On May 22, 2025 Valentin Moiseev spoke at the annual conference “Tax Planning and Control. Topical Issues for Practitioners” focused on various tax problems, arranged by MK Group. He elaborated on royalty related tax disputes.
In particular, Valentin told about circumstances where royalties may be under tax authority’s magnifying glass, outlined forms of royalty-related tax claims, enumerated grounds for exclusion of royalties from expenses and specified in which cases a license can be included in licensee’s tax base. He also gave a brief masterclass in the identification and mitigation of risks associated with payment of the VAT on royalties.
In this session speakers also participated in a discussion panel focused on the following hot tax-related topics: Tax reform in Russia: what one can see in a real-case scenario? Initial Results. Excise on advertising: “old” novelties in the Russian legislation. New tendencies in tax control and offered their recommendations for efficient work of tax departments.
Valentin expressed his opinion about unclear points and risks arising out of the amnesty for “splitting of businesses” and shared his experience in liaising with tax authorities in context of pre-inspection tax control procedures.
The MK Group’s conference on taxes rapidly develops and gains momentum. It has been held for the second time already and drawn a 150+ audience, including representatives of top managers of companies’ tax departments, chief accountants, auditors and experts as well as counsels who share their practical experience on a broad range of tax issues.
