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VAT registration and small-business status are distinct tax regimes; activity type, turnover calculation, excluded activities and the separate status application must be checked under current tax rules.
Virtual Zone Person and International Company regimes are not interchangeable; substance of activity, customer location, value created in Georgia, personnel and documentary trail require separate analysis.
A share buyer acquires the company's history, not merely its assets; due diligence, price adjustment, warranties, conditions, payment and registry change must form one closing mechanism.
Corporate due diligence examines ownership, authority, contracts, debt, regulation, employment, data, disputes and enforceability; findings must be translated into price, warranties and closing conditions.
Voluntary liquidation is an exit mechanism for a solvent company, while expected or actual insolvency engages a separate collective regime; creditor and director risks must be assessed immediately.
The customs outcome depends on classification, origin, value, procedure, permits and consistent documents; a declaration may be lodged in advance, but the goods must be presented within 45 days and post-registration amendments follow separate rules.
Before paying a deposit, verify the seller's title, cadastral identity, mortgages or seizures, co-owners, construction status, liabilities and a safe payment condition.
Foreign acquisition of an apartment or non-agricultural property and ownership of agricultural land are governed differently; land designation, buyer status and any statutory exception must be established before the transaction.
A registry extract should be read as one record of the right, owner, object, mortgage, seizure, obligation and pending application; checking only the owner's name is not due diligence.
A preliminary agreement should define the property, price, nature of the deposit, conditions for the main sale, due diligence, discharge of burdens, timing and exit consequences; a short reservation form is often insufficient.
An off-plan buyer assumes completion, permitting, quality, area, financing and developer-solvency risks; payments should be tied to measurable milestones and a registrable right.
At handover, the buyer should compare the actual unit with the contract, plans and specification; defects, area differences and delay should be recorded in writing before signing acceptance or with an express reservation.
A rental agreement should define condition, rent, deposit, utilities, repairs, access, termination and return of the property; an oral arrangement increases evidence risk.
A co-ownership or boundary dispute requires separate analysis of registered shares, actual use, cadastral data, succession chain and possible document fraud; resolving one issue does not automatically resolve the others.
Before speaking with police, establish the procedural status, whether attendance is compulsory, whether the exchange is recorded and whether confidential access to counsel is available. The Criminal Procedure Code requires the interviewer to explain, before an interview, the interviewee's right to use a defence lawyer and not disclose information against himself or a close relative.
A witness should understand status, the form of testimony, the boundary of personal knowledge, interpretation needs and any self-incrimination risk; witness status does not remove the need for practical protection.
During a search or seizure, check the legal basis, scope, participants, exact inventory, handling of digital devices and receipt of the record; objections should be documented safely and lawfully.
A preventive measure is not punishment; the court assesses specific procedural risks and whether a less restrictive measure is sufficient, so ties, residence, health, conduct and alternatives should be evidenced.
In the first hours of an investigation, confirm the person's status and location, secure confidential access to counsel, an interpreter and medical care, and, if there is an arrest, control the rights explanation, arrest record and 72/48-hour checkpoints; family and consular issues should be integrated into the evidence-preservation plan.
An allegation involving property, deception or violence should be separated into conduct, intent, loss, possession and evidence; the label used by a complainant does not determine final legal classification.