Building an effective tax strategy is a priority for business today. The Moscow Times in conjunction with tax experts of leading law firms invites you and your colleagues to attend the sixth annual conference on tax strategies in Russia. The program includes: tax policy for 2011, a review of developments in the Tax Code, tax audits and tax management, transitional regulations and much more.

Programme:

Session I - What’s new in tax legislation (CMS speakers)

• The main changes and trends in tax legislation
• Review of recent changes in tax legislation
• Tax disputes and new legal trends
• New opportunities for tax optimisation when attracting financing

Session II - Tax disputes

• Recent trends in resolving tax disputes
• Analysis of arbitration practice in 2010-11
• Practice and perspectives for appealing tax department decisions
• Procedural aspects of running field tax audits
• Estimating the tax consequences of company activity in difficult situations: how to avoid bankruptcy

Case studies: Best examples of disputes from experts

Session III - Tax planning: practical issues

• What’s new in tax audit practice
• What’s new in calculating and paying VAT
• Tax planning 2011: relevant tools
• Tax risk management: modern approaches
• Building effective strategies for managing tax risks in Russian and international companies