HR Strategy and Process Effectiveness

HR Strategy and Process Effectiveness

HR strategy development

End-to-end HR policies and procedures (recruitment, onboarding, performance management, compensation, learning and development, etc.), including business process maps and templates

Our Cases.
How we helped our clients

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When court decisions to invalidate transactions do not result in additional assessments

Brief description of the case:

When a desk audit notification arrives referencing already-issued civil court decisions

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VAT with penalties: when businesses can also claim compensation

Brief description of the case:

Our team represented the interests of a major investor in a case reviewed by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the matter of

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Successful court practice on VAT refunds: September 2024 results

#Legal practice

#Tax practice

Brief description of the case:

In September 2024, we participated in 6 cases in first instance and appellate courts, and in all cases

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Cancellation of additional assessments under Notification - 1.5 billion tenge

#Customs practice

Brief description of the case:

Comprehensive support for a client (the world's largest oil service company) during a customs audit by the territorial State Revenue Department

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Additional assessment amount of 5.5 billion tenge excluded

Brief description of the case:

Successfully challenged environmental inspection results regarding waste classification generated at...

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Challenged damages for above-standard violations

#Legal practice

Brief description of the case:

Challenged environmental inspection results regarding dust from CHP waste, challenged damages for above-standard violations amounting to 1.2 billion tenge.

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Peaceful settlement of dispute within court proceedings

#Tax practice

Brief description of the case:

Peaceful settlement of dispute within court proceedings with tax authority regarding notification recognition

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Consulting on transfer pricing matters

#Tax practice

Brief description of the case:

Consulting on transfer pricing matters for transactions totaling $200 million USD.

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Theft scheme prevented

#Legal practice

Brief description of the case:

Full legal support for conducting internal investigation into theft incidents at

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Court challenge of tax authority's claim

#Legal practice

Brief description of the case:

Court challenge of tax authority's claim to invalidate transactions of a major trading company for procurement and sale of scrap...

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Proved unlawfulness of tax authority demands amounting to $6 million

#Tax practice

Brief description of the case:

Successfully appealed tax authority demands against a major oil production company regarding historical compensation fees

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Court decisions regarding property worth over 2.5 billion tenge overturned

#Legal practice

Brief description of the case:

Appeal to the Supreme Court of Kazakhstan for a foreign investor against court decisions invalidating a purchase and sale transaction

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Customs authority claims of 156 million tenge withdrawn

#Customs practice

Brief description of the case:

Comprehensive audit support (consulting company personnel on audit-related matters, communications with

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Notification for 50 million tenge cancelled

#Customs practice

Brief description of the case:

Prepared appeal against notification based on customs audit results and supported it at Customs Committee and State Revenue Department. As a result, cancelled

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Additional assessments of 1.6 billion tenge cancelled

#Customs practice

Brief description of the case:

Company support at the Appeal Commission of the Ministry of Finance of Kazakhstan regarding appeal of customs authority actions on additional assessments

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Customs value reassessment of 600 million KZT cancelled

#customs practice

Brief description of the case:

Successful challenge of a customs reassessment of over 600 million KZT for a major retail company over the inclusion of franchise royalty payments in customs value

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