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OUR SERVICES

A unique combination of legal, tax, and accounting services

FIlter

Crypto

MiCA – Licenčné konanie pre CASP

Klientom aktuálne podnikajúcim s kryptoaktívami, ale aj klientom, ktorý majú záujem v tejto oblasti pôsobiť ako regulovaná inštitúcia, poskytujeme právne služby, ako sa komplexne pripraviť na novú právnu reguláciu MiCA, vrátane predbežných konzultácií s Národnou bankou Slovenska o ich (plánovanom) biznis modeli a následného zastupovania v povoľovacom (licenčnom) konaní.

Accounting

E-commerce & Tech company accounting

We strive to provide clients with "paperless" accounting, automate processes and emphasize consulting. We provide accounting advice and consultancy for e-shops, tech, and e-commerce companies.

Crypto

Cryptocurrency accounting

We provide unique accounting consulting for various types of crypto projects and transactions (token issuance, crypto trading, staking, liquidity mining, airdrops, crypto payroll).

Crypto

Crypto income taxation & Foreign structuring

We advise clients on crypto transaction taxation, tax optimization options, cross-border structuring of transactions, and the associated risks of administrative and criminal penalties.

Crypto

Crypto & Financial regulation

We advise on the regulation and taxation of crypto assets, the set-up and establishment of crypto funds, and on financing structures using the tokenization of services, tangible, and intangible assets (ICO, UTO, STO). We also advise the Slovak authorities.

Accounting

Fund accounting

We are one of the very few consultancies dedicated to the regulation, establishment, and operation of funds from the legal, tax, and accounting perspectives. We provide comprehensive accounting services for small investment funds.

Accounting

SME accounting

We manage our clients´ accounting. Clients benefit from a comprehensive awareness of their business agenda. In addition to consulting, we place an emphasis on digitalization and automation.

Law & Tax

ESOP and Employee stock

We handle employee shares and the entire ESOP process comprehensively, from the legal (we propose and draft the ESOP rules), accounting, and tax perspectives. Thus, our clients get all-inclusive service.

Law & Tax

Tax & contribution optimization

We strive to set up our clients' businesses in an efficient tax and contribution manner. We address optimization from the tax perspective, and in terms of legal challenges and practical implications.

Law & Tax

IT law, Tech law & Intellectual property

We provide our clients with comprehensive legal and tax advice on setting up transfers and protection of intellectual property rights (trademarks, patents, utility models, know-how).

Law & Tax

Financial regulation, Funds, Securities

We are expert advisors in financial (capital) market regulation, payment and investment services, financial intermediation, and financial market business.

Law & Tax

Tax and legal advice

Most of our legal advice features tax advice. This gives our clients qualitative comfort and, thanks to synergies (our one-stop shop) saves consultancy costs.

Law & Tax

The law firm was founded by lawyers with backgrounds in major international law firms, Allen & Overy and 大成 Dentons, and extensive experience with significant local and cross-border transactions.

Our primary specializations are in tax law and tax optimization, M&A, venture capital investments, funds and collective investments, and IT/tech law. We provide flexible, clear, and tailored legal advice.

Accounting

We are not conventional accountants. We want our clients' bookkeeping to be as digital and automated as possible. We want to be paid for adding value, not for manually uploading documents. We provide comprehensive accounting and payroll services for the SME segment, e-shops, and collective investment funds. We are tax advisors to companies, their owners, and investors in structuring complex business and asset sales.

Crypto

We are one of the very few advisories in Slovakia to provide comprehensive tax, legal, and accounting advice for companies, services, and products using blockchain technology. We advise on the regulation and taxation of cryptocurrencies, including setting up and establishing fund structures that invest in virtual currencies. We offer consultation on regulatory analysis, design, and implementation of financing structures for companies using tokenization of services, as well as tangible and intangible assets (ICO, UTO, STO).

CONFERENCES

Our expert conferences

Tax and legal optimization for IT and digital companies

The conference covered tax topics – contribution optimization for IT business, “employing self-employed persons – trade license holders”, investor entry, setting up a holding company, automated accounting, ESOP, legal, practical and tax pitfalls of scaling a business abroad, and operating with crypto.

Setting up and operating investment funds

The conference addressed the line between collective investment and standard equity financing, types of investment funds in Slovakia and practicalities of their establishment, shareholder relations between GPs and LPs, and taxation and accounting of funds.

Employee Stock Ownership Plans/Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs)

The conference explored the types of employee stock and share plans available in Slovak companies, the best practices in setting up vesting and good/bad leaver provisions, and the taxation of the granting and sale of employee shares, phantom stock, and options.

CONFERENCES

Our expert conferences

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Highgate Group is one-of-a-kind in Slovakia. Our comprehensive tax, legal, and accounting services allow us to deliver cost-effective and tailored advice.

CONSULTATIONS

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Tomas Demo

How can I (efficiently) tax income from securities, derivatives, or cryptocurrencies? Can I avoid taxation altogether?
Want to get paid through the company, legally and tax-efficiently, as a partner? There are multiple options.
Is it better to buy an apartment/chalet/securities as a natural or legal person?
Is a trade license or LLC better for me? What about social insurance contributions? Can I, as a self-employed person, invoice my own company?
Scaling business abroad, using offshore companies. Can I pay 0% tax abroad?

How can I prepare a company for a sale or investor entry?
What are the available and effective options for external Company financing?
How can I negotiate a good term sheet with an investor?
What should I watch out for when preparing a shareholders' agreement?
What are the shareholder dispute resolution options?
What are the options and advantages of different forms of employee stocks and shares (ESOPs)?