Deloitte Ukraine was named Ukraine Tax Firm of the Year at the recent International Tax Review (ITR) European Tax Awards

London, UK, 21 May 2020 – The winners of the 16th ITR European Tax Awards have been announced. Deloitte Ukraine was recognized as Ukraine Tax Firm of the Year, the best Ukrainian company providing professional tax services in 2020.

The key selection criteria traditionally included scale, size, complexity, innovation, and impact of the projects implemented in 2019.

Deloitte Ukraine won the first place among other companies from 30 jurisdictions nominated for National Tax Firm award this year. Deloitte’s portfolio comprised full-scale tax and legal support for startups entering the Ukrainian market, tax support in the biggest M&A deal in Ukraine over the past five years, as well as nationwide scale expert cases.

“We are delighted to have gained this prestigious award. This is a recognition of our experts and the work they do. Our joint efforts, expertise and experience allow us to make an impact that matters and to hold the leading market position in tax consulting. We are grateful to our clients who have placed confidence in us thus greatly contributing to our win. Indeed, we got the chance to show our strengths: broad expertise, innovation, creativity in approaches, as well as focus on our clients’ goals and needs, specifically, in the most challenging situations,” said Alexander Cherinko, Partner and Head of Tax and Legal Department at Deloitte Ukraine.

Apart from Deloitte Ukraine, seven Deloitte offices from other jurisdictions worldwide were recognized as national tax firms:

• Deloitte Austria
• Deloitte Cyprus
• Deloitte Luxembourg
• Deloitte Malta
• Deloitte Norway
• Deloitte Russia
• Deloitte Switzerland

Also Deloitte won a Regional award retaining its crown as European tax firm of the year.

The European Tax Awards have been taking place annually since 2005 and recognize leading international tax professionals around Europe, Middle East and Africa. Awards are presented to the winners by International Tax Review, the biggest magazine for tax professionals.

In addition to national firm winners from more than 27 jurisdictions, the European Tax awards are given to regional winners in indirect tax, transfer pricing, tax disputes and tax support for transactions in 11 categories, including capital markets, power industry, and private equity funds.