OREANDA-NEWS. December 20, 2010. Annual seminar of the Accounting Department of Gazprom and chief accountants of its subsidiaries was held in Moscow. At the invitation of Gazprom representatives from FBK: FBK Legal’s lawyers and the Fuel and Energy Audit Department attended the seminar, reported the press-centre of FBK.

FBK’s partner, head of FBK Legal’s tax litigation practice, Galina Akchurina within the seminar delivered a report “Current Arbitration practice in tax litigations for 2010”. The report was based on cases which FBK Legal’s lawyers held for Gazprom subsidiaries this year. Galina Akchurina told about the most typical situations from the practice, so disputing over the profit tax and VAT, she also provided the position of tax authorities and position of defense in this regard.

Head of FBK Legal’s tax advice practice, Tatiana Matveicheva presented overview of amendments in taxation. So she told about the amendments in the second part of the RF Tax Code which became effective in 2010 and those that are to become effective in 2011 and spotlighted relevant clarifications of controlling authorities in terms of tax law and law on insurance contributions.

Deputy director of the Fuel and Energy Audit Department, FBK Svetlana Akchurina within the seminar delivered a number of issues revealed by the audits of Gazprom subsidiaries. She also answered the questions of the attendees of the seminar in accounting.