On July 29, 2014 the Meeting of Founders of Public Organization «Tax Advisers Association» took place at the Hotel «IBIS». The purpose of this Association is to bring together the knowledge of professionals (lawyers, auditors, tax advisers, accountants, scientists) in tax matters and create a platform for the exchange of experience, scientific activities, formation of an appropriate level of tax culture in society to protect the rights and interests of parties envolved in tax relations.
There were 63 participants a t the Meeting.
Statutory documents and Regulation that regulate internal activities of Association were approved in the Meeting of Founders .
The Managing Board of Association was elected on the agenda and composed of :
1. Yaroslav Romanchuk – managing partner of ILC « EUCON »;
2. Pavlo Khodakovsky – partner of Arzinger ;
3. Danylo Getmantsev – honorary president of Jurimex Law Firm ;
4. А nton Polyanychko – Deputy Head of the Work Support Department for fourth chamber of the Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine;
5. Natalia Blazhivska – judge of Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine;
6. Vladyslav Sokolovskyi – managing partner of Sokolovskyi and Partners Law Firm ;
7. Ihor Melnyk – partner of IMGPartners ;
8. Andriy Stelmaschuk – partner of law firm « Vasyl Kisil & Partners »;
9. Vitaliy Serdyuk – partner of law firm «AVER LEX»;
10. Oleksandr Sklyarenko – managing partner of « Sklyarenko and Partners »;
11. Oleh Rachuk – managing partner of law firm « Natsyna Rachuk » .
Yaroslav Romanchuk , managing partner of ILC «EUCON» was elected as a President of Association , Pavlo Khodakovsky , partner of law firm Arzinger as a Vice-President .
Scientific Council, an Advisory Body on issues concerning scientific research and organizational activities was formed by Organizing Committee of Tax Advisers Association and headed by Dr . Danylo Getmantsev , professor at the Chair of financial law , Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , honorary president of Jurimex Law Firm. It composes of the following members:
1. Olena Gedziuk – PhD , Assistant professor at the Chair of financial law, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ;
2. Dr . Igor Samsin – honored lawyer of Ukraine , judge of the Supreme Court of Ukraine ;
3. Dr . О lena Orlyuk – professor , corresponding member of the National Academy of Law Sciences of Ukraine , Director of the Scientific Research Institute of intellectual property , head of the Chair of intellectual property at the law faculty, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv .
4. Dmytro Serebrianskiy – PhD in Economics , associate professor , senior researcher , Director of the Scientific Research Institute of financial law.
5. О leksandra Smirnova – PhD in Economics , associate professor , Head of Department of International Relations and European Integration Studies at the Scientific Research Institute of financial law ;
6. А nton Polyanychko – Deputy Head of the Work Support Department for fourth chamber of the Higher Administrative Court of Ukraine.
List of committees was formed based on the activities of the Association. Valentyna Pronina, a well-known expert in the field of tax law was approved as an Executive Director of the Association at the Meeting of Founders.
Yaroslav Romanchuk said at the Meeting of Founders, that the Association should be the cooperation of professionals bringing together specialists in tax law, related branches of law and fiscal authorities. Members of the Association used their best efforts to make Association leverage over the authorities in the adoption and implementation of the renewed tax law.
Members of Association also intend to promote the adaptation of tax legislation of Ukraine to EU standards.