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WELCOME We are a leading Polish and Central European professional services group, committed to providing the best possible service to our clients in Poland and across our region. With over 300 professional staff serving multinational and domestic clients in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, we have earned an enviable reputation for the quality of our services, our pro-active approach, our technical excellence and our focus on communication and reporting. This brochure is a brief introduction to the core range of our services provided… in Poland from our offices across the country in Warsaw, Wrocław, Kraków and Łódź in Central Europe providing seamless integration of services in our group offices in Poland, in Prague and Brno in the Czech Republic and in Bratislava in the Slovak Republic globally as an independent member of Baker Tilly International, sharing knowledge and resources and bringing together the power of the global network to deliver exceptional results to clients on a global scale.
AUDIT AND ASSURANCE Whatever the scope of your audit requirements, our focus is to deliver valuable information that not only helps protect your business, but gives you the tools you need to expand and prosper. We take the time to understand your business, its strengths and its weaknesses and our audit team will be led by a partner who understands the business environment in which you operate. Our statutory audit on your local GAAP or IFRS financial statements is no longer just a legal obligation, but an opportunity for you to receive real benefits that convert an overhead into an investment. Our ISA audit on your group reporting package provides head office with assurance that consolidation information is fully compliant with group policies (including IFRS and US GAAP policies) and has been subject to the highest international standards of review. Our internal audit and our financial review services are designed to identify areas of your business that are of most risk to operational effectiveness and to assist with implementation of improvements in those areas, as well as providing the assurance that management needs for corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley and similar purposes. Our forensic audit of transactions, records and control systems delivers targeted evidence and assurance for effective decision-making regarding potential or known threats, either for internal management or for external regulators and authorities.
ACCOUNTING Our accounting services are unique in our region, delivering pro-active business support, excellence in multi-lingual communication and the highest standards of confidence in reliability and compliance. Whether you are a straightforward start-up business or an established business with complex controlling and reporting structures, our services are always tailored to your needs and delivered with equal enthusiasm. Naturally, payroll processing and HR outsourcing are integral to our accounting and reporting services. Our management accounting is tailored to your language and business requirements and may be as complex as your group reporting requirements demand. For larger and more complex outsourcing requirements, our SAP ERP Financials system supports you whilst your business grows both domestically and internationally by: scaling to meet your volume requirements availability in multiple languages, supporting businesses from multiple countries providing unparalleled logistics and order processing support integrating with external logistics, document processing and other applications integrating with your banks for bi-directional electronic data transfer providing state of the art data protection, data security and disaster recovery
IFRS REPORTING Getting to grips with IFRS can be a major drain on the resources of your financial department. Whether you are converting to IFRS for the first-time or trying to keep abreast of new developments, IFRS compliance is a complex and time-consuming challenge. Our IFRS reporting services are designed to aid your decision making process and provide peace of mind from the outset. We provide a preliminary assessment of: the impact on your reported results and financial position the impact on your corporate tax position the impact on accounting procedures and processes in your financial department If you have decided to adopt IFRS, we provide all the support you need, including: conversion of financial information on first-time adoption consolidation of group financial statements, including any necessary conversion of group company financial statements from local GAAP preparation of IFRS-compliant accounting policies implementation of IFRS-based chart of accounts and accounting procedures IFRS consulting and training for the financial department
TAX At Baker Tilly Poland, we know that you need not only the highest quality tax advice and compliance services, but you need advice that is pro-active and constructive to enable you to compete in your local or global marketplace. Our corporate tax compliance and advisory services are practical and focussed; delivering advice and hands-on assistance that allows you to implement your business objectives with confidence. Our practical and focussed approach also extends to implementation of transfer pricing structures and international tax planning, working together as necessary with independent members of Baker Tilly International. Our indirect tax compliance services include: registration for Polish VAT for both Polish and overseas businesses continuing VAT compliance, including EC Sales Lists and Intrastat declarations acting as fiscal representative for non-EU businesses handling claims for refunds of Polish VAT incurred by EU and non-EU businesses advisory services on VAT, customs duties and stamp duties Expatriate taxation is a minefield for visiting personnel from our multinational clients. Our personal tax advice ensures that remuneration structuring of expatriates and local staff is optimised for tax and social security aspects.
PAYROLL AND HR OUTSOURCING Whether you have a growing business with just a few employees or an established business with many thousands of employees, our payroll outsourcing service is always delivered to the same quality standards, certified compliant with ISO 9001:2008 and providing the assurance that Sarbanes-Oxley requires. Our specialist payroll processing firm, Contract Administration, is a leading provider of payroll outsourcing services in Poland and throughout our Central European region. Our scalable SAP ERP HCM (Human Capital Management) system enables us to take headcounts of 10,000+ in our stride. Our HR outsourcing service transfers full responsibility for compliance with the Labour Code and other employment legislation to us, as well as delivering valuable management tools and information for your HR department. Features of our payroll and HR outsourcing services include: processing of small and large payrolls to the same high quality standard delivery of cost savings through maximum efficiency the power and flexibility of SAP ERP HCM to adapt to your own business needs integration with financial systems, time-recording and other external systems handling of all payments to staff, tax authorities and social security authorities state of the art data protection, data security and disaster recovery For more information on our specialist payroll and HR outsourcing services, visit www.ca-staff.eu
CONSULTING Our consulting services are focussed on driving efficiency into your business, enabling you to keep ahead of the competition. The objectives of our quality management services will explore your business processes in depth and implement changes that will benefit your business, your staff and your customers or clients. Our focus on risk management will lead to reductions in business risk and improvements in customer service and satisfaction, enhancing the value of your goodwill and providing a stable and sure control environment for expansion. You will also benefit from accreditation under recognised quality management standards, including ISO 9000, ISO 27007, SOX 404 and, uniquely in Central Europe, Lexcel. Our EU advisory services will help you to obtain valuable external funding for your new business or business expansion activities, training programmes, quality management and other investment opportunities. We help with preparation of applications to regional and central authorities for grants from EU structural funds, the Cohesion Fund and other aid programmes, followed by management of your project to ensure compliance with funding terms and relevant law. Our financial due diligence and tax due diligence services will identify the key issues that you should be aware of related to assets and liabilities, cash flows, earnings and financial standing, management forecasts and the taxation position of the target. Our valuation service complements our due diligence and provides robust support for your negotiating position.
IT CONSULTING Our financial and HR outsourcing services are driven by efficient and practical implementation of state of the art technology, solid reliability and a robust IT control environment. Our IT consulting services deliver the same quality standards for our clients’ internal systems as we enjoy ourselves. Our IT network security audit will provide you with the assurance you need regarding data protection, intrusion prevention, data security and disaster recovery procedures. Our analysis of network devices and protocols may also improve the flow of network traffic and improve the overall user experience. Our SAP consulting team treats every external implementation of SAP Business Suite 7 as if it were for our own use, using the same pragmatic and user-orientated approach as for our accounting clients running on SAP ERP Financials and our payroll outsourcing clients running on SAP ERP HCM. Our extensive experience as users of our own systems alongside our outsourcing clients creates a unique approach to implementation efficiency, resulting in faster implementation times, valuable but practical functionality and lower implementation costs. Our SAP maintenance service provides peace of mind for uninterrupted running of your SAP system, as well as keeping your system up to date with implementation of maintenance releases. Our expertise will also help to ensure that you have a smooth and efficient SAP upgrade.
CORPORATE SERVICES From inception of your new business venture, through its lifetime and potentially until its winding-up, we take care of your company secretarial and other corporate compliance requirements. As well as providing bespoke incorporation of public and private limited companies and partnerships, tailored to your precise requirements, we can get your new business off to a flying start by supplying a ready-made company. Features of our ready-made companies include: fully registered status with the court of registration and the statistical register registration for Corporate Income Tax and VAT bank account opened and share-capital paid in clean, non-trading history ready for immediate transfer and commencement of business activity Annual company secretarial compliance is naturally integrated with the annual financial reporting aspect of our accounting services, or is delivered separately for your in-house financial management team. EGMs are arranged quickly and efficiently on-demand. Should the time come to wind-up your company, we deliver a speedy, fast-track liquidation service for straightforward, solvent situations and corporate restructuring advice as needed for insolvent or more complex situations.
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES Baker Tilly Poland is a specialist provider of financial information and business management services to the motor industry in Poland and our Central European region. Our services are provided to dealers, motor manufacturers and importers drawing on our own expertise and experience and as part of the global partner network of ASE.
ASE have been providing accurate, detailed motor trade business management services for over 30 years, to both dealers and the majority of manufacturers across the world. Now receiving over 11,000 monthly data submissions, ASE are one of the leading providers of business management services globally. For more information, please visit www.ase-global.com
Our monthly dealer composite service provides a franchise and its dealers with trends impacting the network. They give unique comparisons of efficiencies, costs and profit opportunities, plus clear indications of the health of the dealers and the network. Our training and consultancy services provide dealers with targeted intelligence, empowering their management and staff to implement best practices in the industry and improve profitability. Our profit clinics deliver profit improvement strategies to dealers, by dealers, drawing on real experiences of successful dealerships and adding valuable credibility to the advice given. Our dealer accounting service makes SAP ERP Financials available to the entire network of dealers, with industry-tailored consistent chart of accounts and a common standard of management information and reporting for the dealership and the franchise. We are also specialist providers of accounting and payroll processing, audit and assurance, taxation compliance and tax advisory services to dealers.
WORLDWIDE SUPPORT Baker Tilly Poland has a network of global resources within reach through our membership of Baker Tilly International. Baker Tilly International is a leading worldwide network of high quality, independent accountancy and business advisory firms, all of whom are committed to providing the best possible service to their clients, both in their own marketplaces and across the world, wherever the client needs help. It is our strong relationship with other Baker Tilly International member firms that is the key factor enabling us to overcome time and cross border complexities to deliver a quality service. Baker Tilly International is the world’s 8th largest accountancy and business advisory network by combined fee income of its independent members. It is represented by 147 independent firms in 114 countries with combined fee income of US$3.13bn and 26,000 people worldwide.
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OUR OFFICES
Warsaw Łódź Wrocław
Prague
Kraków
Brno
Bratislava
CONTACT US REGISTERED OFFICE ul. Królewska 27 00-060 Warszawa Poland E-mail: contact@bakertillypoland.eu www.bakertillypoland.eu POLAND Warsaw ul. Królewska 27 00-060 Warszawa Tel. (+ 48 22) 653 3550 Fax (+ 48 22) 827 6915
Kraków ul. Prądnicka 4 30-002 Kraków Tel. (+ 48 12) 633 5625 Fax (+ 48 12) 633 9734
Wrocław ul. Legnicka 51/53 54-203 Wrocław Tel. (+ 48 71) 733 1300 Fax (+ 48 71) 733 1301
Łódź ul. Niciarniana 2/6 92-208 Łódź Tel. (+ 48 42) 671 8560 Fax (+ 48 42) 671 8561
CZECH REPUBLIC Prague Hybernská 32/1271 110 00 Praha Tel. (+ 420 2) 2111 1611 Fax (+ 420 2) 2111 1612 SLOVAKIA Bratislava Grösslingova 45 811 09 Bratislava Tel. (+ 421 2) 5463 0457 Fax (+ 421 2) 5464 5032
Brno Česká 17 602 00 Brno Tel. (+ 420 54) 2425 821 Fax (+ 420 54) 2425 822