2024
A field tax audit of a retail chain
The audit ran for 4 months. We answered every request and objected to ₼1.9 million assessed in the report.
The assessment was cut to ₼310,000.
Who worked on it
Tax and customs
Tax audits, objections to audit reports, tax disputes, customs value and duties.
We stand beside a company through a tax audit: we answer the requests, meet the inspectors and, if we disagree with the report, write the objection. Rauf Hasanli ran audits at the tax authority for 8 years and knows the process from the other side.
What we do
- Support through field and desk audits
- Objecting to an audit report, disputes with the tax authority and in court
- Tax on payments to non-residents and double tax treaties
- Prices between related companies (transfer pricing)
- Customs value, classification codes and duty disputes
- An internal check before an audit: which papers are missing
Who comes to us
Retail chains, importers, construction companies and the Azerbaijani branches of foreign companies.
Fees
The work below has a fixed fee. Everything else is billed by the hour or for a total agreed in the engagement letter.
| Service | What it includes | Time | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support through a field tax audit | Answers to requests, meetings with inspectors, the objection to the report | Depends on the job | from ₼3,200 |
Recent work in this area
A classification dispute over imported equipment
Customs had applied a code with a higher duty. We appealed with the manufacturer’s technical documents.
₼186,000 of overpaid duty was refunded.
Who worked on it
Questions clients ask
We received an audit notice. What first?
Send us a copy of the notice and the request. Within one working day we tell you which papers to prepare and who will speak to the inspectors. We have also written an article on this.
How long do we have to object to the report?
The deadline is short and depends on the kind of report, so send it to us the day you receive it. We check the deadline against the report and the law and confirm it to you in writing.
Do you keep the books?
No. We are a law firm: we represent you in audits and disputes and work alongside your accountants. If you need an accounting firm, we can suggest three we know.
A first meeting is 60 minutes and starts at ₼100
We read your papers and tell you what can be done, how long it will take and what it will cost. If you instruct us within 30 days, the meeting fee comes off your first invoice.
- RequestOn the form, by phone, on WhatsApp or in the chat.
- Within 2 working hoursThe client desk calls you and asks about the matter and the other side, so we can check for conflicts.
- Before the meetingWe confirm the lawyer, the time, the format and the fee in writing.
- 60 minutesIn the office, by video or by phone. What you tell us stays confidential.
- AfterwardsIf you wish, we send an engagement letter setting out the scope and the fee.