Tax services
In rendering tax services we seek opportunities to minimize tax burden and/ or mitigate tax risks to our customers. Our approach is based on the following fundamentals:
- Invest time to understand the situation properly
- Engage in execution experienced professionals
- Employ structured approach in identifying alternatives to achieve the required outcome
- Analyse pros and cons of every alternative
- Be realistic and down-to-earth when providing advice.
Our tax advisory services include:
- Investment and transaction planning
- Diagnostics of tax exposures
- Tax due diligence
- Transfer pricing compliance and advisory
- Assistance with handling tax disputes at pre-court level
- Assistance with implementation of tax risk management system
- Drafting tax clearance requests.
Our tax compliance services include:
- Tax computations
- Compilation of tax returns
- On-going advice on tax compliance matters
- Liasing with tax authorities on behalf of the customers.
Contact persons:
Dace Merhele
Partner, tax advisory
Certified Auditor
dace@merhels.lv
Briefly about Dace
Dace commenced professional activities in 1994. Work in the Riga office of a large international audit firm as well as managing the internal audit department of a medium size commercial bank has contributed to Dace’s accumulation of diverse professional experience. Since 2000, Dace has worked at Merhels. In 2000, she became certified manager and then certified auditor of quality systems. In 2001, Dace was admitted to the Institute of Internal Auditors in Latvia and passed exams under the IATCA and IRCA schemes for lead auditors of quality systems. Dace has been a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors since 2003. In 2006 Dace was accredited as a Latvian certified auditor.
She has accumulated considerable experience in due diligence projects, financial and internal audits of private sector entities. Dace leads tax audits and provides compliance and tax planning services to companies. Dace has experience in audits of quality systems of service organizations either operating or being related to financial services.
Service lines
Tax advisory, audit, transaction support
Languages
Latvian, English, Russian
Marija Smirnova
Partner, financial outsourcing
marija@merhels.lv
Briefly about Marija
Until the fall of 2001, when Marija joined us and got involved in audit, tax and accounting projects, she worked for 4 years as an accountant. For three of those four years, Marija worked in an international firm of external accountants, primarily rendering accounting services to subsidiaries and branches of Scandinavian companies. Marija has passed ACCA qualification exams.
Marija always has been active in and found about accountancy related engagements and as of 2004 she leads our accounting and tax compliance services. Marija has accumulated experience in financial audits of private sector entities, not to mention experience accumulated in rendering tax consulting both to companies and individuals.
Service lines
Financial outsourcing, tax compliance
Languages
Russian, Latvian, English
Track record:
700+ tax advisory engagements
