Maxima Legal has succeeded in getting a client’s tax bill lowered by three times
As part of an appeal procedure in the regional department of the Federal Tax Service, lawyers from Maxima Legal were able to prove that part of the claims resulting from a tax audit were groundless and achieved a reduction of the claims against the client for taxes, penalties and fines by almost 500 million roubles. “Paying taxes on time is a…
13.08.2018
Maxim Avrashkov has provided his comments on the toughening of regulations on bank accounts in Cyprus
According to Russian media sources on Friday 1 June, Cypriot banks received an instruction from the Cypriot Central Bank to close the bank accounts of offshore companies which are not engaged in genuine commercial activity. Under new regulations, companies are required to declare their ultimate beneficiaries, sources of income as well as any…
05.06.2018
Maxim Avrashkov explained the popularity of owning a business through a foreign entity
In preparation for the World Cup 2018, business newspaper, Delovoy Peterburg, undertook research of betting companies in Russia. For the newspaper, Managing Partner at Maxima Legal, Maxim Avrashkov, talked about the trend for shareholders of such companies to be foreign companies. “Firstly it is easier to conceal information about actual…
01.06.2018
Maxima Legal has strengthened its rating in The Legal 500
Independent international rating agency for leading law firms, the Legal 500 has included Maxima Legal in its list of recommended law firms in three categories. The editors of the rating included Maxima Legal in the category of Private Client, giving a high assessment of the firm’s advisory services for succession planning, personal investment and…
12.04.2018
Maxima Legal has again been included in the map of the legal market in St Petersburg
Delovoy Peterburg has published a study titled ‘The map of legal services in St Petersburg’, which compares 51 regional law firms, including regional offices of federal and international companies. The studies includes the number of hours spent by the law firms on assisting clients in 2017 and also the spread of workloads over 16 practice areas…
28.03.2018
Maxima Legal has been included among the leaders in the legal market in Chambers Europe 2018
Rating agency Chambers & Partners has published its latest international rating of law firms, Chambers Europe 2018. As in the previous publication, Maxima Legal has been listed in the category of General Business Law – St Petersburg. The editors of the ratings emphasised that the firm is well-known in the local market as well as among…
12.03.2018
A simplification of the documentation required when establishing a legal entity
Since 1 January 2017 an entry on the register of companies and entrepreneurs is now the only document required to confirm the registration of a company or entrepreneur. The registers containing such records in Russia are the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRLE) and the Unified State Register of Individual Entrepreneurs (USRIE). Under…
13.01.2017