Engagement
The attorney assesses the grounds and limits of the inspection and briefs the staff.
PRACTICE / 03
Police and tax inspections
An inspection is a procedure with strict rules — and it is not only the inspected party that breaks them. The attorney makes sure the company’s rights are respected and that every violation by the inspectors is recorded and works for the defence.
- Handled by
- Attorneys of the bar
- When to engage
- Ideally before the inspection starts
- Urgent line
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The earlier defence counsel is engaged, the fewer raw explanations and voluntarily surrendered documents end up in the file. If an inspection is already under way — call: the first hours decide a great deal.
What we do
- Support and defend during police inspections.
- Support field and desk tax audits.
- Resolve tax conflicts and disputes with the inspectorate.
- Challenge actions and inaction of state authorities.
- Attend site inspections, seizures and staff interviews.
- Prepare objections to inspection reports and complaints to higher authorities.
Typical situations
- A demand has arrived for documents “on all activity for the last three years”.
- An inspection is under way in the office; employees are being questioned one by one.
- The audit has ended with a report assessing additional tax.
- The audit file has been passed to the investigative authority.
HOW THE WORK IS BUILT
How the work is built
Support
Presence at all events, control of procedure, recording of violations.
Objections
Objections to the report; complaints against the inspectors’ actions.
Dispute
Challenge before the higher authority and in court.
WHO HANDLES IT
Attorneys in this practice
Attorney since 2009, chairman of the bar association since 2019. Criminal and commercial litigation, personal and corporate insolvency.
More about their experience
- Education
- Graduated from the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics (MESI) with a degree in Law. Completed professional retraining at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics under the unified insolvency-practitioner programme (crisis management). Postgraduate student at the Moscow Innovation University.
- Practice
- A practising attorney since 2009, specialising in criminal and commercial law and in personal and corporate insolvency cases.
- At the bar association
- Chairman of the Kovalev, Malyutov, Tsypkalo & Partners Moscow Bar Association since 2019.
In the profession since 2011, called to the bar in 2019. Civil, commercial and corporate disputes, criminal defence, real estate, business support, insolvency.
More about their experience
- Education
- Graduated in 2011 from the Odessa National Law Academy (law degree). In 2017 completed a master’s programme at the Crimean Law Institute, a branch of the Academy of the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation.
- Practice
- Working in the profession since 2011, including more than ten years in courts of general jurisdiction and commercial (arbitrazh) courts of first instance and appeal, among other roles as a judge’s assistant. Called to the bar in 2019.
- Focus
- Representing individuals in civil matters; extensive experience of commercial and corporate disputes, real-estate transactions, ongoing legal support of businesses and insolvency cases.
QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Must employees give explanations during an inspection?
Each procedure has its own rules: participation is sometimes voluntary, sometimes mandatory. The universal principle: first clarify the status and grounds, then answer — preferably with counsel present.
Can we refuse to hand over documents?
A demand must be lawful and specific. Unlawful or vague demands are challenged; handing over “everything” almost always harms the company.
The audit ended with additional assessments. What next?
Objections to the report, an appeal to the higher tax authority, then court. Each stage has its own deadline — missing one forfeits the next.
NEXT STEP
Let’s discuss your situation
The consultation is free when an agreement is signed: that is where we say whether the case has prospects and how the work would be built.