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The Southern Ukrainian Office of the European Business Association invites you to join the next meeting of the Finance & Tax Committee<\/strong> dedicated to current tax audit practices, new approaches of the State Tax Service, and the latest trends in court practice in 2026.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcc5 Date: June 4 Key discussion topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Withholding tax on interest payments to non-residents:<\/strong> arguments of the tax authorities and practical approaches to taxpayer defense.<\/p>\n \u2022 Payments to non-residents for equipment use:<\/strong> when the tax authorities classify such transactions as royalties and assess withholding tax \u2014 review of a court decision in favor of the taxpayer.<\/p>\n \u2022 Manufacturing processes resulting in scrap generation and its subsequent sale:<\/strong> does the tax authority have grounds to assess \u201ccompensating\u201d VAT on the full value of raw materials?<\/p>\n \u2022 Structuring operations involving a payment agent company that receives funds from buyers\/clients and transfers them to service providers:<\/strong> at which stage do VAT liabilities arise?<\/p>\n \u2022 Conduit dividends:<\/strong> current position of the tax authorities and practical aspects of application.<\/p>\n \u2022 Other relevant tax clarifications, audit cases, and recent court practice in 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n Vitaliy Smerdov<\/strong> \u2013 Head of the Finance & Tax Committee of the Southern Ukrainian Office of the European Business Association, Managing Partner at First Pro Tax<\/span><\/span>, Director of the Chamber of Tax Consultants, external advisor to the Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, Deputy Director of Kharkiv IT Cluster<\/span><\/span> for Government Relations.<\/p>\n Victoriia Vlasenko<\/strong> \u2013 Attorney-at-law, Partner of the Tax Practice at First Pro Tax<\/span><\/span>, practitioner specializing in tax audit support, tax dispute resolution, and appeals against tax authority decisions.<\/p>\n We invite you to join the discussion to review the most relevant tax cases of early 2026, exchange practical experience, and receive professional recommendations on minimizing tax risks for business.<\/p>\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Southern Ukrainian Office of the European Business Association invites you to join the next meeting of the Finance & Tax Committee dedicated to current tax audit practices, new approaches of the State Tax Service, and the latest trends in court practice in 2026. \ud83d\udcc5 Date: June 4 \ud83d\udd52 Time: 14:00-15:00 \ud83d\udccd Format: Online Key […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39397,"featured_media":744398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[12166,12169,12170,12167,12168,116],"yoast_head":"\n
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