OREANDA-NEWS. May 18, 2015.

Place: Nemiga City, entrance 1, 7th floor, ul Nemiga 40, Minsk, Belarus
Time: 20 May 2015 15:00 - 17:00
Working language: Russian

SORAINEN invites you to the seminar on Baltic and Belarus tax issues of current importance on 20 May from 15:00 at SORAINEN Belarus, ul Nemiga 40, Minsk.

Seminar speakers will be J?nis Tauka?s, SORAINEN Latvia partner and head of the SORAINEN Tax & Customs Team; Alexey Anischenko, SORAINEN Belarus partner and head of the Belarus Tax & Customs Team; Kirill Laptev, SORAINEN Belarus associate of the Belarus Tax & Customs Team; Viktar Strachuk, International Tax lawyer and correspondent of IBFD on Belarus tax news.

The agenda of the seminar will focus on the following tax law aspects:

15:00-15:45  Baltic tax opportunities – by J?nis Tauka?s

1)       Baltic tax environment  
2)       Top 3 tax incentives, if to invest into the Baltics
3)       Opportunity to pay 0% tax by individuals  
4)       What is a Baltic Sandwich?
5)       How to achieve confidentiality of who is the shareholder?
6)       Asset vs share sale?
7)       Examples of using Latvian holdings
8)       Through Estonia to offshores
9)       Anti-avoidance provisions
10)   Customs – is BLR still a gate from EU to Russia?

15:45-16:00  Coffee break

16.00-16.30 Transfer pricing essentials and Belarus 2015 new approach – by Viktar Strachuk

16:30-16:45 Liability for tax offences – by Kirill Laptev and Alexey Anischenko

16:45-17:00  Wrap up and discussion

The seminar language is Russian.

To apply for the seminar, please contact Olga Fedorinchik (olga.fedorinchik@sorainen.com) or call the SORAINEN Belarusian office: +375 17 306 2102.

The event is free of charge. Please confirm your attendance at the conference no later than 18 May.