II Scientific and Practical Conference ‘International Taxation in Russia’

St. Petersburg State University invites participation in the II Scientific and Practical Conference ‘International Taxation in Russia’ on May 23-24, 2024.

The conference is scheduled to discuss topical theoretical and practical issues related to international taxation in Russia, including:

• taxation under partial suspension of double taxation treaties;
• analysis of the practice of application of double tax treaty rules by Russian courts;
• issues of qualification of payments as dividends for the purposes of applying double taxation treaties;
• development of approaches to the concept of beneficial ownership of income;
• the role and risks of the tax agent when applying double taxation treaties; development of the practice of recovering unjust enrichment in connection with the application of treaties;
• procedural issues in applying double taxation treaties;
• new international tax treaties as an instrument for developing economic cooperation with partner states.

Valeria Khmelevskaya, partner at Brand & Partner LLC, member of the Public Council under the Federal Tax Service of Russia, tax advisor to the Board and deputy chair of the Tax and Financial Reporting Committee of the Russian-German Chamber of Commerce, will give a presentation on: ‘Current Tax Realities: Russian and EU Blacklists, Partial Suspension of Double Tax Treaties and the Reaction of ‘Unfriendly’ States’

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