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Andreja Skofic is head of Deloitte's tax division of six full-time specialists, who serve around 150 business entities from its office in Ljubljana. This includes two of Slovenia's biggest insurance companies and 15 of the 100 biggest businesses in the ... [more]

Andreja Skofic is head of Deloitte's tax division of six full-time specialists, who serve around 150 business entities from its office in Ljubljana. This includes two of Slovenia's biggest insurance companies and 15 of the 100 biggest businesses in the country.

Work over the past 12 months includes advice on a range of cross-border transactions covering both inbound and outbound structuring, treaty analysis, transfer pricing and cash flow implications. The firm also advises on integrating transfer pricing planning into overall international business and tax strategies.

In the area of VAT, the practice advised businesses on structuring transactions as well as on VAT registration and on dealing with tax audits and investigations.

Ernst & Young has one of the largest transfer pricing teams in the country and provides other advisory and compliance services to international and domestic clients.Department head Denes Szabo is the only partner in the tax division, which also has 18 ... [more]

Ernst & Young has one of the largest transfer pricing teams in the country and provides other advisory and compliance services to international and domestic clients.

Department head Denes Szabo is the only partner in the tax division, which also has 18 fee earners. The firm's clients include well known multinationals from the automotive, pharmaceutical, financial, chemical, and IT industries.

Important work this year has included instruction from the supplier of a large construction and energy project in Slovenia. After a trial period, the firm was asked in 2011 by the client to provide daily assistance on all tax and accounting areas. Szabo and Lucijan Klemencic led a team providing VAT and corporate tax advice.

The tax department at KPMG is under the leadership of Nada Drobnič, who heads a team of nine fee earners. The firm has created a strong position in the market since its creation in 1993 and has capabilities across all tax areas.Drobnič and Urška Slevec ... [more]

The tax department at KPMG is under the leadership of Nada Drobnič, who heads a team of nine fee earners. The firm has created a strong position in the market since its creation in 1993 and has capabilities across all tax areas.

Drobnič and Urška Slevec led a team from the practice that prepared transfer pricing documentation for a parent company of a large group of resident and non-resident entities. The parent company has many different transactions with its related parties. The firm was able to bring transactions together and advised the client of two separate benchmarks.

The firm also advised clients on issues relating to the tax deductibility of impairment expenses of financial investments. With no clear legislation on whether expenses are wholly or 50% tax deductible, the firm argued that expenses should be wholly tax deductible and was able to get the tax authority to confirm this view.

BDO has been able to retain staff even in volatile market circumstances. Its tax professionals have all been with the firm for several years. This is noted as an important competitive factor by peers who say: "This is not common in the smaller markets ... [more]

BDO has been able to retain staff even in volatile market circumstances. Its tax professionals have all been with the firm for several years. This is noted as an important competitive factor by peers who say: "This is not common in the smaller markets like Slovenia."

Mitja Černe is the head of department and leads a team of five fee earners. The team includes Tanja Urbanija, who has been highlighted by competitors for her experience of indirect tax matters.

Transfer pricing is an important area of work for the firm, which handles between 10 to 15 projects annually, such as the preparation of documentation and transfer pricing studies, analysis and use of methods.

The firm is a member of the BDO International network, which has offices in 110 countries.

Taxgroup has a strong position in the market with a large focus on transfer pricing, VAT and corporate income tax. This area of tax work generates 50% of the firm's revenue.Klemen Šešok is the head of practice and leads a team of four partners and 11 ... [more]

Taxgroup has a strong position in the market with a large focus on transfer pricing, VAT and corporate income tax. This area of tax work generates 50% of the firm's revenue.

Klemen Šešok is the head of practice and leads a team of four partners and 11 fee earners.

Though a local firm, Taxgroup has a good relationship with tax consultants in other jurisdictions, such as Switzerland, Netherlands, Cyprus, Serbia, Croatia and Macedonia. This gives clients access to information and tax advice in a large number of markets.

In December 2011, Šešok and Dušan Jeraj advised a client on establishing a model for determining an appropriate transfer pricing method in a branch of a pharmaceutical company.

The team also advised on the tax treatment of capital losses, where the losses were related to revaluation and the disposal of financial assets.

Šešok, Nina Klobučarič and Dušan Jeraj also advised on VAT issues in cases of business restructuring. The matter involved advice about how to avoid VAT if the company seat was transferred outside Slovenia.