Tax | Europe

Băncilă, Diaconu şi Asociaţii has a strong litigation-focused team representing clients in investigations carried out by Romanian tax authorities and in appeals heard before national courts, as well as in contentious matters before the European Commission. The law firm is highly experienced in assisting clients with damages claims against the Romanian authorities and the assessment and reimbursement of VAT. The lawyers have further capabilities assisting defendants with complex criminal cases, such as tax evasion. It also acts on transfer pricing and corporate income tax matters, assisting both domestic clients and international companies with operations in Romania.

D&B David si Baias specialises in contentious tax matters and has proven expertise in proceedings before Romanian courts. The law firm handles disputes relating to VAT and corporate income tax, as well as environmental tax matters. It offers tax advisory services through its strong connection with PwC, assisting with both national and international matters. It represents an extensive array of clients from the real estate industry, as well as the manufacturing and agricultural sectors.

Nestor Nestor Diculescu Kingston Petersen is a large practice that acts on tax consultancy and tax disputes to provide a comprehensive service. It advises clients operating in the energy, construction and manufacturing sectors on tax issues relating to tax amnesties, corporate transactions and withholding tax, as well as providing indirect tax advice on offshore transactions. It demonstrates solid expertise in VAT and transfer pricing issues, and further assists clients with tax audits.

CMS acts on a wide range of tax mandates for domestic and multinational clients. The law firm draws on the firm's global network to advise on the tax aspects of real estate and corporate transactions, as well as business restructurings. It assists clients from the energy, technology and real estate sectors with contentious and non-contentious corporate income tax, VAT, withholding tax and transfer pricing issues. It additionally represents clients in challenging tax authority assessments. Clients benefit from the firm's expansive network across the CEE region.

DLA Piper combines domestic knowledge with international experience to advise foreign clients on the Romanian tax aspects of cross-border transactions. The law firm acts for a roster of clients from the technology, consumer goods, energy and pharmaceutical sectors. It has a workload comprising a variety of tax mandates, including corporate income tax, VAT and transfer pricing matters, as well as challenges to tax audits. It often collaborates with the firm's corporate and employment practices to assist with related taxation issues.

The Reff & Associates tax team predominantly represents clients in contentious tax matters, assisting with tax audits, tax assessment annulments, reimbursements and anti-fraud inspections. The law firm has experience of VAT and corporate income tax matters, as well as issues relating to withholding tax and transfer pricing. It is linked to the Deloitte network to provide a broad-ranging service. Reff & Associates serves a variety of domestic and international clients from the agricultural, energy and pharmaceutical sectors.

Ţuca Zbârcea & Asociaţii provides a full-service tax offering, often acting on the tax structuring of major transactions. The law firm also represents clients in litigation following tax inspections. It offers further assistance with VAT and corporate income tax matters.

Popovici Niţu Stoica & Asociaţii is a well-regarded tax practice with particular strength in the tax structuring of corporate and real estate transactions. The law firm advises on both direct and indirect taxation as well as litigation. It also handles tax matters for high-profile individuals, including matters concerning issues of double taxation, and represents clients in tax investigations and handles the tax aspects of divestments. The lawyers additionally act for clients in the agriculture and real estate sectors, as well as for companies in the IT sector.

Schoenherr provides a well-rounded tax offering, assisting foreign and domestic companies with the tax structuring of M&A and real estate transactions. It also advises key clients on complex contentious matters, including representation in annulment cases. It works closely with other departments within the firm and with the firm's network of regional offices to provide clients with a broad service.