Elena Skoptsova
Elena is extremely pleasant to deal with, very detailoriented and lovely to work with.
Elena Skoptsova is a Senior Associate in the Tax Practice at ALRUD Law Firm.
Elena specializes in tax and currency control law, offering services to domestic and international clients.
She has vast experience, encompassing personal taxation of high-net-worth individuals, controlled foreign company rules (CFC), tax structuring, insurance, wealth planning and financing. Elena assists clients with compliance and reporting matters, under the relevant tax and currency control laws.
Additionally, Elena participates in complex projects, related to implementation of worldwide incentive plans and pension programs.
Elena also works with banks in connection with assessment of contracts and transactions of their Russian clients, from the currency control perspective. She successfully represents clients in negotiations with tax authorities and handles disputes related to personal taxation and currency control regulations.
Elena graduated with honors from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of State Audit, specializing in Financial Law.
Elena joined ALRUD in 2014.
Elena is a member of the International Bar Association (IBA).
Includes advising and representing:
A Russian group of development companies
in a restructuring project on formulating a foreign corporate and financial structure. Further, she assessed personal taxation risks of the shareholders, who were involved in the daily activity of the group.
Multinational company
on tax, payroll and currency control issues, arising for the participants of compensation plan, structured under US law.
A group of Cyprus companies
in a comprehensive project regarding possible options for debt closing. Prepared comments regarding personal tax risks of shareholders at the closing of the debt.
CEO of a logistic company
on his personal reporting obligations, related to received shares under his incentive program.
Client on CFC matters
arising in connection with establishment of a foundation under the legislation of Liechtenstein.
Client on investing in insurance policies:
on tax consequences and required reporting.
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