• Practice Areas

Taxation

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Ukrainian tax legislation and compliance has been an integral part of our Corporate and M&A practice from the inception.

We provide a full cycle of tax advice, from strategic planning and implementation to on-site support during audits and representation before Ukrainian tax authorities in case of any disputes.

Our primary focus is on creating and implementing optimum tax structures, taking into consideration our clients’ market activities and nuances of Ukraine’s changing regulatory landscape.

We also assist multinational companies and foreign law firms with tax-related due diligence in corporate and M&A transactions, including legal opinions.

Tax consulting and strategic planning

Develop optimal tax strategies for businesses and private clients
Provide tax advice related to investment activities, including real estate acquisitions
Perform tax due diligence in investment projects, joint ventures, and acquisitions (M&A)
Obtain individual tax rulings and consultations
Tax reporting, accounting, and payroll for permanent establishments
Customs duties, VAT, and excise tax

Disputes with Ukrainian tax authorities

Prepare clients for tax inspections and provide recommendations to minimize risks
Analyze legitimacy of tax audits and develop defense strategies to challenge audit results
Negotiate with the tax authorities and draft responses to inquiries
Provide on-site tax support throughout all audit stages
Represent clients before the State Tax Service and other regulatory authorities
Administrative (pre-trial) appeal against decisions of regulatory authorities

Key contacts

Email: inna@frishberg.com
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  • Our Practice Areas
Market Entry and Investment Advisory

Successful market entry is a result of careful preparation, from analytics and project identification to corporate structuring and interacting with state authorities.

Corporate and M&A

Frishberg & Partners has been one of the top law firms specializing in M&A and corporate law for over 30 years.

Real Estate and Construction

We stand apart from the other Ukrainian law firms, because real estate practice has been at our core for more than 30 years.

Labor and Employment

Our team of lawyers has extensive experience in working with international law firms and in-house lawyers in connection with their Ukrainian projects.

Tax

The primary focus is on company taxation and compliance, commercial transaction structuring, import/export and customs relations, cross-border payments, profit/investment repatriation, etc.

Product Liability

A wide variety of foreign-made goods and services are readily available for sale in Ukraine. All of them must comply with Ukrainian consumer rights protection legislation, which is now fully in line with EU laws.

Intellectual Property

We have a pre-eminent reputation for transactional IP work, including trademarks, patents, copyright, regulatory data protection and exclusivity, trade secrets.

Business Immigration Law

Foreign citizens enter Ukraine for different reasons: work, marriage, education, and like elsewhere in the world, foreigners who live and work in Ukraine have to comply with Ukrainian immigration law.

Government Relations

As part of providing corporate legal services, we often interact with state and local authorities. In all cases we establish transparent relations between our clients and the government sector on every level.