Practice area
Tax lawyer in Galați
We assist you in dealings with ANAF: throughout the tax inspection, when drafting the administrative complaint against the assessment decision and, where necessary, in administrative and fiscal litigation. The firm covers both the legal and the accounting side, because the lead lawyer is also a tax consultant and a chartered accountant.
How we can help
- Assistance throughout the tax inspection, from receipt of the notice to the final report
- Submitting the position statement on the draft tax inspection report
- The administrative complaint against the assessment decision
- Administrative and fiscal litigation, before the county tribunal and on second appeal
- Suspension of enforcement of the administrative and fiscal act
- Challenging decisions establishing the joint and several liability of the director
- Disputes concerning VAT, corporate income tax and personal income tax
- Requests for advance individual tax rulings
How a case unfolds
Analysing the tax act
We read the assessment decision and the inspection report and establish what can be challenged, on what grounds and within what deadline. The time limit for the complaint is 45 days from service and it is forfeited once missed, so the first check is always the calendar.
The administrative complaint
We draft the complaint with the factual and legal grounds and the necessary evidence. It is a mandatory stage: an assessment decision cannot be taken directly to court.
Administrative and fiscal litigation
If the reply to the complaint is unfavourable or does not arrive in time, we file the claim with the administrative and fiscal section of the county tribunal and represent you until the case is finally resolved.
Who handles it
George Dimofte
Attorney at law, tax consultant, chartered accountant
George Dimofte is an attorney at law with Baroul Galați, practising since 2012 through his own firm. He is also an active tax consultant, a Chamber of Tax Consultants member since 2007, a chartered accountant (CECCAR) since 2010 and a judicial tax expert with Tribunalul Galați. His main fields are tax law, administrative litigation and economic offences.
Attorney at law, Baroul Galați
since 2012Admitted to the roll of attorneys. Sole practice established in 2012, associated with the Gabriela Dimofte practice.
Verify with Baroul GalațiActive tax consultant
since 2007Member of the Chamber of Tax Consultants of Romania, entered in the Register of Active Tax Consultants.
Verify with Camera Consultanților FiscaliChartered accountant
since 2010Member of the Body of Chartered and Certified Accountants of Romania (CECCAR), Galați branch.
Verify with CECCAR, Corpul Experților Contabili și Contabililor Autorizați din RomâniaJudicial tax expert
Registered with the Local Office of Technical and Accounting Expertise operating alongside Tribunalul Galați.
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Frequently asked questions
How long do I have to challenge an assessment decision?
The deadline is 45 days from the date the decision is served. It is a forfeiture period: if you miss it, the act becomes final and can no longer be challenged on the merits. This is why we recommend contacting us as soon as you receive the decision, not once enforcement begins.
Does the complaint suspend payment of the amounts set by ANAF?
No, the administrative complaint does not automatically suspend enforcement. Suspension must be requested separately, in court, and is granted where the statutory conditions are met, among them payment of security. We assess case by case whether such a request is worthwhile.
Can I be held personally liable for the company's debts?
In certain conditions, yes. The Fiscal Procedure Code allows the joint and several liability of directors and other persons to be engaged, if bad faith or the causing of insolvency is proven. These decisions are challenged through the same route as assessment decisions and are fought on the absence of the statutory conditions.
Why does it matter that the lawyer is also a chartered accountant?
A tax case is usually won on figures, not only on legal arguments. When the same person can read both the inspection report and the accounting records behind it, calculation errors made by the tax authority are identified earlier and can be argued directly in the complaint.
Do you also work with individuals, not only with companies?
Yes. We challenge assessment decisions issued to individuals, including those concerning self-employment income, rental income or property transactions, and assist with checks of your personal tax situation.
Domenii înrudite
Administrative law
Annulment of unlawful administrative acts, prior administrative complaints and disputes with public authorities.
DetailsCriminal law
Assistance and representation before prosecution authorities and in court, with a focus on economic offences.
DetailsEnforcement proceedings
Objections to enforcement, suspension of enforcement and assistance for creditors recovering claims.
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Do you have a tax law question?
Call us or write a few lines about what is going on. We will tell you who will handle it, which documents to prepare and what it costs, before any work begins.
The office is on Str. Domnească nr. 84, Galați. Open Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 17:00. See the map and directions.