April 28, 2015

Kyiv, Ukraine

IFA Ukraine Business Focused Meetings: Agricultural Sector

ORGANISERS’INFORMATION

Hosting BranchIFA Ukraine

IFA Ukraine is the Ukrainian branch of the International Fiscal Association (IFA). IFA Ukraine is a non-profit organization established in Ukraine in 2007. IFA Ukraine was officially recognized by IFA at the 61st IFA Kyoto Congress during September 2007.

IFA Ukraine is the only organization in Ukraine dealing exclusively with international tax matters.

IFA Ukraine has grown in a short time to over 50 members.

www.ifa-ukraine.org

Central IFA

International Fiscal Association (IFA), Netherlands, is the only non-governmental and non-sectoral international organization dealing with fiscal matters over the globe. IFA brings together more than 12,000 practitioners, tax officials and academics from 111 member countries, involved in and concerned with taxation of international transactions and comparative study of tax laws.

Based in Rotterdam, IFA, since its foundation in 1938, has provided, in conjunction with the activities of each country branch, a blend of comprehensive research of international taxation and the development of programs and initiatives of current practical importance.

www.ifa.nl

INVITATION TO SEMINAR

Dear Colleagues!

IFA Ukraine, a Ukrainian branch of International Fiscal Association, has well established itself in Ukraine as a unique and neutral platform for representatives of all sectors - business, consulting, governments, the judiciary and universities - to meet and discuss topical issues of international taxation.

To enhance our dialogue with businesses, we have developed our new initiative – IFA Ukraine Business Focused Meetings, designed to cover tax and legal aspects of cross-border activities of major industry sectors in Ukraine.

Our second business focused meeting will be dedicated to tax and legal aspects of agricultural sector in Ukraine.

The tax and legal framework of Ukrainian agro sector has been recently under impressive slot of reforms, and more reform efforts will have to happen in the near future, including because of gradual approximation of Ukrainian legislation to the relevant EU laws under EU Association Agreement.

IFA Ukraine experts and representatives from agricultural business will discuss key challenges of the current situation in the market (special VAT regime, unified agricultural tax, land lease issues, cross-border structuring, land mark court cases etc), as well as will hear latest news on reform initiatives and discuss possible impact of expected trends on the business.

We invite you to benefit from the offered opportunity and to join us in our professional discussions and comfortable networking environment.

Sincerely,

Olena Voznyuk

IFA Ukraine President

SEMINAR SPEAKERS

Shtukaturova, Anzhelika

Associate, Dentons

Anzhelika Shtukaturova is an associate in Dentons’ Kyiv office. She is a member of the Global Real Estate Group, as well as a member of the Global Energy, Oil and Gas Group. Anzhelika focuses on Ukrainian and European land law, environmental law, construction and real estate law, mineral resources research (survey) and mining. Anzhelika possesses significant experience consulting clients on obtaining titles to land, land plot purchase and lease, change of land use, land reclamation during survey and production of the mineral resources, construction of logistic buildings, hotels, industrial and production plants, shopping malls; commercial lease, dispute resolution in real estate, land use, construction and environment.

Anzhelika graduated from the law department of the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv (Bachelor’s Degree, with honors, 2000; Master’s Degree, with honors, 2001; post-graduate studies, 2002-2006).

Voznyuk, Olena

President, IFA Ukraine

Olena is a Tax and Legal Partner at Nexia DK. Olena has more than 12 years of experience in advising multinational and domestic clients on tax structuring of inbound and outbound investments, M&A structuring, pre-acquisition and post-acquisition restructuring, Transfer Pricing etc.

Olena served as a tax partner and senior tax lawyer for the leading Ukrainian law firms. She also worked as tax consultant at PwC Kyiv. In February 2014 Olena was elected as the President of the Ukrainian branch of International Fiscal Association. Olena is a member of the Public Council to the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine.

Ulyanova, Natalya

Head of Department, ICF Legal Services

Natalya Ulyanova is the Head of International Tax Planning Department at ICF Legal Services. Natalya has over 15 years of professional experience in international tax planning, tax risks assessment, business restructuring/M&A, complex consulting on corporate and tax schemes, as well as on corporate management matters.

Natalya has more than 10 years of experience in organising and speaking at the array of conferences and seminars on the latest achievements and developments of International tax planning. She is the author of numerous publications on tax and corporate matters in the main business periodicals in Ukraine.

Natalya graduated from the Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

Boichuk, Oleg

Counsel, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Ukraine

Oleg Boichuk is a Counsel of M&A and Corporate Practice and a Head of Real Estate Practice at Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Ukraine. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, real estate matters, as well as compliance issues, including antimonopoly regulation.

Oleg is especially experienced in structuring and protection of real estate investments, as well as transactional real estate matters.

In the field of mergers and acquisitions, Oleg provides legal advice through all stages of complex cross-border and local transactions, including full scope legal due diligence, structuring, drafting and negotiation of agreements and other transaction documents, ensuring necessary regulatory approvals, closing and post-closing support.

In addition, Oleg regularly advises on antimonopoly and compliance issues.

Manoylenko, Kateryna

Senior Assosiate, Gvozdiy & Oberkovych Law Firm

Kateryna Manoylenko is a Senior Assosiate in the Gvozdiy & Oberkovych Law Firm’s litigation practice and is specialized in clients representation in administrative, economic and civil legal court proceedings.

She has profound theoretical knowledge and practical experience in disputes with state and local regulatory authorities, namely, in the field of agricultural sector, family and labor law, including labor disputes and implementation of support processes. Also Kateryna Manoylenko provides legal consultations to operators and telecommunications providers, specializing in intellectual property.

Kateryna Manoylenko is a co-author of the analytical and practical guide “Guidelines for legal assistance to business entities during tax audits” issued by the Ukrainian National Bar Association. She also actively contributes to her own legal blog, writes articles and expert comments for periodic publications.

Blazhko, Roman

Senior Associate, Lavrynovych & Partners Law Firm

Roman has 13 years of experience in practicing law, and is one of Ukraine’s leading experts in taxation; he advises on all aspects of tax planning, Ukrainian and international taxation, tax issues in real estate, import and export of goods, tax and customs inspections. Roman has also worked on a number of complex merger and acquisition projects with regard to tax structuring of transactions, including selection of the most optimal jurisdictions for the transaction parties in terms of taxation. Roman Blazhko has vast experience in appealing against tax decision notices in administrative proceedings, representing clients’ interests in administrative courts of all instances in connection with appeals against tax decision notices, acts or omissions of tax and customs authorities.

Vakhitov, Roustam

Partner, International Tax Associates B.V.

Roustam Vakhitov is an expert in international taxation. Before joining International Tax Associates B.V. Roustam worked for consulting companies in Russia, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. He has been addressing international taxation issues since 2002, after obtaining LL.M. degree in International Taxation from Leiden University (The Netherlands).

Specialization: international taxation, tax structuring and consulting with the use of international tax treaties, supporting transactions with the use of financial instruments, structuring private investments (funds) and supporting international mergers and acquisitions, as well as Islamic finance transactions.

Miliutin, Arsen

Senior Associate, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Ukraine

Arsen Miliutin is a senior associate of the Litigation Practice at Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Ukraine. He leads a team of lawyers when representing clients in commercial, administrative and general courts.

Before transferring to private practice he held positions of Chief of Civil and Economic Procedure Department at the office of the Government official of Ukraine in the affairs of the European Court of Human Rights (Ministry of Justice of Ukraine) and chief of legal services of large national production and trading companies.

Arsen is a member of Kyiv City Bar Association, International Bar Association and Ukrainian Bar Association.

Borodkin, Oleksandr

Partner, Vasil Kisil & Partners

Oleksandr Borodkin, Partner of VKP’s Real Estate, Construction & Land Law Practice Group, has been a member of the VKP team since 2005.

Oleksandr advises foreign investors, Ukrainian developers and other real estate market operators on a wide range of cross-border and domestic transactions involving purchase and development of construction projects, mergers and acquisitions, investment, etc.

Oleksandr Borodkin is an experienced specialist in the field of transactions and projects in the public sector. His practice in the given fields covers matters relating to transaction structuring, tax planning, corporate, antimonopoly, FX, regulatory and other aspects of transactions implementation, and risk assessment and management.

Oleksandr is the author of a range of articles on construction and land matters; and an active participant and speaker at real estate and construction conferences.

SEMINAR SPEAKERS

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

09:00 – 09:10 Welcome Address

9:10 – 11:00 • Latest Trends in Agricultural Business in Ukraine: Legal and Business Perspectives

• Taxation of Agricultural Sector in Ukraine: Key Issues (special VAT regime, unified agricultural tax)

• Specifics of Land Transaction in Agrarian Market

• Court Practice on Changing Land Normative Monetary Value and Land Lease Payment

• Application of Latest Court Practice in Regulation of Agrarian Relations

Panelists:

Oleksandr Borodkin, Vasil Kisil & Partners Law Firm

Anzhelika Shtukaturova, Dentons

Roman Blazhko, Lavrynovych & Partners Law Firm

Kateryna Manoylenko, Gvozdiy & Oberkovych Law Firm

11:00 – 11:30 Networking Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00 • Specific Commercial and Antimonopoly Risks of Agreements in Agro Sector

• Agrarian Сompanies Entry into European Market. Structuring Opportunities.

• Typical Islamic Models of Financing of Agricultural Sector

• 2015-2020 Strategy Development Plan for Agricultural Sector: Tax Aspects

Panelists:

Oleg Boichuk, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners

Arsen Miliutin, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners

Natalya Ulyanova, ICF Legal Services

Roustam Vakhitov, International Tax Associates B.V.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Official Website For detailed and updated Seminar information, we invite you to visit the IFA Ukraine website at  ifa-ukraine.org

Official language

The Seminar language will be Ukrainian/Russian.

Venue

Seminar will take place at Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (38 Volodymyrska St.), Kyiv, Ukraine.

Sponsorship

If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact IFA Ukraine at ifa@ifa-ukraine.org.

Registration Office

For inquiries regarding registration and accommodation, please contact:

IFA Ukraine Tel.: +38 096 407 89 72 Email: ifa@ifa-ukraine.org

Registration

We invite you to register online.

To  activate online registration link please click here .

Registration Fee

Representatives from agricultural industry – free; Non-members – UAH 2,000; IFA Ukraine Members – UAH 1,000.

Registration Inclusions

Seminar registration includes participation in sessions, electronic access to technical papers and refreshments during seminar hours.

Payment Order IFA Ukraine will email the invoice upon receiving electronic registration.

All charges related to payments by bank transfers must be covered by the Participants.

Seminar hours

9:00 – 13:00

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