Investments and currency adjusting

One of the criteria of the free market relations in a country is a level of currency regulation.

There is rather advanced legislation existing in Ukraine, regulating currency circulation having arisen simultaneously with the advent of foreign currency in the financial market of the country. Currency regulation is inseparably connected:

• with foreign trade activity and investments, as, first of all, it concerns people engaged in these kinds of activity;
• with taxation.

Lawyers of our company have sufficient experience in supporting of the investment activity in Ukraine, and it concerns not only foreign investments, but also internal investment.
National legislation of Ukraine gives equal rights, both to residents, and non-residents on carrying out of the investment activity, but these directions have essential distinctions.

The essential points for the non-residents, not having profound knowledge in functioning of the Ukrainian economy, are:

• preliminary expert examination of the investment projects;
• carrying out of the corresponding examination of the future object of the investment.
• administration of legal guarantees on return and protection of investment.

Foreign investors also pay much attention to the analysis of the legislation, from the lawyers, for conformity to the international norms, regulating protection of investment.

One of the essential points in cooperation with the  non-residents are proposals of the lawyer:

• on definition of ways and mechanisms of realization and control of correct use of investment;
• on the aspects which are reflected in contracts allocating the mutual rights and duties of the investment activity parties.

There are often questions in cooperation with the residents connected with taxation, as, unlike the foreign investment exempted from taxation, internal investment have the other tax status. In these cases, besides legal issues, it is necessary to consider financial parameters, concerning expediency of such investment in anticipation of assumed taxes. The role of the lawyer in this case is to assess all consequences for taxation, with the purpose of presenting complete information on effectiveness of investment to the client.