Caspian Legal Center - Baku, Azerbaijan

1)Consultation on large scale projects including PSAs, Host Government Agreements (HGA), Joint Operating Agreements, Engineering Procurement and Construction Contracts, Drilling Contracts and Services Agreement with Contractor and subcontractors;
2)Tax and customs consultancy under PSA in Azerbaijan, including in oil-gas industry;
3)Employment and immigration consultancy related to oil-gas industry and applicability of the PSAs;
4)Representing PSA and HGA contractors and sub-contractors in obtaining work permits from the State Migration Services, coordination of the approvals which involve operator company and SOCAR endorsements;
5)Consulting and representing the clients on the major contract negotiations with oil-gas contractors and subcontractors;
6)Consulting of PSA and HGA sub-contractors on all aspects of tax, customs, commercial, compliance and regulatory matters;
7)Accounting and payroll services to contractors and subcontractors in the oil-gas industry, including where the PSA applies;
8)Incorporation of local entity for the purposes of obtaining benefits under the PSA regime;
9)Consultation on the acquisition and disposition of oil and gas assets;
10)Consulting service providers under PSA on the structuring of its offshore operations;
11)Tax planning and tax optimization consultancy to foreign contractors and subcontractors operating in the oil-gas industry of Azerbaijan, particularly where relevant product sharing agreements apply;
12)Obtaining required licenses and permissions relevant in the oil-gas industry;
13)Consulting on local environmental regulations applicable to oil and gas productions, processing and transportation;
14)Obtaining a 0% VAT Certificate from the tax authorities as per the relevant protocols of the PSA.

Our accounting and payroll services include:

1)Full Accounting services with specific software or financial reporting requirements;
2)Payroll and outsourcing services, payment of salaries, registration of employees;
3)Human resources services, including concluding employment agreements, registering employee, termination of employment agreements, documentation of HR-related operations (sick-leave, annual leave, business trips, and other available operations);
4)Book-keeping services and statutory reporting services;
5)Contact person for banking issues, resolving any bank related transactions and representing clients before banks;
6)Other accounting and payroll related-services and support.