Sorainen

Tax, Ukraine

Counsel, regional head of Sorainen’s Private Client team and the head of the team in Estonia.

Having been educated in Estonia, Germany and Austria in international tax law, Kärt Anna Maire Kelder has been advising clients on tax matters since 2004. As our firm’s “of counsel”, she has had the privilege of advising on the most exciting international and cross-border tax issues, including working on structures involving Asian, European and Latin-American countries. Continuous learning and understanding global trends in taxation is a key to efficient and successful advising.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱. Kärt Anna Maire Kelder has worked in different jurisdictions and lived in several countries, which enables her to understand tax systems and business specifics on a national and global level alike.

𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Challenging cross-border cases involve advising a leading online service provider in determining the place of taxation for development functions and managers on payroll, negotiating and settling novel tax issues with the authorities, and bringing digital economy companies into accordance with existing tax systems and treaties to avoid double taxation.

𝗢𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿. Tax issues need candid debate, so she has been a regular speaker on the topic at events and in the professional media. This includes writing articles on local and international tax law for many renowned international publications and surveys.

Estonian, German, Russian, English

Estonian Bar Association

International Fiscal Association Estonia

International Business Structuring Association

Estonian Taxpayers Association

Vienna University of Business Administration (LLM in International Taxation)

University of Tartu, Estonia (MA in Law)

University of Tartu, Estonia (BA in Law)