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      Assiya leads the M&A and International Tax Services Group at KPMG in Kazakhstan. Assiya has over twenty years of experience at KPMG in the field of taxation and specializes in providing M&A tax services, tax planning and business restructuring services for international and local companies operating in various sectors of the economy.

      Assiya’s experience includes:

      • restructuring of international and Kazakhstan operations for groups of local and foreign companies
      • tax due diligence, structuring an acquisition or disposition, contract assistance, tax modelling, vendor assistance, post-deal integration 
      • advisory services on various issues of Kazakhstan and international taxation
      • advisory services on global G20/OECD initiatives in the areas of BEPS/BEPS 2.0 and exchange of information
      • advisory services on the taxation of controlled foreign companies
      • tax structuring and planning of transactions and investment projects, including the structuring of joint ventures

      Assiya is the author of numerous KPMG publications on international taxation and has acted as a speaker at various events on tax matters.

      1. Areas of expertise
        • Sectors of Private Equity
        • Finance
        • Telecommunications
        • Energy & Natural Resources
        • FMCG
        • Transport & Logistics
      2. Education & qualification
        • Bachelor’s degree in International Economic Relations, Kazakh State Academy of Management, Republic of Kazakhstan  
        • Master’s degree in Business Administration, Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP), Republic of Kazakhstan 
      3. Accreditations
        • Certified Public Accountant (US CPA) 
        • Qualification Certificate No. 000361 of Tax Consultant of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
        • Active member of the Chamber of Tax Consultants of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Public Association)