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Welcome to J&L Consulting LLC. Legal, Tax, Audit and Accounting Services in Ukraine. J&L is a Danish managed business advisor with Ukrainian and international professionals to assist with practical legal, tax, accounting, payroll, IFRS reporting and audit. Further, J&L offers comprehensive solutions on customs, real estate advice and HR recruiting tasks that occur while doing business in Ukraine. Services are offered in: Danish, English, German, Italian, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian. Since 2003, J&L serves more than 90 corporate clients from the EU with: |
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- Legal Advice
- Commercial & contract law
- Corporate law
- Mergers & acquisitions
- Real Estate & land law
- Construction law
- Agricultural law
- Tax law
- Labor & employment law
- Court & litigation cases
- Tax Advice
- Corporate tax planning including profit transfer, optimization and expense deductible acceptance
- Tax compliance review before tax inspection or audit
- Identification and appraisal of tax risks
- VAT reimbursement cases
- General and case specific tax consulting
- Tax dispute resolutions and litigation
- Tax planning and administration for individuals
- Financial & Managerial Accounting
- IFRS and GAAP reporting to client’s requirements
- Managerial reporting to client’s requirements
- Project finance advisory
- Debt advisory services and valuation
- Internal procurement control
- Accounting & Payroll
- Bookkeeping to Ukrainian and international standards
- Payroll services
- Financial accounting
- Tax accounting
- Preparation of tax reports for Ukrainian tax inspection:
- Profit tax
- VAT & indirect taxes
- Personal income tax
- All additional reports for Ukrainian authorities
- Consultation and implementation of 1C accounting software
- Accounting and tax analysis of commercial transactions
- Internal accounting review
- Company Start-up Services
- Full service company incorporation
- Registration of company in Ukraine
- Business intelligence and market research
- Market, supplier and location analysis
- In-house office space for rent
J&L is an independent advisor in Ukraine and includes experienced lawyers, tax advisors, accountants, auditors and real estate experts. The organization provides long-term legal and financial advice together with pragmatic solutions on a temporary or extended basis. J&L assists starting companies in Ukraine by providing legal services, tax advising, financial auditing and outsourcing of payroll and accounting for cost-effective solutions.
Feel free to contact us for more information.
J&L is a member of: NEFCO, IO, EU, IFU
Areas of practice:
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- Commercial & Contract Law
- Including bilingual drafting of licensing, leasing, service agreements, competition law, intellectual property and negotiation of contracts in accordance with the Ukrainian law.
- Corporate Law
- Including corporate contracts, drafting corporate documents, corporate governance, conducting joint ventures, legal structuring and insolvency, handling changes in share capital and sales of shares, restructuring, liquidation and establishment of company in Ukraine.
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Including privatizations, reorganization, asset sales, corporate contracts, venture capital, drafting contracts, conducting legal and financial due diligence, deal structuring, providing tax consultation, auction and tender participation in Ukraine.
- Real Estate & Land Law
- Including purchase and lease agreements, legal due diligence and legal opinion, inheritance, property taxation, zoning, environmental issues, land registry and finalization of property transactions in Ukraine.
- Construction Law
- Including construction permits, general planning agreements, technical contracts, project direction agreements, building company licensing, organization of Ukrainian state certificates and permits.
- Agricultural Law
- Including farm land lease contract drafting, examination and state registration, import of machinery and property corporate structuring, Flat Agricultural Tax scheme planning, agricultural VAT planning, environmental law and state permits, land zoning, export-import of agricultural products, licensing for farming operations in Ukraine, state phyto-sanitary inspection support, state subsidies legal support, pre-acquisition property evaluation of farms in Ukraine.
- Tax Law
- Including tax advising on Ukrainian and international tax planning with respect to corporate taxation, personal income tax, indirect taxes, tax disputes, company and property succession, annual accounts and company pension schemes in Ukraine.
- Labor and Employment Law
- Including Ukrainian working permits and immigration issues, employment and termination agreements, litigation, HR documentation for corporations in Ukraine.
- Court Cases & Litigation
- Including pre-court mediation, arbitration and last-resort court representation on commercial and administrative litigation in Ukraine.
J&L’s lawyers and attorneys at law are members of the Ukrainian Bar Association.
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Taxation is a sensitive and crucial aspect of doing business in Ukraine. Tax preparation is served to our clients from the practical side of conducting accounting and bookkeeping to the conceptual side with specialized tax lawyers. The combination of tax law, accounting and payroll administration provide detailed knowledge of handling tax in Ukraine. The legal skills and tax handling provide the client a comprehensive skill set to smoothly deal with Ukrainian taxation.
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- IFRS and GAAP reporting to client’s requirements
- Additional to the mandatory reporting to the Ukrainian requirements, J&L transforms of financial reports into IFRS/ GAAP and customizes to clients requirements. The client’s home accounting department, shareholders or auditors abroad receives detailed information to monitor accountancy in Ukraine at home and to consolidate the Ukrainian company’s results properly.
- Managerial Reporting
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The foundation of any organization’s success is built on its financial strength and integrity. J&L offers client companies not only a comprehensive set of payroll, bookkeeping and accounting services, but also decision-support tools and guidance with respect to tax and legal practice in Ukraine. J&L offers efficient services to monitor the business in Ukraine with customized financial reporting. Financial and economic analysis includes:
- Legal economic analysis of enterprise business,
- Financial analysis,
- Forecasting financial condition of enterprise,
- Consultations on the problems of the investment.
- Project Finance Advisory
- Starting an investment project in Ukraine requires good knowledge about the conditions and requirements of local institutions, as well as comparing financing possibilities in the country of origin. J&L supports finding facts to ease comparison for making fact-based decisions supporting entrepreneurial ventures in Ukraine.
- Debt Advisory Services and Valuation
- In the case debtors do not pay, J&L legal services support you with debt collection. This includes negotiation to settle the case pre-court or representing client’s interest in-court. J&L has in-house experienced litigation lawyers in Lviv.
- Internal Procurement Control
- To prevent inconvenient situations when the management has suspicions that company’s procurement is not free of irregularities by the management. J&L can implement independent analysis of internal procurement control in the event of suspicions or such situations.
Conducting bookkeeping and accounting in Ukraine
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J&L offers experienced and reliable outsourcing of accounting in Ukraine, which enables especially smaller companies to save money. Additionally, the client receives accurate information about current situation in the required format and language. J&L prepares all required report and documentation in adherence Ukrainian law. Furthermore, J&L provides comprehensive and customized financial transformations of IFRS and GAAP reporting.
J&L provides pre-incorporation consultation to put the new company on the right track with tax, accounting and legal matters. Furthermore, practical and cost-effective outsourcing services to help start business in Ukraine:
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Company Establishment in Ukraine
J&L advises on:
- Business planning,
- Legal form of company,
- Suitable taxation system,
- Drafting of foundation and statutory documentation,
- Proceeding with foundation of company at notary bodies,
- Company registration procedures,
- Submitting the documents required by authorities,
- Corporate governance (management, board etc. law).
Our services include consultation on tax, accounting, real estate, HR, and other legal issues.
Registration of Company in Ukraine
- Providing the founder with full package of information concerning the documents needed to start registration procedures in Ukraine. Description and assistance in choosing the legal form of the company in Ukraine.
- Description and assistance in choosing the system of taxation of the Ukrainian company.
- Preparation of the statute, decision of creation of company and power of attorney of establishment.
- Confirmation of the statute, decision on creation and power of attorney with the founder.
- Notary verification of the statutory documents (notary services included into the price).
- Opening the temporary bank account, if needed.
- Registration with all state authorities.
- Obtaining permission for making stamp and seal.
- Making stamp and seal.
- Preparation of documentation and opening of permanent bank account.
- Preparation of documentation and registration with tax inspection.
- Obtaining permit from tax inspection for bank account use.
- Preparation of documentation and registration in the custom body.
Business Intelligence & Market Research
Many entrepreneurs discover that starting up a company in Ukraine can be a struggle. The process of gathering information is usually time consuming and can be overwhelming. J&L assists with gathering information beforehand to ease decision making. This includes:
- Labor costs studies,
- Competitor studies,
- Location analysis,
- Technical Due Diligence for premise, construction and land plots including:
- Electrification and cost evaluation,
- Gas connection and cost evaluation,
- Water connection and cost evaluation,
- Waste disposal and cost evaluation,
- Archeological certificates for construction on a land plot,
- Connection of land plot to public road and infrastructure,
- Potential customers surveys,
- Feasibility and cost analysis for industrial projects in Ukraine.
In-House Office Space for Rent
In order to start a business in Ukraine, a reliable legal address is needed. This address must be used for a longer time in order to avoid state authority inspections if the legal address in Ukraine is not available anymore. J&L offers:
- Desk with ready office (fax, internet, phone, copy, scanner, secretary, kitchen, meeting room)
- Legal address in Ukraine,
- Mail and phone reception with re-direction,
- Joint facilities with lawyers and accountants in the start-up phase.
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Turn-key Project Management
J&L started up in 2003 with the first turn-key Greenfield project to establish production facilities for a Danish company in Ukraine. The broad range of practical consulting services enables an investor to receive turn-key service for start-up companies. Please ask for detailed case stories of past production and agricultural investment projects in Ukraine by J&L.
The benefits for an investor’s project in Ukraine are one-hand:
- Full corporate legal services
- Tax advice and planning
- Accounting and payroll set-up
- IFRS financial reporting to investor
- Local experience and net works to fund suppliers, staff and clients
- Skilled evaluation of risks and opportunities by local professionals
- Experienced dealing with state authorities in set-up phase in Ukraine.
Click here to read two case stories of J&L project management
Customs Clearance Assistance
J&L cooperates with on-site custom brokers to ensure efficient and timely customs clearance in Ukraine. The legal documentation and e.g. the implementation of investment goods into the share capital are handled by our lawyers, including pre-evaluation and solutions with respect to taxation, custom duties, custom permits, licensing and certification in Ukraine.
Corporate Restructuring
To find best solution for taxation, property and organizational issues, smart legal structure can save time, money and trouble. Please ask for cases of corporate structuring conducted jointly by J&L lawyers and financial consultants.
Negotiation Support
In order to avoid costly mistakes during negotiations, J&L can start with your maximal position and find out by an inner Ukrainian negotiation process, the final position and willingness of your counterparty. To involve local lawyers in the beginning can lead in many cases to better negotiation success and to help predict legal risks.
Interim Company Management
In the case if no own director can be appointed, J&L can save costs by providing a lawyer who functions as an interim director. The benefit is an experienced lawyer or project manager who can administer the company with minimal effort. This service especially applies for foreigners who intend to register a company in Ukraine and do not have a valid working permit. Another case could be having a problematic situation in the existing company where an interim skilled director can established temporarily with clear tasks.
IT and System Administration
With a partner company, J&L provides IT systems administration and initial setup of an IT infrastructure. In the case IT problems occur, our IT specialists are willing to provide you with on-site support.
L’acquisition des biens peut s’averer presenter les depenses significatives, donc la prevention vous aidera d’eviter les erreurs couteuses. J&L vous fournira l’acces a sa basse de donnees immobilieres. Ce service comporte :
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J&L believes in the crucial importance of having the right people in the right position to achieve top performance. J&L’s services covers the full spectrum of human resource issues and is developed to achieve the greatest value from your future employees in Ukraine through:
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Recruitment of staff for management and production
J&L offers a variety of services and solutions for your recruiting and sourcing needs by providing job descriptions, local ad placement, candidate pre-selection, and utilization of J&L’s meeting room in Lviv for job interviews. Together we create a custom recruiting strategy to match your business needs in Ukraine.
Legal Support and Permit Assistance
J&L offers complete preparation of labor contracts, personnel practices and policies according to Ukrainian law. Each contract prepared is carefully examined and analyzed to determine the appropriateness of its content, the efficacy of its intent, and its conformity to legal and statutory requirements of the client. For foreign employees in Ukraine J&L assists application or extension of all legal paperwork involving work and residence permits in Ukraine.
Organizational Structure
A comprehensive study of an organization’s functional activities for the purpose of determining and designing an organizational structure will contribute most effectively and efficiently to the achievement of an organization’s goals and objectives. Recommendations for design and structure, along with recommended organizational charts, are provided.
Skill Exams for Accountants and Bookkeepers
To check the qualifications of a future bookkeeper, J&L offers experienced selection mechanisms. A written test with the applicant is offered and an interview to give reliable insight of the expected qualifications of accounting skills.
J&L Consulting takes care of sourcing projects to any industrial sphere. J&L establishes contacts, drafts agreements, organizes the information flow, and provides the manufacturer with examples, and on-site quality control.
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