Guskov Alexander Vladimirovich

Guskov Alexander Vladimirovich

Head of Department of tax consultation and transfer pricing of the international group IBFS united.

Alexander Guskov ended a magistracy of tax faculty of the State University of Management (Moscow) and the International Management Program program at the University of applied sciences of Germany (Pforzheim Hochschule – University of Applied Sciences). Now ACCA is a candidate (Association of Jury Certified Public accountants).

Is a member of the International fiscal association International Fiscal Association, tax Committee of Associations of the European Business (Association of European Business), expert advice on taxes at Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Russian Association of International Law. Regularly acts as the curator of projects and actions of Confederation of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

Worked in tax authorities, and then in Renaissance Capital bank and KPMG company. Since 2009 in IBFS united company heads department of tax consulting and transfer pricing and also acts as the independent adviser to top managers of large corporations concerning taxation and structuring the personal capital and property (development of personal holding mechanisms).

The main of Alexander's specializations is transfer pricing to the Russian Federation and taxation of transactions with the non-resident companies.

Main areas of work:
- Transfer pricing:

• Preparation of protective documentation for representatives of the different industries (an oil and gas industry, metallurgy, foreign trade activities, pharmaceutics, construction, etc.
• Difficult questions of application of combinations of methods, quasi-groupings, calculation of raw differentials and netbacks etc.
• Development of techniques of control of price level in controlled transactions at the time of their conclusion (including formation of internal concord processes)

- International tax planning:

• Creation of the international holding structures and tax optimization of cross-border dividend payouts, externally - and intra group financing, royalty payments and sale of business
• Structuring ownership of the Russian and foreign assets (including use of trusts, family funds and hybrid tools), etc.

The high level of competence and authority on professional community of Alexander is confirmed with long-term experience in the field of the international tax planning and transfer pricing and also active participation in preparation of legislative initiatives as a part of the working groups of the largest Russian associations representing the interests of business.

Alexander Guskov along with representatives of FTS, Ministry of Finance and other state bodies is regularly invited by organizers of the largest conferences and the congresses in the Russian Federation and the CIS on taxation and transfer pricing as the expert. On survey results of participants of these actions repeatedly was recognized as the best lecturer and the moderator of debatable sections.

Is the author of a number of articles and reviews on taxation and transfer pricing published in specialized editions and on the professional network resources which had a wide response from target audience. Often gives comments on RBC, Business FM and in other media on topical tax issues.