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Alexandru Tabacu

Tax Partner

"A good advisor comes up not only with the best solution for the client's problem, but with a constructive approach of that problem's potential effects. It is this pursuit for creativity that drives us in protecting our clients' business interests."

Alexandru Tabacu became our Tax Partner as of January 1, 2009, when former Steuer & Buchhaltung Partners SRL, which he had founded in 2006, was integrated into Voicu & Filipescu. He graduated from the Transportation Faculty with the Politehnica University Bucharest in 1994, the Management Faculty with the Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest in 1997 and from Nicolae Titulescu Law School in 2005 and is a member of various professional associations. He is a highly proficient tax and accountancy expert and financial adviser, providing local and multinational companies with specialized services. Previous work experience includes seven years with the Romanian subsidiary of the world's fifth largest multinational accounting and consulting company.



 
 

 

 
Partners:
 
Daniel Voicu
Mugur Filipescu
Daniel S. Costea
Marta E.Popa
Raul M. Mihu
Roxana A. Negutu
Dumitru I. Rusu
Alexandru Tabacu
Mariana Popa
Florin Dutu
   
Education Faculty of Transportation – Politehnica University, Bucharest (1994)
Faculty of Management – Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest (1997)
Law School – “Nicolae Titulescu” University, Bucharest (2005)
Faculty of Psychology – University of Bucharest (2008-present)
   
Memberships Member of ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
Member of CCF (Romanian Tax Advisers Chamber)
Member of CECCAR (Romanian Certified Accountants Chamber)
Member of SIAR(Romanian Society of Automotive Engineers)
   
Practice areas Tax Consulting (corporate taxation, individual taxation, indirect taxation), Financial Analysis, Audit (financial, tax and legal)
   
Industries
   
Languages Romanian, English and French
   
Contact alex.tabacu@vf.ro
   
Representative Projects
Specific services include: corporate taxation, individual taxation (payroll issues), indirect taxation (VAT and excise duty); assistance in relation with tax authorities; financial and tax due diligence; financial, tax and legal audit; tax assistance in merging procedures; defining structure and managing complex data bases for large number of debtors (thousands); financial modeling for business planning and valuation; costs structure and costing; affordability studies, statistical data modeling; MIS models.
 
Tax advice regarding the tax compliance with domestic rules for multinational and Romanian companies concerning various tax matters (e.g. OMV Mineraloel, Tchibo Romania, Alcatel - Thales, Siemens Romania, Knauf, Karcher, DHL, Cargus, URBB – Tuborg Romania, Policlinica CCBR, Scop Computers, Geneva Romfarm International, Printec Romania, Fildas Trading, Bunge Romania, Raiffeisen Capital Investments, Hexal, Beiersdorf, Estee Lauder, Norr Stiefenhofer Lutz, AK-AL Tekstil Sanayii AS, Mittal Steel Galati, Fokker Engineering, Schmitz Cargobull, Merifin, Pell Frishmann, Labelon Romania, Kronospan Trading, Biofarm, Neocity Romania).
 
Planned and supervised tax audits, tax limited reviews and subsequent tax consulting services for large companies, typically involving identification of all taxes applicable to the respective industry, review of each fiscal area, identification of areas of potential risks, tax advice to overcome the risks and take full advantages of the potential opportunities.
 
Performed international tax planning for real estate, software developing, pharmaceutical and trading companies.
 
Assistance during controls performed by fiscal authorities to companies acting in automotive, textiles and food industries.
 
Harmonization of the company’s procedures to comply with European legislation (VAT, Excise duty).
 
Coordination of key projects: J-Sox, FIN 48, CFC, Transfer pricing, Corporate tax reporting.
 
Coordination of business integration projects (tax and finance issues).
 
Preparing the draft of laws adopted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
 
Active involvement in assistance provided by the business community to MEF for preparing the first draft of Fiscal code and its guidelines.
 
Prepared complex data base including financial and legal information to manage a portfolio of several thousand of debtors (Credit Bank).
 
Prepared the financial due diligence for 3 state owned companies, acting in different industries (metallurgy, production of electrical engines and animal breeding production). Translation of financial statements according to IAS, financial due diligence, financial review, cost structure breakdown by business units for the restructuring of Romanian's trucks manufacturer, ROMAN SA Brasov project. The projects were part of the World Bank's program (PSAL) regarding the privatization of over 60 Romanian companies.
 
Prepared the financial and operating review for utility companies, part in Financial and Operational Assessment reports for MELF program, regarding the co-financing from EBRD private loans and ISPA funds of investment projects for 6 counties and cities (generally investments in water and wastewater companies).
 
Business consulting and MIS services to water companies in the EBRD’s financed program MUDP II. In charge with benchmarking and performance monitoring.
 
Financial and operating review of the Constanta heating utility company for an investment project aimed to the rehabilitation of the district heating network, to be financed through an EBRD loan.
 
Cost structure analysis and defining a financial model for monitoring production process to Electrocarbon Slatina.
 
Financial services to prepare the merger between Agricola International Bacau S.A. and other two state owned companies (food industry). Main responsibilities included valuation and modeling activities.
 
Financial advisory services to prepare a study requested by World Bank regarding the evolution of Romanian public social services in the last years. Main responsibilities included collection of the financial data, modeling activities.
 
Planned and supervised tax due diligence for one of the first 10 Romanian banks - 12 branches spread across the country.
 
Nominee Director in Romania for a large multinational company.
 

 

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2013 February: Lawyers Diana Condurache, Madalina Constantin and Carmen Dutescu promoted to managing associates.
 
2012 December: Voicu & Filipescu gets involved in Christmas charity campaigns, as part of its Giving Back program.
 
2012 November: Partner Marta Popa participated in the "FIDIC Contracts and Acquisitions in the EC System" training course.
 
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