“Jurline” has successfully defended a winemaking company in a tax dispute

The lawyers of the Dispute Resolution practice of the firm have defended the interests of one of the leading wine companies in Odesa in litigation with the Specialized State Tax Inspection for service of major payers in Odesa. The subjects of proceedings were unlawful recognition and elimination of tax notifications, decisions on additional tax liabilities for income tax and VAT totaling more than 5.5 million UAH. Accrual of tax liabilities was based on the inspection findings of allegedly bogus contracts of supply (including foreign trade transactions) entered into by the client. In the District Court of Appeal the groundlessness of the position of fiscal authority. On the 17th of July 2014 the Supreme Administrative Court of Ukraine has issued the ruling that dismissed the cassation claim of SSTI and upheld the first instance court decisions and appeals, rendered in favour of the taxpayer. Thus, the dispute was resolved in favour of the client in all court instances.