Program

10th edition, March 29, 2012, Willbrook Platinum

Thank you for celebrating with us the 10th edition of Tax,Law&Lobby event.

Here you can find the speakers presentations:

Adrian Luca – Transfer Pricing Services

Florin Gherghel – Noerr

Ioana Sandru – Zamfirescu Racoti Predoiu

Mark Gibbins – KPMG Romania

Tanti Anghel – Ministry of Finance

Dan Schwartz – RSM Scot

Emilian Duca – TAXation

Florentina Susnea – PKF FINCONTA

Ionut Bohalteanu – Musat&Asociatii Consultanta Fiscala

08:30 Registration

09:00 – 10:45 1st SESSION

Tax implications from recent and expected Legislative changes in 2012. What should companies expect under the new framework?
• Romanian tax environment: an overview of recent changes and outlook for the future

• Practical aspects regarding tax audits. Modifications of Fiscal Procedure Code

• Making transfer pricing work for your company. Lessons learned from tax audits

• Some anti-avoidance and anti-fraud measures with respect to VAT – Effectiveness versus bureaucracy.

• Taxation of large fortunes

• Romanian tax environment in the international and regional context

Speakers:

	Tanţi Anghel, Director, General Directorate of Fiscal Procedure Code, Ministry of Finance
	Ioana Şandru, Partner, Zamfirescu Racoti Predoiu, Tax Advisors
	Florin Gherghel, Head of Tax Department, Noerr Finance & Tax
	Adrian Luca, Managing Partner, Transfer Pricing Services
	Dan Schwartz, Managing Partner, RSM Scot
	Mark Gibbins, Partner, Head of Taxation Services, KPMG in Romania

Moderator: Dan Schwartz, Managing Partner, RSM Scot

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 12:15 2nd SESSION

Coping with Poor Liquidity. Practical issues

• Consequences of fiscal inactivity

• Simplified VAT measures. The reverse charge mechanism

• VAT recovery practices for better cash flow

• Ways to optimize payments of fiscal obligations.

Speakers:

	Ionuţ Bohâlţeanu, Partner, Muşat &Asociaţii Consultanţă Fiscală
	Florentina Şuşnea, General Manager, PKF Finconta
	Emilian Duca, Partner, TAXation
Moderator:	Dan Schwartz, Managing Partner, RSM Scot

12:15 – 12:30 Coffee break

12.30 – 13:15 3rd SESSION

Lobby& Business

• Overall picture of the lobby activity in Romania – viewed by lobbyists, decision makers and trought the lences of public opinion

• The difference between influence peddling & lobbying. Why is there a need to regulate lobbying?

Speakers:

	Roberto Musneci, Senior Partner, Serban& Musneci Associates
	Adrian Moraru, Deputy Director, Institute for Public Policy
	Aurelian Horja, co-author of “Reglementarea activitatii de lobby. In anticamera influentei”

13.15 Networking Lunch