Aliya Abdirova

Education
1966 – 1971: Engineer-economist, Leningrad Technological Institute, Leningrad.
1995: exchange of experience in tax legislation, Rennes, France.
1996: internship in the International Tax and Investment Center, London, England.
1996: internship in USAID International Tax Center, Ankara, Turkey.
2002: participation in WHO conference regarding the issues of excisable products, New York, USA.

Area of practice

• tax law;
• tax administration.

Professional Background
September 2007 – to present: Partner, Head of Training Center, Almaty, GRATA Law Firm.
May 2006 - September 2007: Partner, Tax Department, GRATA Law Firm.
April 2005 – April 2006: Head of Tax Administration Team, GRATA AUDIT LLP.
June 2003 - April 2005: Head of the Department on Clarifying Tax Legislation, Almaty Tax Committee.
October 2002 - June 2003: Head of Excise Administration, Astana, Tax Committee of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
February 2002 - October 2002: Deputy Chairman, Committee on the state regulation of production and turnover of excisable products under the Ministry of State Income of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.
March 1999 - February 2002: Administration Head of Nonproduction Payments Department, Ministry of State Income of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana.
July 1998 - March 1999: Deputy Chairman, Tax Committee of Almalinsky district, Almaty.
December 1990 - July 1998: Deputy Chairman, Almaty Tax Committee.

Membership:

• Auditors Chamber of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• Tax Advisors Chamber of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Publications:
Over 60 publications in various specialized titles of the Republic of Kazakhstan such as “Lawyer”, “Nonresidents”, “Businessman and Law”, “Large and Medium Business”, “RCBK”, Interfax Kazakhstan”, “OilLawGas in Kazakhstan”, “Accountant and Law”, “Accountant’s File”, “Accounting and Audit in Kazakhstan”, etc as well as in Russian magazine “Taxman”.
Over 60 publications in magazine “Accountant’s Bulletin”.

Awards:

• “Expert of the Tax Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan”;

Has an experience in teaching and speaking at various taxation seminars with regard to training accountants to pass CAP/CIPA exams as well as with regard to taxation issues for financial experts and accountant of various companies.