Anastasia currently practices as an Associate in the Firm’s Tax Business Unit. An adept tax practitioner with strong foundation in tax and corporate advisory, tax controversy, tax accounting, audit and compliance, she combines legal expertise with practical tax experience to deliver incisive, yet bespoke strategies to local and international clients across diverse transactions.  

Relevant Experience

• Tax Advisory: Recently advised an international buyer on the Nigerian tax treatment of the acquisition of employee stock options valued at circa USD$7 million. Provide strategic tax advisory services across diverse industries, addressing cross-border structuring, transaction tax planning, and managing operational tax exposures. Advised a multinational company on the tax implications of its operating models under a proposed procurement-as-a-service arrangement
• Tax Compliance: Deliver end-to-end tax compliance support, including tax registration, direct and indirect tax filings, transfer pricing documentation, and other regulatory reporting obligations for both indigenous and multinational enterprises with varied compliance requirements
• Tax Controversy: Currently representing the federal tax authority in a high-profile appeal involving a multinational oil and gas company in connection with a disputed deemed tax liability of over USD$1,400,000. Acting for a foreign-based client before the Tax Appeal Tribunal on the applicability of local tax laws to income exclusively earned offshore.
• Tax Audit Support: Successfully represented a global fintech service provider in a tax audit, securing an 86% reduction in assessed liability and delivering tax savings in excess of ₦43,000,000. Routinely support clients during periodic tax audits, desk reviews, and monitoring exercises initiated by tax authorities, ensuring strategic representation, effective and timely resolution, and risk mitigation, throughout the engagement.
• Tax Due Diligence: Conducting a comprehensive tax health check and due diligence review for a leading indigenous service company in Nigeria, evaluating the tax efficiency and compliance posture of its current operating model.