Our team has a long history of successful assignments in the Agriculture field including, inter alia:

• designing and implementation of structuring projects for companies activating in the agriculture industry;
• VAT mapping of transactions, tax reviews, fiscal representation, tax compliance, representing companies in front of the tax authorities;
• general tax advisory, preparation of official letters submitted with the Ministry of Public Finance for the clarification of the tax treatment applicable to specific transactions carried out by major companies activating in this field;
• tailored training;
• tax optimisation of the transactions of companies activating on the agriculture market;
• transfer pricing assessment for intra-group transactions for large agriculture companies.

Our professionals have successfully assisted companies activating in the fields of advertising, media & entertainment, our expertise including inter alia:

• tax assistance for international artists performing in Romania;
• tax optimisation projects for companies activating on advertising, media and entertainment markets;
• general tax advisory and special business restructuring projects for major Romanian companies;
• tax reviews, fiscal representation, efficiently representing advertising, media and entertainment companies in front of the Romanian tax authorities;
• tailored training for companies active on the advertising, media and entertainment market;
• tax planning for mergers and acquisitions, designing of post-merger tax efficient integration structures for companies in the advertising industry.

Our expertise in the automotive industry includes, inter alia:

• tax restructuring and optimisation projects for automotive companies activating on the Romanian market;
• specific tax advisory projects for major Romanian automotive companies;
• tax reviews, fiscal representation, efficiently representing automotive companies in front of the Romanian tax authorities;
• tailored training for automotive companies;
• preparation of clarification requests to the Romanian Ministry of Finance for the confirmation of the tax treatment applicable to selected transactions;
• assistance during tax audits performed by the tax authorities;
• professional support during litigations with the tax administration bodies.

Our team has a long history of successful assignments in the financial markets field including, inter alia:

• buyer tax due diligence for one of the largest Romanian banks and several other buyer and seller tax due diligences for large Romanian banks and other financial institutions;
• tax audit and tax compliance for most of the Romanian banks and branches of foreign banks currently operating in Romania;
• general tax advisory and special (re)structuring projects for major Romanian and global banks;
• designing and implementation of VAT and other tax saving solutions for major banks, insurance companies and other non-banking financial institutions;
• obtaining guidelines and confirmations from the European Commission with regard to the tax treatment applicable to specific tax structures, for banks and insurance companies;
• assessment of tax implications of various financial instruments, investment products and insurance policies;
• tailored training for companies acting on the banking, finance and insurance markets;
• transfer pricing assessment for intra-group transactions for large banks and insurance companies.

Our team has a vast experience in working with entities activating in the education field, our expertise including, inter alia:

• business structuring of entities entering the Romanian market in the field of education;
• tax reviews and mapping of transactions for major Romanian entities operating on this market;
• tax optimisation and tax planning projects for entities activating in education;
• tailored training for entities activating in the field of education;
• preparation of letters submitted with the Ministry of Public Finance in order to confirm the tax treatment applicable to specific transactions and efficiently representing entities activating in the field of education in front of the tax authorities.

Our team’s expertise in assisting companies activating on the energy & natural resources markets include, inter alia:

• designing and implementation of structuring projects for companies activating in the photovoltaic field;
• preparation of documentation for binding rulings and advance pricing agreements obtained from the Romanian tax authorities for transactions carried out by energy & natural resources companies;
• tax planning for mergers and acquisitions and designing of post-merger tax efficient integration strategies for companies in the energy field;
• VAT mapping of transactions, tax reviews, fiscal representation, tax compliance, assistance in obtaining tax incentives, preparation of relevant documents supporting VAT refund applications and efficiently representing energy & natural resources companies in front of the tax authorities;
• obtaining guidelines and confirmations from the European Commission with regard to the tax treatment applicable to specific tax structures;
• general tax advisory, drafting and filing clarification requests with the Romanian Ministry Finance;
• tailored training for energy and natural resources companies.

Our professionals have a thorough knowledge of this industry sector, our expertise including, inter alia:

• general tax advisory and specific (re)structuring projects for major Romanian hospitality services companies;
• tax planning for local mergers and acquisitions, designing of post-merger tax efficient integration structures for companies in this industry;
• tax reviews and efficiently representing companies in front of the Romanian tax authorities;
• tailored training for companies active on the hospitality services market;
• preparation of clarification requests to the Romanian Ministry of Finance for the confirmation of the tax treatment applicable to selected transactions;
• assistance during tax audits performed by the tax authorities.

Our team has an extensive experience in working with companies activating on the IT&C market. Our expertise in this field includes, inter alia:

• tax optimisation and tax planning designed to improve net profits of IT&C companies. Our optimisation projects covered corporate tax, VAT, salary tax and social contributions check-ups and planning, structuring of intra-Community transactions;
• tax reviews assessing company’s level of compliance with the Romanian tax legislation, analysis of potential tax exposures, providing tailored solutions to mitigate tax risks at the level of IT&C companies;
• transfer pricing assessment for intra-group transactions for large IT&C companies;
• preparation of documentation for binding rulings obtained from the Romanian tax authorities for transactions carried out by IT&C companies;
• tailored training;
• general tax advisory, drafting letters submitted with the Ministry of Public Finance for the clarification of the tax treatment applicable to specific transactions carried out by major companies activating on the IT&C market in Romania.

Our team’s expertise in the manufacturing industry include, inter alia:

• tax optimisation and tax planning projects aimed at improving company’s net profits, while maintaining a sustainable growth;
• sourcing optimization and structuring of business for manufacturing companies entering the Romanian market;
• assistance in obtaining various authorizations for products subject to excises for companies activating on the tobacco manufacturing market;
• assistance during tax audits performed by the tax authorities;
• general tax advisory and special intra-Community structuring projects for major Romanian and global manufacturing companies;
• tax consultancy with regard to environment taxes and compliance with Romanian rules;
• tax reviews, fiscal representation and tax compliance for large companies operating on this market;
• transfer pricing assessment for intra-group transactions for large manufacturing companies.

Our team has an extensive experience in assisting companies activating in the medical & pharmaceutical industry, our expertise including, inter alia:

• tax reviews, fiscal representation and tax compliance for major Romanian companies operating on the medical and pharmaceutical market;
• tax planning for local mergers and acquisitions and designing of post-merger tax efficient integration strategies for companies in the medical field;
• general tax advisory, drafting official inquiries to be submitted with the Ministry of Public Finance for the clarification of the tax treatment applicable to specific transactions carried out by major companies activating on the medical and pharmaceutical market in Romania;
• designing and implementation of restructuring projects for companies activating in the medical industry;
• tailored training for medical and pharmaceutical companies.

Our unique blend of knowledge and experience in the retail sector brings our clients a significant competitive advantage. Our expertise in this industry includes, inter alia:

• tax optimisation projects designed to improve net profits of retail companies. Our optimisation projects covered corporate tax, VAT, salary tax and social contributions check-ups and planning, eco tax, structuring of intra-Community transactions;
• tax consultancy with regard to environment taxes and compliance with Romanian rules;
• general tax advisory and special structuring projects for major Romanian and global retail companies;
• tax planning for mergers and acquisitions, designing of post-merger tax efficient integration structures for clients in the retail industry;
• tailored training for companies acting on the retail market;
• assisting retail companies in accessing state aid schemes and other tax incentives;
• tax reviews, fiscal representation, efficiently representing retail companies in front of the tax authorities;
• preparation of transfer pricing documentation for intra-group transactions for retail companies.

Our professionals have assisted the a significant number of large players on this market with:

• tax reviews and preparation of relevant documents supporting VAT refund applications, efficiently representing real estate companies in front of the tax authorities;
• designing tailored tax structures and solutions for optimising the tax burden for companies activating on a market that was strongly affected by the global economic crisis;
• tax planning for mergers and acquisitions, designing of post-merger tax efficient integration strategies for clients in the real estate industry;
• tax audit assessing company’s level of compliance with the Romanian tax legislation, analysis of potential tax exposures, providing solutions to mitigate tax risks;
• tailored training for companies acting on the real estate market;
• preparation of transfer pricing documentation for intra-group transactions for large real estate companies.