Tax attorney in Kyiv: protecting your business in disputes with the tax authorities
Do you need a tax attorney in Kyiv who has actually won disputes with the tax authorities, and not just writes about it on a website? The law firm “Attorney Cherezov & Partners” specialises in protecting businesses, owners, directors and chief accountants in tax disputes, tax audits and tax evasion cases. For many years we have been assisting companies in conflicts with the State Tax Service, customs and other supervisory bodies, overturning tax notices-decisions and minimising additional tax assessments.
Has the tax authority additionally assessed millions or blocked your company’s operations?
We can step in at any stage — from preparation for the audit and analysis of tax risks to challenging the audit report, tax notices-decisions and further judicial protection. Our goal is to save the company’s money, unblock its operations and remove unfounded claims of supervisory authorities.
Businessman and leader of the 5.10 party H.V. Balashov, suspected under Article 212, on the doorstep of Lukyanivsky pre-trial detention centre on the day of release from custody together with attorneys I. Cherezov and A. Nadtochiieva.
We build the defence strategy even before the tax authority comes in with an audit: we analyse contracts, primary documents, accounting and tax records, and model possible claims of the State Tax Service. If you have already received an audit report or a tax notice-decision, we prepare well-founded objections, complaints and lawsuits and represent your interests during administrative and judicial appeals. Do not respond to letters and demands of the tax authority “emotionally” and do not sign documents without consulting an attorney. Contact us — and we will protect your business in the language the tax office understands best: the language of the law and court practice.
Key specialisation: tax disputes and business audits
Tax disputes with the State Tax Service of Ukraine:
challenging reports (acts) of documentary, desk and on-site/factual audits;
challenging tax notices-decisions on VAT, corporate income tax, single tax, personal income tax, military levy and unified social contribution (USC);
disputes concerning the “unreality” of business transactions, “risky” counterparties and allegedly “fictitious” services.
Support during tax audits:
preparing the business for the audit (audit of tax risks, analysis of contracts and primary documents);
briefing management and accounting staff on what to say, what not to sign and how to record the actions of inspectors;
presence of a tax attorney during the audit, recording violations by the State Tax Service;
preparation of objections to the audit report and support during their consideration by the tax authority.
Disputes with customs and other supervisory authorities:
challenging decisions on adjustment of customs value, classification of goods and additional assessment of customs payments;
disputes with the Labour Inspectorate, Pension Fund and other bodies regarding additional USC assessments, fines and sanctions.
Defence of managers and accountants in criminal proceedings resulting from tax audits:
coordination of tax and criminal defence so that the tax case does not become a “starting point” for criminal prosecution.
Special note: We do not “legalise” blatant tax evasion and do not promise to “fix the issue at the tax office without documents”. We work exclusively within the law, build our position on the provisions of the Tax Code, the Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine and current court practice.
Our experience: integrity, results and deep understanding of tax procedures
Our reputation is based on high-quality service, transparent fees and a large number of tax disputes we have won. That is why large Ukrainian and international companies, public and well-known individuals trust us with the protection of their financial interests and business reputation.
We honestly warn clients about real chances and risks. Those who believed promises from third parties to “come to an arrangement with the tax office” and refused professional legal defence often end up with confirmed additional tax assessments and a blocked business. We always tell only the truth — even if it sounds less pleasant than a “100% guarantee”.
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Support during tax audits: from preparation to objections
At the tax audit stage, the correct actions of the business determine what the final report will look like and whether there will be multimillion-hryvnia additional assessments. The team of tax attorneys at Attorney Cherezov & Partners gets involved even before the audit begins so that you meet the inspectors prepared and not “caught off guard”.
Pre-audit of tax risks: analysis of contracts, primary documents, accounting and tax records, and counterparty chains.
Preparing the company for the audit: internal instructions and action algorithms for the director, accountant and responsible persons.
Presence of a tax attorney during documentary, desk and factual audits.
Recording violations committed by inspectors: exceeding their powers, requesting documents not related to the subject of the audit, breaches of procedure.
Preparation of written explanations and responses to requests of the State Tax Service so that every phrase works for the defence, not against the business.
Preparation and submission of well-reasoned objections to the audit report: detailed analysis of the tax authority’s arguments with references to the Tax Code and court practice.
Support during the consideration of objections by the tax authority: participation in commissions and defence of the company’s position before the supervisory body.
Challenging tax notices and decisions: administrative and judicial protection
If the tax authority has already issued a tax notice-decision or another decision, the situation is still not hopeless. In many cases a properly built strategy of administrative and judicial appeal makes it possible to completely cancel or significantly reduce the additional assessments.
We provide:
Analysis of the audit report and tax notice-decision in terms of procedure, evidence and compliance of the tax authority’s position with the Tax Code.
Preparation of complaints to higher-level tax authorities, the Ministry of Finance and other bodies within administrative appeal procedures.
Development of a comprehensive defence strategy: from a “soft” administrative approach to a full-scale court battle for every hryvnia.
Preparation and filing of lawsuits with administrative courts to cancel tax notices-decisions and decisions of the State Tax Service, customs and other supervisory authorities.
Formation of the evidentiary base for the court: documents, primary records, expert opinions, witness statements and analytical conclusions.
Representation of the client’s interests in courts of all instances: from the district administrative court to the court of appeal and cassation.
Work with experts: economic, financial, accounting and commodity experts to confirm the reality of transactions and the absence of losses to the budget.
Further support after the court decision: lifting seizures, writing off unlawful additional assessments and restoring the operation of bank accounts.
Why do clients choose our law firm?
In tax disputes, the price of a mistake is multimillion-hryvnia assessments, frozen accounts and a halted business. That is why clients choose not a single attorney but the team of attorneys at Attorney Cherezov & Partners, which works as a single defence mechanism.
The team works faster than a single attorney In complex tax disputes, it is necessary in parallel to analyse audit reports, prepare complaints and lawsuits, collect documents and communicate with the tax authority and the court. A sole practitioner simply cannot do all of this simultaneously. A team can.
Multi-level analysis of evidence Our tax litigators review audit reports, tax notices-decisions, primary documents, contracts and accounting registers one after another. Each lawyer notices something that another might have missed. This gives a depth of analysis that is impossible to achieve in a “solo” format.
Parallel collection of evidence in favour of the business While one attorney works with accountants and the CFO, another prepares the lawsuit and procedural documents, a third analyses court practice and a fourth shapes the media and reputation strategy if the case is public. This is critical when reputation and money are at stake.
Constant contact and back-up 24/7 In the team there is always an attorney who can urgently step in: at the start of an audit, after the report is issued or when inspectors suddenly show up. A sole practitioner may be “busy”, “in court” or “on another case”. We do not have such a situation — the client is never left without protection.
Team brainstorming on complex tax cases When an unusual situation arises, a case is analysed simultaneously by several attorneys. Therefore, the solutions are stronger and the strategy is more thoroughly thought out.
Comprehensive approach: taxes, criminal risks, reputation A tax dispute is often linked to possible criminal consequences under Article 212 of the Criminal Code, corporate conflicts and reputational risks. In our law firm these areas are covered by a team of attorneys with different specialisations.
Reliability and reputation of a legal team When you hire Attorney Cherezov & Partners, you work with a law firm that has a history of victories, official awards and ratings. This adds weight in negotiations, in communication with the tax authority and in court, and strengthens the psychological effect on the opponent.
Our professional reputation and integrity are confirmed by clients’ recommendations!
— We work not with “volumes of the tax audit”, but with a specific business and its money. The defence strategy is built so that the owner, director and accountant understand the logic of every step.
— More than one attorney works on the case but a team, which makes it possible to work in parallel on several tracks: audits, reports, tax notices-decisions, administrative and judicial appeals, communication with the bank and counterparties.
— Honest assessment of the situation. We do not sell “100% cancellation of the tax notice-decision” and do not promise to come to an arrangement with an inspector. From day one the client understands real risks, prospects and possible financial outcomes.
— Full defence cycle. From the first request of the tax authority and the inspector’s visit — to the final court decision and actual write-off of unlawful additional assessments.
— Work with reputational risks. We take into account how the tax dispute looks to partners, banks, investors and the public. We know how to write publications and comments for the media so that they protect reputation, not destroy it.
— We always start with a strategy. Most mistakes in tax disputes are made at the first stages: during the audit, communication with inspectors, signing the report, receiving and passively “accepting” the tax notice-decision. That is why we get involved as early as possible and build the line of conduct together with the client.
How to choose a tax attorney, avoid falling into the trap of “fixers” who promise to cancel a tax notice-decision without documents, what you need to know during a tax audit, when the report is drawn up and when you receive a tax notice-decision, and how much legal services really cost — you will find answers to these and other questions on our page.
