Galina Knyazeva
Galina Knyazeva
Partner
gknyazeva@galp.ru

Galina joined the IBFS united / Guskov & Associates team in 2014 and specialises in international tax planning for corporate clients and high net worth individuals (UHNWI and HNWI). Before joining Guskov & Associates, Galina worked for PwC, one of the Big 4 companies.

Galina has become a partner in Guskov&Associates in September 2023.

During her tenure at the company, Galina has implemented a significant number of projects aimed at increasing the tax efficiency of ownership and financing of Russian companies with foreign participation, and also assisted in the implementation of the proposed solutions.

Education

  • National Research University Higher School of Economics
  • Universidad de Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales, Argentina

Competencies

  • Tax efficiency analysis of international ownership, financing and management structures.
  • Taxation and tax residency for individuals.
  • Tax and currency control compliance (3-NDFL, CFC notifications, foreign bank accounts reporting).
  • Bank account opening support for individuals and legal entities (UAE, Turkey, Hong Kong, China etc), as well as in the payment systems Payoneer, Multipass, Wise, LianLian, etc.
  • Incorporation and compliance procedures for companies abroad (UAE, Hong Kong, China, Cyprus, Turkey, etc.)
  • UAE: company registration (free zone/ mainland), resident visa and EID, lease agreements (UAE tenancy contract, ejari)
  • UAE: assistance in collection and preparation of documents for opening a personal and corporate bank account in the UAE (FAB, ENBD, ADIB, Ajman, MISR, DIB, etc.)
  • General coordination of team work with client teams, third-party consultants, auditors and administrators, as well as G&A experts within complex international projects

Practices

  • Private wealth ▶︎