Dmitriy Kim
Managing Partner
Dmitriy has more than 10 years of experience in taxation and specializes in providing tax advisory, tax planning and tax structuring services. He’s also qualified in indirect tax advisory, international taxation matters. Dmitriy advises clients in the energy, chemical and petrochemical, oil and gas, infrastructure and transportation, corporate, investment and IT sectors.
Dmitriy has experience of advising foreign companies on tax consequences of their presence in Uzbekistan, tax litigation and dispute resolution, tax due diligence, as well as M&A and immovable assets transactions. Dmitriy also advises on taxation matters affecting local and foreign corporations, permanent establishments, as well as on tax optimization matters.
Dmitry managed tax planning in the largest local and foreign private groups of companies.
Dmitriy consults clients in reviewing commercial agreements from taxation perspective including EPC, procurement, construction, services and/or works agreements.
Education
- Tashkent Financial Institute, Finance and Economics
Qualifications
- Qualification Certificate of Auditor (Uzbekistan)
- Qualification Certificate of Internal Auditor (Uzbekistan)
- CAP accountant certificate (Eurasian Council of Certified Accountants and Auditors)
- ACCA Member Certificate (the UK)
Muzaffar Ubaydulaev
Senior manager
Muzaffar has more than 6 years of experience in tax advisory and tax compliance in “big4” consultancy firm.
He specializes in providing tax advisory services, tax structuring, tax due diligence and tax compliance services. Muzaffar has also extensive experience in advising on international taxation matters. Muzaffar assists clients in the oil & gas, chemical and petrochemical, EPC, renewable energy, infrastructure, and investment sectors.
Muzaffar advised foreign clients on doing business in Uzbekistan within the tax framework and on choosing suitable form of presence from taxation perspective. Muzaffar is qualified in tax due diligence, as well as tax consequences of certain transactions such as sale/purchase of immovable property, participation interests (shares) in the charter capital of the companies.
Muzaffar is also involved in providing practical tax advice on employment issues (including the taxation of foreign nationals) in Uzbekistan.
Education
- Westminster International University in Tashkent, 2015, Economics with Finance
Qualifications
- National Qualification Certificate of Tax Consultant (Uzbekistan).
- Certificate of specialist of securities market (2015)
- Ongoing ACCA study
Furkat Babajanov
Manager
From 2008 to 2017 Furkat worked in various positions in the State Tax Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan Where He was engaged in development of regulatory legal acts in the field of taxation and tax administration, advising taxpayers on various taxation issues, tax control measures and pre-trial settlement of tax disputes.
During 2018-2020 he worked as the Deputy Head of Tax, Customs and Tariff Policy department of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan the Head of the Division of the National Agency for Project Management under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The main responsibilities were the development and implementation of unified state tax and customs-tariff policies, improving the taxation system, enhancing the efficiency of tax administration, simplifying the procedures of calculation and payment of taxes and other obligatory payments, as well as optimization of the rates for the purposes of ensuring the completeness of tax and other obligatory payments’ collection.
Key experience:
- participation in tax disputes, protection of clients’ rights and interests during tax control measures, and during appealing the results of tax control measures;
- review and mitigation of tax risks arising in the course of financial and economic activities of clients in various industries;
- development of a legal position to protect the interests of the taxpayer in communication with tax authorities, preparation of responses to requests from tax authorities and objections to the acts of tax audits, representation of the taxpayers’ interests in front of tax authorities and within courts, etc.;
- interaction with regulatory authorities, as well as assessment of situational risks during tax audits.
Education
- Tax Academy under the State Tax Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan (2008)
- Banking and Finance Academy of the Republic of Uzbekistan (2012) with the major in Taxes and Taxation
Qualifications
- National Qualification Certificate of Tax Consultant (Uzbekistan).
- Certificate of Specialist in Capital Market Development (2012).
- Participations in internship programs and advanced training courses at the Ministry of Finance of Japan - "Strategy for improving tax policy" (2012), Malaysia - "Tax administration" (2014) and the PRC- "Improvement of tax administration" (2018).
Kristina Pryadkina
Senior consultant
Kristina had worked in tax authorities for more than three years within departments of tax control and consultation of legal entities. During her work in the tax authorities Kristina conducted a “desk” tax audit, was a member of the working group on value added tax, advised legal entities in both official written and verbal forms on various taxation issues. She was also involved in controlling of the eligibility of VAT reimbursements to the taxpayers. Kristina has also experience in managing bookkeeping and tax accounting in construction sector.
Kristina specializes in providing tax advisory services and has considerable experience in the field of taxation, including identification of tax risks, preparation and completion of tax reports, and estimation of correctness of calculation and payment of direct and indirect taxes.
Education
- Tashkent Financial Institute, Finance and Economics
- Tashkent Tax College with the major in "Taxes and Taxation".
Ajiniyaz Azatov
Senior consultant
Ajiniyaz has more than 3 years of experience in tax advisory and tax compliance in “big4” accounting firm.
Ajiniyaz specializes in providing tax advisory services, tax structuring, tax due diligence and tax compliance services.
Ajiniyaz assisted clients in the oil & gas, chemical and petrochemical, EPC, renewable energy, infrastructure, corporate, and investment sectors.
Ajiniyaz has experience of advising foreign clients on the entering Uzbekistan and on choosing suitable form of presence from taxation perspective. He has participated in tax due diligence projects, including identification of tax risks of certain transactions such as sales-purchase deals of shares in the charter capital of the companies.
Ajiniyaz participated in review of tax returns and tax compliance matters within the framework of audit of financial statements in different sectors such as: oil & gas, banking, mining, construction.
Education
- University of Clermont Auvergne (IAE), MSc in Accounting and Finance
- La Rochelle Business School with the major in International Business
- Turiba Business School with the major in Business administration