E-commerce: Latest Developments in Ukrainian Legislation and International Practice. November 10th, 2015 Kyiv, Ukraine

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1 E-commerce: Latest Developments in Ukrainian Legislation and International Practice November 10th, 2015 Kyiv, Ukraine

2 INVITATION TO SEMINAR ORGANISERS INFORMATION Dear Colleagues! IFA Ukraine takes a pleasure of inviting you to its another in a row seminar, this time dedicated to the topic of E-commerce. Senior-level lawyers specializing in IP and tax laws will cover latest developments in Ukrainian legislation and international practice with regard to e-commerce. Seminar agenda will be focused on recent law on e-commerce, NBU regulations on electronic payments, tax treatment of e-commerce (PE, VAT), IP issues, as well as on major trends in international tax practice (Google, Amazon cases) and status update on e-commerce within BEPS Action Plan. We invite you to benefit from the offered opportunity and to join us in our professional discussions. Sincerely, Olena Voznyuk IFA Ukraine President Hosting Branch IFA Ukraine IFA Ukraine is the Ukrainian branch of the International Fiscal Association (IFA). IFA Ukraine is a non-profit organization established in Ukraine in IFA Ukraine was officially recognized by IFA at the 61st IFA Kyoto Congress during September IFA Ukraine is the only organization in Ukraine dealing exclusively with international tax matters. IFA Ukraine has grown in a short time to over 50 members. Central IFA International Fiscal Association (IFA), Netherlands, is the only non-governmental and non-sectoral international organization dealing with fiscal matters over the globe. IFA brings together more than 12,000 practitioners, tax officials and academics from 111 member countries, involved in and concerned with taxation of international transactions and comparative study of tax laws. Based in Rotterdam, IFA, since its foundation in 1938, has provided, in conjunction with the activities of each country branch, a blend of comprehensive research of international taxation and the development of programs and initiatives of current practical importance.

3 SEMINAR SPEAKERS Voznyuk, Olena President, IFA Ukraine Kyslyy, Taras Counsel, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Ukraine Mysnyk, Natalia Senior Associate, Head of Litigation Practice, GOLAW Olena is a Tax and Legal Partner at Nexia DK. Olena has more than 12 years of experience in advising multinational and domestic clients on tax structuring of inbound and outbound investments, M&A structuring, pre-acquisition and post-acquisition restructuring, Transfer Pricing etc. Olena served as a tax partner and senior tax lawyer for the leading Ukrainian law firms. She also worked as tax consultant at PwC Kyiv. In February 2014 Olena was elected as the President of the Ukrainian branch of International Fiscal Association. Olena is a member of the Public Council to the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine. Taras Kyslyy is a Counsel, Head of Intellectual Property/TMT Practice at Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Ukraine. Taras specializes in client representation before courts, law enforcement authorities and the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine. He advises on licensing matters and IP rights transactions, registration of IP rights at patent authorities, anticounterfeiting and domain disputes. His clients in intellectual property enforcement and transactions include Yahoo!, Viacom/MTV, Organon Schering-Plough, UEFA, Verizon, Viasat and others. He also advised finalists of TV shows: X-Factor, X-Factor 2: Revolution, X-Factor 3, during the conclusion of agreements with international recording company Sony Music Entertainment. Taras is recommended as one of the best experts in IP/TMT in Ukraine by Chambers Europe, The Legal 500, Who s Who Legal, PLC Which Lawyer?, Best Lawyers, World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 and other authoritative legal directories. Natalia specializes in tax, customs, finance, banking and corporate law as well as provides consultations in the sphere of IT. Among the major lines of her responsibilities are: consulting clients on running their businesses and cooperation with regulatory authorities, namely, appealing unlawful decisions and actions (or failure to act) of such authorities. In addition Natalia has a proven record of settling corporate disputes as well as court disputes in the sphere of real estate and finances, labor and family legal conflicts. Natalia Mysnyk personally represents the clients interests in court proceedings and exercises control over full and timely enforcement of court rulings for the benefit of the clients. Natalia Mysnyk became a co-author of the analytical and practical guide Guidelines for legal assistance to business entities during tax audits issued by the Ukrainian National Bar Association. Natalia Mysnyk has authored a number of articles and expert opinions about court-related subjects prepared for business and legal periodicals. Maydanyk, Oleksandr Vardamatska, Olena Guseynova, Alina Fomenko, Viktoriia Senior Associate, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Ukraine Associate, Wolf Theiss Kyiv office Tax Manager, Deloitte Associate, Dentons Oleksandr Maydanyk is an experienced tax attorney who has led a number of complex tax advisory and tax litigation projects. He specializes in advising clients on investment taxation, including jurisdiction election and restructuring of acquired companies. Oleksandr has extensive experience in conducting tax due diligences of Ukrainian businesses and providing tax advice on complex transactions for MNCs and leading Ukrainian companies. His practice also encompasses tax structuring for corporate entities, transfer pricing matters, as well as advising clients on mitigating tax risks. In addition, Oleksandr has a deep understanding of the various industries, which allows him to attend to the clients business needs and deliver a practical tax advice tailored to their specific needs. Olena Vardamatska is an Associate at Wolf Theiss Kyiv office. She has over 11 years of legal experience in the area of intellectual property and information technology, corporate, contracts, labour law and litigation. Olena holds a Master of Law (LL.M.) degree in Intellectual Property Law from Nantes University (France, 2004) and a Master of Law degree in European Law from the Institute of International Relations of the Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko University (Ukraine, 2003). Olena is the author of several IP and IT related publications. Alina has been working in the tax area for more than 7 years and has an extensive experience in Ukrainian and international taxation. Alina specializes in providing advice in restructuring of international activity to achieve the low effective tax rate as well as in taxation of cross-border transactions. Alina also specializes in tax consulting of high net worth individuals - owners of the business, entrepreneurs and top-managers of large companies and banks and their family members. Experience in Deloitte Belgium gave the opportunity to receive practical experience in international restructuring and in coordination of corporate and local tax compliance of multinational groups with subsidiaries in Europe, Middle East and Africa regions. In Deloitte Ukraine Alina actively participates in the initiative of assisting tech and other innovative start-ups in launching their product and attracting investors. Viktoriia Fomenko is an associate at Dentons Kyiv office. She specializes in corporate, tax and customs law issues. Viktoria regularly provides a wide range of local and international tax advice and represents clients in tax and customs litigation. Viktoriia graduated from the Kyiv State Institute of Internal Affairs (Law, 2004) and Kyiv State Trade Economic University (Customs Management, 2000). She speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English.

4 Tuesday, November 10th, :00 09:10 Welcome Address 11:00 11:30 Networking Coffee Break 9:10 11:00 Law of Ukraine On E-commerce : Major Novelties and Practical Implications NBU Regulations on Electronic Payments: Implementation Aspects 11:30 13:00 IP Rights of E-business: Key Issues and Strategies Major Trends in International Tax Practice (Google, Amazon cases) Status Update on E-commerce within BEPS Action Plan Tax Treatment of E-commerce in Ukraine: PE risks, VAT Panelists: Taras Kyslyy, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Ukraine Natalia Mysnyk, GOLAW Viktoriia Fomenko, Dentons Panelists: Oleksandr Maydanyk, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners Ukraine Olena Vardamatska, Wolf Theiss Kyiv office Alina Guseynova, Deloitte General Partners Information Support

5 GENERAL INFORMATION Registration Office Registration Inclusions Official Website Venue For inquiries regarding registration and accommodation, please contact: IFA Ukraine Tel.: Registration We invite you to register online. Seminar registration includes participation in sessions, electronic access to technical papers and refreshments during seminar hours. Payment Order IFA Ukraine will the invoice upon receiving electronic registration. For detailed and updated Seminar information, we invite you to visit the IFA Ukraine website at ifa-ukraine.org Official language The Seminar language will be Ukrainian. Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners (38 Volodymyrska St.), Kyiv, Ukraine. Sponsorship If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities, please contact IFA Ukraine at To activate online registration link please click here. All charges related to payments by bank transfers must be covered by the Participants. Registration Fee Seminar hours IFA Ukraine Members free; Nonmembers - UAH 2,000 9:00 13:00

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