Tax & Finance Forum

5th edition

 
12-13 May 2016
 Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest
 
 
FiNEXPERT, as a BusinessMark partner, is pleased to announce the organisation of the fifth edition of the Tax & Finance Forum, which will take place on  12, 13 May 2016, in Bucharest, at Radisson Blu Hotel.

The Forum will bring together representatives of the Ministry of Finance, of the largest consultancy companies and financial experts, decision makers in the financial and accounting departments of the leading companies in the Romanian market.

On the first day of the event, as part of the  TAX Focus sessions the issues to be debated are related to: the European laws, the harmonisation of the Romanian laws, the new OECD approach to international taxation, the income and corporate tax, mandatory social contributions, issues concerning VAT, transfer pricing, legislative changes, documentation, control, the BEPS Plan, the new EU Customs Code, etc.

The CFO Roundtable will bring further discussion about: the challenges faced by a CFO in the global and Romanian economic context, the international tax laws and the impact on the business, taxation in Romania and the business environment, effective budgeting and forecasting, the building and strengthening of an effective financial department, strategic investment management, CFOs and the digital age.

The second day of the Tax & Finance Forum will provide answers to some of the most important tax issues as part of  seminars held by representatives of some of the largest consultancy companies.
 

TARGET

CFOs
CEOs
Financial Controllers
Economic Managers
Accounting Managers
Accountants
Auditors
Tax Experts
Financial Analysts
Tax Consultants
 
 

SCHEDULE:

8:45 – 9:15 Participants registration | 9:15 – 11:00 Session I- Tax Focus  | 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break  | 11:30 – 13:15 Session II - CFO Roundtable | 13:15 – 14:00 Business Lunch |14:00 – 15:30  Session III - Tax Focus

SESSION I

·         Aspects of European law. Changes. Harmonisation of the Romanian laws
·         Trends in global and European taxation. The new OECD approach to international taxation
·         Aspects of income and corporate tax, mandatory social contributions
·         VAT – news, VAT deduction – useful case law, legislation
·         Taxation of Romanian legal persons in 2016
·         Taxation of the income earned by non-residents in Romania
·         New legislative features in terms of accounting
·         The new Fiscal Procedure Code in light of the first practical experiences of 2016.
 
CFO ROUNDTABLE

·         The challenges faced by a CFO in the global and Romanian economic context
·         International tax law and the impact on the business
·         Taxation in Romania and the business environmenti
·         The financial challenges of international businesses
·         Effective budgeting and forecasting
·         The role of CFOs in Customer Centricity
·         The building and strengthening of an effective financial department
·         Strategic investment management
·         How is a business perceived from a CFO’s office in the digital age?

SESSION III

·         Transfer pricing: legislative changes, documentation, control, developments in Romania and worldwide
·         The future of transfer pricing in the context of the OECD Action Plan for BEPS: the progress of the project, EU-wide impact, impact on the companies operating in Romania
·         What should a CFO know about the customs value of the goods in light of the new European Customs Code?
·         What risks and opportunities will the new Customs Code bring about as of 1 May 2016?
·         Anti-fraud measures – issues, prospects
·         Aspects of tax inspections. Tax disputes
·         Taxation for stock option plans and other bonus schemes such as phantom share schemes, Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) and Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPPs).
 
SPEAKERS 

SESSION I & III

·         *Gabriel Biris, SState Secretary, the Ministry of Public Finance
·         *Dragos Doros, President, the National Agency for Fiscal Administration
·         Mihaela Mitroi, PwC Romania Partner, Tax and Legal Services Leader, Vice-President, CCF (confirmed)
·         Gabriel Sincu, EExecutive Director, Tax Advisory Services, EY Romania (confirmed)
·         Vlad Constantin Boeriu, TTax Partner, Deloitte Romania
·         Luisiana Dobrinescu, Partner, Dobrinescu Dobrev Law Firm (confirmed)
·         Ciprian Gavriliu, Director, Tax & Transfer Pricing Department, Deloitte Romania (confirmed)
·         Oana Iacob, Head of Service, VAT Service within the Directorate-General of Tax Code Legislation and Customs Regulations, the Ministry of Public Finance
·         Mitel Spataru, TTax Manager, FINEXPERT (confirmed)
·         Noemi Popescu, Human Capital Manager, PKF Finconta (confirmed)
·         Mihai Petre, Senior Manager, Customs & Global Trade, Deloitte Romania (confirmed).
*to be confirmed

DAY II

SCHEDULE

THEMES & SPEAKERS

1st SEMINAR

Tax News in 2016 with Impact on Corporate Tax, VAT and Social Contributions
·         The main issues concerning corporate tax applicable in 2016
·         VAT, clarifications and relevant issues applicable in 2016
·         Present and future social contributions – dependent vs independent income

Speakers:

·         MITEL SPATARU, Tax Manager, FINEXPERT
·         CRISTIANA OPREA, Senior Tax Consultant, FINEXPERT

A seminar held by:         
 
 
2nd SEMINAR

Practical Applications in the Scope of Transfer Pricing

Speakers:

·         CRISTINA SAULESCU, Transfer Prcing Manager, PKF Finconta
·         CRISTIANA BARBU, Senior Transfer Pricing Consultant, PKF Fnconta
 
3rd SEMINAR

The VAT Code and the Exercise of the Right to deduct – Theoretical and Practical Cases

·         The time of acquisition of the VAT code and exercise of the right to deduct
·         Registration formalities: tips & tricks. Form 088
·         The new Form 394
·         Overrun of the VAT ceiling: the difference between the denial of the VAT code and its subsequent cancellation
·         The loss of the VAT code, by option or as a sanction – differences in treatment
·         Tax inactivation versus cancellation of the VAT cod
·         Legislative and case-law changes in terms of the right to deduct the VAT on investments
·         Regularisation of the right to deduct by self-collection and adjustment
·         The difference between not obtaining income and obtaining exempt income
·         Changes in terms of the VAT adjustments

Speakers:

·         LUISIANA DOBRINESCU, Partner, Dobrinescu Dobrev Law Firm
·         LELIA GRIGORE, Lawyer, Dobrinescu Dobrev Law Firm
·         CORINA POPESCU, Lawyer, Dobrinescu Dobrev Law Firm

4th SEMINAR

The Relationship between Transfer Pricing and the Customs Value
 
A seminar held by:  PwC

Event Partners: FiNEXPERT, EY, PwC, PKF
Media Partners: JURNALUL DE AFACERI; PROMO AFACERI; ZIARE.COM; BUSINESS 24

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