FBK Legal at All-Russian Tax Forum

On 4 March, Ekaterina Subbotina spoke at the All-Russian Tax Forum of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

Ekaterina shared her insights into tax risks and benefits associated with selection of a contractual model to transfer software rights (a licence agreement and a services agreement) with due regard to the current laws on tax concessions for IT companies and expected measures aimed to reduce the tax burden in the IT sector. The lawyer cited examples of high-risk structuring of contractual arrangements to obtain tax benefits, advised on risk mitigation for suppliers (licensors) and customers based on real-life cases, and suggested wording of contractual provisions.

The event was organised by the Centre for Tax Administration and Financial Management of the Institute of Economics, Mathematics and Information Technologies under the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. The forum gathered together top tax experts, who addressed such topics as tax structuring, taxpayers? responsibility and capabilities, tax optimisation and bankruptcy.