KYIV, 27 MAY 2016. EY Ukraine’s Tax & Law practice has won the Transfer Pricing Firm of the Year award at the prestigious annual European Tax Awards, judged by the International Tax Review editorial team. The award ceremony took place in London on 26 May 2016. EY Ukraine wins in this category for the third time since the launch of the award in 2005.

Numerous changes in tax legislation, which took place in recent years, significantly influenced the business environment in the country. EY helped its clients to navigate in the turbulent tax environment developing innovative solutions for the clients in different industries.

Vladimir Kotenko, Partner, Head of Tax & Law at EY Ukraine, comments: "In the past year our team implemented a number of challenging and exciting projects. I am grateful to our clients for their trust and to colleagues - for their professionalism".

Igor Chufarov, Partner, Transfer Pricing Leader in Ukraine “It is a special honour to be recognized within the international award for the high-quality services and the ability to apply innovative approaches to solve complex and ambitious tasks. Our team will continue to improve and expand the range of services to exceed our clients' expectations”.

International Tax Review's Awards Methodology

Since 1990 International Tax Review has established itself as one of the world's leading magazines dedicated to international tax strategy. Each issue includes comprehensive international news and analysis, unique guides to the most recent international deals, in-depth features, surveys, international updates and profiles.

Since 2005 the European Tax Awards ceremony has celebrated the most innovative tax transactional, structuring, litigation and transfer pricing work completed in Europe. The awards are handed to firms that demonstrate excellence, innovation and an ability to deal with complexity in each category.

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