Tax security
In today’s dynamic legal and tax environment, ensuring the compliance with the regulations and minimization of tax risk become crucial for stable operations and development of each company. We offer comprehensive support in tax risk management based on five pillars that will allow to address these challenges successfully and optimize tax burdens.
Marzena Kidacka Ph.D.
Services
Pillar I: Tax compliance
Tax interpretations: We prepare applications for individual tax interpretations, analyze the interpretations received and advise on their implementation.
Advance tax rulings: We help to obtain advance tax rulings that allow to reduce the tax risk connected with planning the actions and transactions.
Binding Rate Information (WIS), Binding Excise Information (WIA) and Binding Tariff Information (WIT): We support in obtaining decisions on VAT rates, excise and customs classification of goods.
Advance Pricing Arrangement (APA): We offer comprehensive support in reaching pricing agreements for the transactions between related entities, eliminating the risk of questioning the transfer pricing methodology.
Investment agreements: We help to reach an agreement on all tax aspects of the investment planned.
Pillar II: Tax risk management
Cooperation Program: We facilitate joining the Cooperation Program with the National Revenue Administration (KAS), which allows for ensuring legal certainty in terms of the settlements being made.
Tax strategy: We develop and implement a comprehensive tax strategy which allows for efficient tax and financial planning.
Tax governance: We help to establish tax governance that supports effective tax management and sharing of responsibilities within the company.
Procedures and system of supervision over taxes: We implement procedures and systems of supervision over taxes, which increases the company's operational security.
Pillar III: Criminal risk management
Mitigating the Management Board’s responsibility: We offer advice on minimizing the criminal law risks by implementing compliance policies and procedures.
Corporate governance: We help to develop the company’s organizational framework and standards, in particular by developing corporate governance.
Representation in criminal proceedings: We support members of the Management Board and management staff in criminal proceedings connected with the violation of tax regulations.
Trainings and awareness: We organize trainings for the Management Board and management staff to increase awareness of task risks and criminal liability.
Pillar IV: Representation in tax and court proceedings
Representation before tax authorities: We act as attorneys during tax, customs and fiscal inspections and in tax proceedings, ensuring professional support at all stages of the proceedings.
Representation before administrative courts: We offer comprehensive representation before administrative courts, including the preparation of avenues of appeal.
Development of the procedural strategy: We create the most favorable strategies for action during inspection and proceedings, minimizing tax and criminal and fiscal risks.
Pillar V: Audit and due diligence
Tax audit: We carry out comprehensive audits of the tax function, we identify weak points and recommend corrective actions which increase the operational efficiency.
Due diligence: We carry out detailed research before significant business decisions, such as mergers and acquisitions, to assess tax and legal risks.
