieties
- Technology, know-how
- Аudit of intellectual property objects
- Consulting on methods of intellectual property rights protection
- Structuring relations concerning transfer and licensing intellectual property
- Structuring relations concerning the use of software as end user
- Royalties (and other payments for rights related to intellectual property) and customs commodity cost
- Labour Law / Labour Disputes
- Structuring of company’s expenses on remuneration of labour
- Elaborating HR documentation
- Еlaboration of employment agreements, contracts
- Consulting on issues regarding outsourcing services
- Due diligence of HR documentation of the company on its compliance with effective Ukrainian labour legislation and advising on elimination of labour violations made by the company
- Elaborating documentation on protection of confidential information, personal data
- Legal support of companies during restructuring/reorganization
- Negotiation with the employees in case of labour dispute
- Representation in courts on labour disputes between the employee and the employer
- Legal support of employee’s dismissal
- Consulting on issues regarding employees’ mobilization
- Сonsulting and company’s support during audits on labour issues conducted by state authorities
- Оbtaining employment permit, residency permit for foreign citizens
- Сonsulting on other labour issues
- Military law
- Bankruptcy / Liquidation
- Currency Control