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We provide highly secure, cloud-based, bookkeeping and payroll services using our own software or on our client’s system. We can implement Al-supported applications into these services. Tax preparations we prepare include, but are not limited to, Value Added Tax, Corporate and Personal Income Tax, Withholding Taxes, Real Estate Taxes, Road Tax, Ecotaxes, Excise Duties. We advise on and execute VAT registrations, declarations and refunds, VIES – VAT number validations as well as submissions of recapitulative statements. We prepare social insurance applications for A1 certificates in case of foreign assignments of employees and self-employed persons. We carry out tax and accounting Due Diligences to support a merger or acquisition, or just for the comfort of a business’s principal. We also prepare Transfer Pricing documentation to support cross-border transactions. We advise on and help international tax structures to support minimum substance requirements, and we handle questions raised by KYC (know-your-client) and AML (anti-money laundering) procedures of local and foreign banks and other service providers. On your behalf we also negotiate with tax and other authorities.
We advise on and, where required, can also ensure the accurate compliance with other reporting obligations including the following:
GDPR – The General Data Protection Regulation, which is the EU regulation on information privacy, an important component of EU privacy law and human rights law.
FATCA / W-8 BEN – The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, a U.S. federal law requiring all non-U.S. banks to inform the IRS about the accounts of U.S. persons. The W-8 BEN forms confirm the Foreign Status of a Beneficial Owner for U.S. tax withholding and reporting purposes.
CRS / AEOI – The Common Reporting Standard which is an information standard developed by the OECD for the Automatic Exchange Of Information between tax authorities regarding financial accounts on a global level.
DAC – The EU Directives on Administrative Cooperation in (direct) taxation, relating to financial account information, tax rulings and advance pricing agreements, and reportable cross border arrangements.
UBO – Local and international legislation ensuring that tax authorities have access to information regarding the Ultimate Beneficial Ownership of entities and structures.
ESG – The obligation for companies to report on their non-financial Environmental, Social, and Governance strategy and actions, also called Sustainability Reporting.
Depending on your requirements, we can also act as fiduciary or as interim CFO / DPO or other officer (in various positions) in your business. Please contact us and we can discuss your exact needs and how we can take over the compliance burden from you.