Latvijas labākais futbolists (2009.-10.), bijis Latvijas izlases kapteinis, spēlējis Reading, QPR, Blackpool, Osters IF, kur 2x izdevies ar klubu pakāpties no Championship uz Premjerlīgu, LFF - pārstāv spēlētāju intereses, bijis LFF prezidents, pastrādājis UEFA, tagad - Sporta Federāciju padomes valdē, Jūrmala Futbola skolas direktors, LKSSA direktors (pārstāv 11 komandu sporta veidus), pieder arī Bārs XIII. Sarunā piedalās arī Elvis Grinbergs Elvis ir Sorainen jurists ar specializāciju...

Simon is ranked consistently among the leading individuals for tax litigation by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. He is a founding partner at Joseph Hage Aaronson, established 10 years ago. JHA is a boutique dispute resolution firm which specialises in tax litigation. JHA tax litigation practice is ranked in Tier One of Legal 500 and Chambers UK, for every year since the firm was established. Previously Simon was Partner at Dorsey & Whitney (10 years). Before that was a partner...

Kas tagad ir Armands Puče? Armands sevi sauc par žurnālistu – vērotāju, kas kritiski skatās uz procesiem un domā līdz, kādas intereses varētu būt iesaistītas. Viss būtībā sākās Latvijas Universitātē, kuras studiju laikā mainījās sistēma no Padomju uz neatkarīgo Latviju un par jebko bija jāšaubās – kas ir patiesība un kas nav. Tā tiek trenēts radošais muskulis, kas ir savā ziņā bauda. Uz ielas, ikdienā var pabaudīt notikumus vai lietas vairāk, kā teātrī, bet jādomā līdzi.  Kuriem informācijas...

  The art of LinkedIn postsProbably what makes Leonard even more unusual and interesting to follow is that he has a degree in philosophy and one in history. And one can feel that his posts on LinkedIn are stand out, like small pieces of art, linked to music, languages, travels, etc. For example, he made playlists on Spotify on BEPS, on DAC6, on taxation of the digital economy. Two rules of Dutch CITLeonard likes the Dutch tax code, because it’s short. Basically, the CIT system boils down to...

Jāmēģina glābt to visuKādēļ Igaunijas budžets ir 16 miljardi, bet Latvijā diez vai būs daudz virs 13? Kādēļ Igaunijas skolotāju vidējā alga ir virs EUR 2k, bet Latvijā - uz 1/2 mazāk, Igaunijā nauda valsts tēriņiem ir virs EUR 13k uz iedzīvotāju, Latvijā - vien ap EUR 7,5k? Latvijā ir 530k pensionāru, 230k valsts sektorā nodarbināto un tikai 440k tie, kas veido valsts ekonomiku un uztur pārējos 800k. Tādēļ valsts pēdējo 4 gadu laikā aizņēmusies tikpat (nepilni 7 miljardi), cik Igaunijai ir...

Christian is a global head of tax @ Siemens in charge of some 650 tax people, tax law professor & Dr., lecturing at Vienna and Freiburg Universities, president of IFA Germany, Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce Tax Commission, Chairman of the supervisory board of WTS tax network, living an extremely busy life in Germany.

Kā jau parasti, kopā ar viesi baudījām dzīvi: sarunājāmies par hobijiem un 3 miljardus vērto golfa klubu Ķīnā; ka visa dzīve jau ir par to, kā kaut ko uzzināt jaunu, lai uzlabotu lietas; ka labāk vajadzīgs dūmu detektors, nekā signalizācija; ka jābūt gataviem ķert ķirsi, kad tas kritīs; runājām par Vaļka Stakan un 2 veļasmašīnām nodokļu inspekcijai Pēterburgā; par 3 šķīvjiem biznesā, kurus jānotur līdzsvarā; kādēļ Edgars bija viens no Indexo dibinātājiem; un protams - par to, kas traucē...

Marius is a founder of Schwarzthal Tech, a Fintech start-up providing disruptive KYC solutions. He has published 4 books, the book that interests the tax world the most is called VAT Fraud. Marius also starred in 4 TV documentaries about financial crime, and a movie Lords of Scam about VAT fraud with CO2 emissions, on Netflix. He is an associate professor of finance with Dauphine University (FRA), and has a PhD in mathematics from Paris Sorbonne University. We discussed tax fraud and how...

Allison Christians is a tax law professor who is named one of the “Global Tax 50” most influential individuals in international taxation. It was easy and fun to discuss such topics like social media, movies, digital design, visualisation of a tax story, her YouTube channel, her new book on an equal division of the benefits, so the majority of the benefits doesn’t just go to the rich countries, and help to Ukraine that every country can do and should do.

In the show notes are the details for the donations to help Ukraine. It’s important to catch up the situation within the war zone, and clear some questions hanging in the air.

Illya was a tax partner at DLA Ukraine. The topic no.1, of course, was a look from within Ukraine on the potential threats of war, and how it impacts the business climate. But don't miss out the tax part on quite important 2022 changes in Ukraine that will cause restructuring of Ukrainian international businesses, and the new super-system for IT businesses.

Saule Dagilyte is a tax partner at Sorainen Lithuania office. In just 12 years she managed to build the tax team from scratch to one of the top alternatives to Big4. In this episode we cover sports, books, podcasts, burnout, change management, tax advisory business principles, emerging industries and that taxes will be paid where it's nice to live.

Ana Claudia Akie Utumi is a professor & PhD in Tax Law. Ana has an intense academic activity with lectures, seminars, conferences. She has about 30 years’ experience in tax consulting and litigation, 17 of which as tax head of one of the largest Brazilian full-service law firms. Now she is a name partner of law firm Utumi Avogados. We discussed Brasil beaches and gardening, moving to her own business, the aftermath of the massive UDS 6bn tax fraud and the latest OECD initiatives.

Artim krimināllieta beidzās bēdīgi - vainīgs. Varēja būt vēl bēdīgāk - prokurors prasīja reālu cietumsodu uz gadu, piesprieda 1/2 gadu nosacīti. Par uzņēmuma nodokļu parādu EUR ~28k apmērā! Faktiski - par biznesa riskiem un par to, ka viņš nokavēja termiņu laikus pieteikt uzņēmuma maksātnespēju. Runājām arī par citām sistēmiskām problēmām un kā citiem valdes locekļiem nenonākt šādā situācijā.

Kaspars has scored 51 points in 81 games while playing for Latvia national ice hockey team. He has been playing in NHL for Ottava Senators & Boston Bruins. Then he played at KHL in Russia and Latvia. Currently Kaspars plays in the Swiss National League for Bern. The first ½ of the chat is more on life and business principles, and then we dive into taxation in sports in the 2nd half.

Edward and Theo will tell us about their careers, businesses and tax systems of Kenya and Ghana. They are both partners of the leading tax consulting firms in their countries, both are members of WTS Global tax network, covering all Africa. We will also speak about literature, coffin dance, happiness and motivation, how they are giving back to their communities, about rankings of tax firms in Africa, what are the top industries in Kenya and Ghana, and what are the main tax incentives there.

Richard Asquith is CEO of VAT Calc – VAT & technology company. He is also a winner of International Tax Review's ‘Tax Innovator of the Year’ award. In our chat we dive into literature, wine and relations; why e-invoicing is the thing; on VAT automation; on some predictions; on thought online leadership; on VAT fraud and which countries stand out as having the best VAT systems.

Janis Zelmenis is a Chairman of Management Board & Equity Partner at BDO Latvia, and one of the most prominent tax experts in Latvia. Having the conversation exactly on his 50th birthday we look back at his achievements and aims, leadership style, his book about the post-USSR privatisation in Latvia and offshores used for that (the interview was recorded just before the Pandora Papers were released), Latvia's tax history during the 1st independence (1918-1940) and the lessons we can learn...

Harriet Brown and Grahame Jackson are authors of a podcast International Tax Bites that explains different tax concepts. They both in September 2021 released a book "A Practitioner's Guide to International Tax Information Exchange Regimes", published by www.spiramus.com. Harriet practices tax in the UK, but Grahame – in Gibraltar. We discussed their careers, the podcast, the book and the global tax issues at large.

Bill Browder after the murder of his tax lawyer Sergey Magnitskiy gave up his life as a businessman and became a human rights activist. He is also an author of the book "Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice". We dive into the details of this tax affair - how exactly did it happen, how the fraud was discovered and the money & assets bought - traced, where and how it was investigated and what was the result of it all.

Ronny Langer is a founding partner of KMLZ, which became Tier 1 Indirect tax firm in Germany just in 15 years! We discuss - how?

Joel Slemrod is a professor of economics @ the University of Michigan, and Michael Keen is a deputy director of the Fiscal Affairs department @ the IMF. Both are authors of a brand new book - Rebellion, Rascals and Revenue - that is full of tax stories from the history of many different countries around the world. So we have a chat about the stories and their impact on us today.

Jens Svolgaard mostly has been working with tax in e-commerce - EA, Spotify and now - Bolt, the Estonian and global unicorn. The conversation with Jens can be divided in three blocks - Bolt business, personal development revelations and taxation trends around the globe.

Two tax partners of the Austrian (and CEE) leading tax firm Dr. Clemens Nowotny and Dr. Hannes Gurtner share their views on life, management and of course - tax.

Meir Linzen is a chairperson of the leading Israeli law firm Herzog, Fox & Neeman, and is heading it's tax practice. His wife is from Latvia, so we talk a lot about what is common for those two countries. He suggested some notable Israeli writers for your book shelf, we spoke about impact of a massive post-Soviet immigration on the economy, he told one of the most interesting tax stories, and we discussed how fair the progressive income tax is.