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Tax Aspects of Acquisitions in Russia How can Due Diligence help?
American Chamber of CommerceTax Conference – Oct. 23, 2009
Maxim Grishin, FCCASenior Audit Manager
Alinga Consulting Group
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Contents
Tax Due Diligence: Risks and Opportunities
Onshore taxation:“Asset deal” vs. “Share deal”
Post acquisition:
Tax deductibility of Goodwill
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Onshore mergers and acquisitions
Offshore deals
Corporate legislature Disclosure
Onshore deals
Gaining popularityTransparency
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Tax Due Diligence - risks
Tax risks
Cash - Revenues and Costs
Social taxes – SPE
Relationship with a tax guy
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Tax Due Diligence - opportunities
Underutilization of Tax benefits
Traditions
Conservative
Tax cushion
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Tax risks- mitigation
Ways to mitigate
Declare and pay
Initiate a tax audit
Do an asset deal
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Asset or share
Comparison table
Asset deal Share deal
Transaction price VAT and CIT Gains taxed
Tax risk Inheritance None Full
Asset deal = buy a property complex, Civil Code
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Tax Deductibility of Goodwill
Assessment and deductibility
Asset deal Share deal
Assessed onAssets &Liabilities Investments
Recorded Investor Investor
Deductibility Yes, 5 yrs No
Goodwill = excess of payment over the Net Assets of the property complex
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Taxes and deals
Asset deal
Surplus of Fair Value 200 over Carrying Value 100 100
VAT on sale (200 * 18%) 36
Income Tax on surplus (100*20%) 20
Tax deductions (5 yrs 10% discounted) (15)
Total consideration to be paid 141
Share deal Goodwill - surplus of FV over CV 100
Income tax for the Seller 20
Total consideration to be paid 120
Maximum tax provision to choose asset deal 21
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Conclusion
On shore deals
- More expensive
- Transparent
- Less risk
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Maxim Grishin, FCCASenior Audit Manager - IFRS
Chet BowlingManaging Partner
Galina KlimenkoSenior Audit Manager - RAS
Alinga Consulting GroupAudit & Taxation Department
www.acg.ru