Samarkand Region
- Population
- 4.34M
- Regional GDP
- $10.12B
- Samarkand SEZ
- Tourist FEZ
Tax, legal and accounting advisory in Uzbekistan
One team for companies entering and operating in Uzbekistan: tax, law, accounting, HR and funding, coordinated by a single partner. In English, Russian or Uzbek.
Work our advisers have led
From a nuclear power plant budget to Islamic finance law: six of the fifteen engagements on record.
- $10B+
Tax, accounting, and customs structuring of a nuclear power plant construction for a Russian enterprise
Energy · Project budget
- $2B+
Tax & legal due diligence, holdings structuring, and transfer pricing documentation for all operations of a Chinese energy group of companies in Uzbekistan
Energy · Structured investment
- 80+
End-to-end incorporation and registration advisory for both local and international companies across multiple industries
Cross-Industry · Entities incorporated
- $250MM&A of a large Uzbek bottler companyFMCG · Transaction
- $200MTwo major restructuring projects of an international digital bank in its Uzbek subsidiariesFintech · Transaction
- LawServed as local consultants for international firms advising the government on banking legislation, including derivatives and REPO frameworksBanking · Built from scratch
Engagements led by Advizen advisers. Client names withheld.All 15 engagements
Every discipline, one point of contact
Most firms hand you a lawyer, an accountant and a tax adviser who never speak. We run them as one team, so the structure that saves you tax also survives a legal review.
Tax consulting
Planning, compliance and structuring for foreign-owned companies, holdings and cross-border operations. We tell you which regime and incentives apply to your structure.
15%
corporate profit tax
VAT 12% · personal income tax 12% · social tax 12%
Legal advisory
Company formation, contracts, governance and regulatory compliance under Uzbek law.
Accounting
Bookkeeping, reporting and statutory filings, in IFRS and Uzbek standards.
HR and payroll
Payroll, labour contracts and contributions for local and expatriate staff.
Funding and M&A
IFI programmes, grants, due diligence and deal structuring.
Operations
Entity management, Employer of Record, corporate services and a virtual office.
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Tell us what you are planning, in English, Russian or Uzbek.
Book a consultationIntroductory call
We learn what you plan and which questions you need answered first.
Written scope and fee
A clear scope, timeline and fee before any work begins.
One coordinating partner
Tax, legal and accounting work runs through a single point of contact.
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Mon–Fri, 9:00–18:00 (Tashkent)
Common questions
Advizen Consulting LLC is an advisory firm in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. It advises foreign and local companies on tax, law, accounting, HR and payroll, funding, M&A and due diligence, and runs managed services such as entity management, Employer of Record, payroll, work permits and a virtual office. Work is coordinated by one partner, in English, Russian or Uzbek.
Our work is focused on Uzbekistan. We advise foreign investors, international groups and local companies that are entering the Uzbek market or already operate there.
We combine seven advisory disciplines and seven managed services in one firm, so tax, legal, accounting and HR work on the same matter is done by one team and coordinated by one partner. Our advisers' record includes fifteen engagements, more than 80 companies registered and more than 30 tax and legal due diligences.
Book a consultation through the contact page. We discuss your situation, agree which services you need and send you a proposed scope of work.
The main options are a limited liability company (LLC / MChJ), a joint-stock company (JSC / AJ), and a branch or representative office of a foreign company. An LLC may have up to 50 participants and has no general minimum charter capital (Law on LLCs No. ZRU-1137 of 21.04.2026, Arts. 8, 15). A branch can carry on the foreign company's business and is taxed as its permanent establishment (Tax Code, Art. 36). A representative office is not a legal entity, may not carry out commercial activity and is accredited by the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade (Regulation approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 76 of 07.02.2024, paras. 3, 7).
Yes, as a general rule. The Law on Investments and Investment Activity (No. ZRU-598 of 25.12.2019), which replaced the former Law on Foreign Investments, prohibits discrimination against investors based on citizenship or country of origin (Art. 15), guarantees free transfer of investment income abroad once taxes are paid (Art. 17), and rules out nationalisation, allowing requisition only in emergencies and with compensation (Art. 21). Some regulated sectors, such as banking, limit foreign shareholdings or require regulator approval, and licensed activities may have their own conditions.
The standard rates are 15% profit tax (Tax Code, Art. 337), 12% VAT (Art. 258), 12% personal income tax for residents (Art. 381) and 12% social tax for most employers (Art. 405). Banks, mobile operators and some other taxpayers pay 20% profit tax, and dividends received by resident companies and individuals are taxed at 5% (Arts. 337, 381). Small companies with income below the statutory threshold may pay turnover tax instead of profit tax and VAT (Arts. 461–462), and SEZ participants and other special regimes have their own incentives.
State registration is done online or at public services centres; once a complete application is filed, it takes place in real time and within 30 minutes at most (Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 66 of 09.02.2017, Annex 3). The company is registered with the tax and statistics authorities at the same time, and the registration certificate also confirms tax registration (Tax Code, Art. 126). The longer steps are usually preparing and legalising foreign founders' documents and opening a bank account, which depend on the founders and the bank. Advizen Consulting can handle each of these steps.
Yes. Our advisers' engagements on record include work for Russian and Chinese groups and other international companies in Uzbekistan: tax and customs structuring, due diligence, holding structures, transfer pricing documentation and market-entry advice. We also run ongoing accounting, payroll and compliance for foreign-owned companies.