We help clients with the growth of their businesses across the CEE region

We are experienced in the delivery of outsourced accounting services for international and local businesses. We use modern IT solutions, but, on request, can also work in our clients' accounting software. We can help to localise software and procedures to ensure compliance with domestic tax and accounting regulations. Our professionals regularly submit financial reports for hundreds of international and local clients. We speak to our clients' financial teams across the globe daily.

• Accounting advisory
• Outsourced bookkeeping in compliance with local regulations
• Accounting according to IFRS, US GAAP and the client's internal reporting standards
• Management reporting
• Consolidation accounting
• Local tax compliance
• The localisation of the client's accounting systems for tax and accounting purposes
• Preparation of financial statements

We have helped hundreds of international companies to set-up their businesses in the countries in which we operate. Company formation is one of many corporate and trust services our clients require to cut costs, ensure compliance with local regulations, and free-up time to focus on their core business activities.

This enables our clients to go for the expense of employing local administrative admin staff, as we take care of the back office and corporate secretarial processes for them.

• Company formation
• Shelf companies
• Corporate secretarial services
• Local banking arrangements and cash management
• Trust services
• Nominee services
• Provision of registered office and related services
• Company liquidation

At ASB we understand that tax and accounting law is interlinked. To safeguard our clients´ interests, we advise taking account of all tax and accounting aspects.

We have extensive experience advising both private individuals and multinational businesses on tax matters, and we cooperate with partner tax firms in countries where ASB does not have offices.

• Tax planning and ongoing tax advisory
• Applications for binding interpretations
• Tax audits
• Tax workshops for clients
• Fiscal representation and VAT compliance
• International tax law
• Support with cross-border tax issues and transactions

Our payroll clients range from small representative offices through to global multinationals, for whom we process thousands of payslips monthly.

Working with international clients has taught us to use simple language to explain local payroll issues. We have practical experience in importing payroll data from various HR systems and exporting payroll outputs to many customised formats.

• Comprehensive payroll calculations
• Gross to net reports
• Electronic payslip delivery
• Social security contributions
• Tax and social security audit support
• HR administration
• Management of employee benefits
• Online employee self-service platforms

ASB has supported many major transactions in our region, on both the buy and the sell side. Our transaction advisory professionals have advised on real estate transactions, mergers and takeovers of local companies, and cross-border investments in local businesses.

We have performed financial and tax due diligence projects for many transaction advisory clients. However, our experience goes beyond the due diligence process, as we often support transaction negotiations and advise clients on purchase price calculations.

• Financial due diligence
• Tax due diligence
• Purchase price mechanism advisory
• Review of share purchase agreements

Our transfer pricing clients can access to our benchmarking studies, which we have compilated by using the latest technology and several specialised benchmarking databases.

We have advised global hotel chains, international airlines, FMCG companies, and many other international groups with their transfer pricing documentation.

• Preparation of transfer pricing documentation following OECD Guidelines
• Benchmarking studies to support transfer pricing policies
• Advising a transfer pricing policies
• Modifying existing transfer pricing to policies to comply with legal changes
• Advanced Pricing Arrangements advisory and negotiations
• Litigation assistance concerning transfer pricing disputes