Yulia Smirnova
Leading Tax Consultant, Financial Consulting Department.
Key Areas of Consulting
- Consulting on controlled foreign company (CFC) legislation and tax amnesty matters.
- Consulting on taxation, currency regulation, accounting, and labor law.
- Tax optimization and tax risk assessment.
- Support during desk tax audits.
- Appealing decisions and requests of tax authorities.
- Representation before the Federal Tax Service Inspectorates.
- Statutory audits, tax risk audits, and due diligence.
- Tax review of draft contracts and transactions for compliance with tax legislation requirements.
Professional Experience
- Over 20 years of experience in accounting, taxation, and audit.
- Managing CFC projects since 2015 and supporting clients in dealings with local tax authorities.
- Managing projects involving tax risk assessment and analysis of tax costs.
- Managing projects related to taxation of individuals’ income received from foreign sources.
- Participation in tax optimization projects.
- Participation in tax consulting projects.
- Planning, organizing, and conducting audits as an audit manager.
Education
- Financial Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation.
- Diploma with honors in Taxes and Taxation, No. BCB 0541311.
Additional Education
- Advanced training at STEK Audit.
- EY Academy of Business. IFRS 9: Accounting for Financial Instruments course.
- Participation in the Intax Private Capital Forum Moscow.