Tax

The majority of commercial transactions have a tax element and these tax considerations often impact and guide the outcome of a transaction. As corporations react to the global economic crisis tax efficient structures have become more crucial.

The award winning Pekin & Pekin Tax practice team leaves regular compliance support to accounting firms and instead focuses on more complex cases, giving clients direct practical and innovative advice. Legal assistance is provided on a standalone basis or as part of ongoing financing transactions in the main practice areas of Corporate Finance, Project Finance, M&A and Capital Markets. Moreover, the Tax team provides legal assistance in major Dispute Resolution cases, involving representing clients in out-of-court settlement negotiations with the Tax Authority and advising on all phases of tax litigation.

The range of services includes:

Tax legal advisory services
Indirect taxes and consultancy
International tax services and consultancy
Cross-border mergers & acquisitions and other transactions
Sustainability & climate change tax
Tax controversy and dispute resolution
Corporate, project and structured finance
Capital markets transactions
International debt and equity issues (inc. loan participation notes, mortgages and asset-backed securities)
Islamic finance structures (inc. murabaha and sukuk notes)

Representative clients include leading investment and commercial banks, corporate clients and private equity companies.

Team Leader

Ahmed Pekin

Related links

News

TÜSİAD conference report on the Interpretation and Provision of Proof in Turkish Tax Law

Winner! ITR Turkish Tax Firm of the Year 2010

Publications

Article - Capital Markets Regulation on Leveraged Foreign Exchange Transactions: Is the Task Complete? (IBFD)

04/2010 Pekin & Pekin Legal Alert - Withholding Tax

Article - Turkey/Italy and Turkey/Spain Prevention of Double Taxation Treaties and their Impact on Cross-border Transactions

02/2010 Pekin & Pekin Legal Alert - Income Tax, Investment Allowances & Incentives