Tax expert Edgars Koškins joins Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas Mar 24, 2010

Varul Vilgerts Smaliukas is pleased to announce that tax expert Mr. Edgars Koškins, LL.M., has joined our legal team.

Edgars has extensive experience of solving problematic tax issues and requesting and obtaining advance rulings from the tax administration to guarantee minimization of tax risks related to different types of transactions and specific businesses.

With considerable experience of cross-border transactions, Edgars is able to offer tax planning for cross-border payments – dividends, interest and royalties and in optimization of capital gains’ positions. Edgars is also knowledgeable on foreign holding regimes like Cyprus, Sweden and the Netherlands, and  familiar with the potential for tax planning schemes in offshore jurisdictions. Before purchasing an “offshore” company we recommend checking the viability of the plan with Edgars.

When necessary, Edgars can provide assistance in resolving tax issues in other European countries. Edgars has participated in numerous international conferences and working groups, and as a result has professional contacts from all over Europe.

Edgars has advised various international gambling businesses  on setting up, licensing and advertising gambling operations in Latvia.

In addition to his tax and gambling law expertise, Edgars is a knowledgeable practitioner of commercial law, the law of debt collection and insolvency, as well as other business law related areas.