Our Tax Experts
Łukasz Bączyk
Łukasz is a graduate of Finance and Banking at the University of Economics in Poznań. He has 14 years of experience in tax advisory gained at one of the Big 4 companies and one of the biggest Polish consulting firms. Łukasz leads the tax advisory team of highly-qualified Tax Managers, with special focus on the real estate sector and transaction advisory, due diligence, VAT, Transfer Pricing, WHT, MDR issues. He specializes in: development of effective ownership, financing, and investment structures; ownership and business reorganizations; effective engagement and employment structures; employee and management incentive plans; HNWI issues: CFC, exit taxation, solidarity tax; R&D tax relief and copyright relief.
Anna Szafraniec
Anna is the leader of the VAT compliance team. Anna graduated from SGGW with a degree in Economics, and from Warsaw University in Tax Law. Anna has over 15 years of practical experience in VAT compliance for international companies based in the EU and outside of the EU representing various sectors. Her main goal is to support the clients in current matters related to VAT by providing practical solutions. She manages the team responsible for improving VAT compliance processes and ensuring high standards of customer service.
Zuzana Kolárová
Zuzana is responsible for running the Slovak branch, communicating with clients and authorities, and business development. Leading a team of accountants, payroll accountants, and trust assistants, requires high level of administrative and organisational skills in order to manage multiple projects. Zuzana is registered tax adviser since 2006. Her previous experience was gained mainly during her engagement at KPMG Slovakia, where she acted as a tax adviser focused on tax services for financial markets, the transport sector, network industries (distribution of gas and energy), and the pharmaceutical industry. She participated in various advisory projects, including M&A, due diligence, business restructuring, contract review. Zuzana is experienced in tax compliance, representation of clients in tax proceedings and lawsuits against the Slovak Republic.
Michal Kozdera
Michal holds the position of director of the tax department at ASB and is responsible for managing the team and its development, relations with clients and the technical quality of outputs. In his work, he can make use of his more than 25 years of experience not only in the field of tax consultancy, but also from experience in high financial positions on the client’s side. It allows him to best understand the customer’s needs and reflect them appropriately. He specializes in comprehensive assessment of the client’s tax and financial situation, sale of businesses, transfer pricing, international taxation and VAT specifics for real estate projects.
Jarosław Szajkowski
Jarek is a licensed tax adviser specializing in excise duty, VAT and customs. He graduated from University of Warsaw with a degree in law. Before joining ASB he worked in well-known Polish tax advisory companies. His vast over 10 years’ experience includes providing ongoing tax advisory, tax audits, and supporting clients during tax and court proceedings. He advised domestic and foreign firms from, amongst others, retail, oil, tobacco, motor, and real estate sector, as well as public entities. He speaks English fluently and has communicative German.
Lucie Bártová
Lucie as a Senior Tax Manager is responsible for tax advice and the preparation of tax returns for key clients. She specializes in personal income tax and corporate income tax, including international employment structures. During her studies and practice, she also gained rich experience and knowledge in the field of accounting.Before joining ASB, she worked in the tax department of an international consulting company and started her professional career as a senior accountant at Nike. She has been a certified accountant since 2009 and a certified tax advisor since 2010.
Marta Skrodzka
Marta Skrodzka is a tax advisor. She graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics. She also studied at Universität des Saarlandes (Germany) during ERASMUS + program and completed an internship in the transfer pricing team in Los Angeles in 2016. She gained her experience in providing ongoing tax advisory services to clients in various sectors. She supports clients in the area of supply chain management in the field of VAT, tax risk management related to the outsourcing of accounting services, promotional, advertising and marketing activities, withholding tax issues and financing. She participated in numerous tax reviews and due diligence projects, including those related to wind farms, as well as in settling operations in Special Economic Zones. She speaks English very well and has communicative German.
Štěpán Hrubý
Štěpán has several years of experience in the field of international taxation and VAT. He participated in a number of important projects, both focusing on international taxation and the issue of transfer pricing. Štěpán has been a registered tax advisor since 2017.
Paweł Jóźwik
Paweł is an attorney-at-law admitted to the Bar in Poland. He has over 8 years of experience in tax and legal advisory. He graduated from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University of Lublin with a law degree. Before joining ASB Paweł gained experience in leading tax advisory and law firms. Paweł has vast experience in tax aspects of M&A transactions including share deals and asset deals with a strong focus on commercial real estate transactions, tax due diligence, tax planning, litigation, corporate law, contract law, transfer pricing, and ongoing tax and legal advisory to clients operating in various sectors such as real estate, pharmaceutical, energy, IT, retail. Paweł is fluent in English.
Zuzana Studničková
As Tax Manager at ASB Czech Republic, Zuzana is responsible for preparation of corporate income tax returns, personal income tax returns, real estate tax returns and real estate transfer tax returns. She also has a broad experience with monthly VAT reports, incl. VAT returns, control statements, EC sales lists. She has been a certified tax advisor since 2018. Prior joining the Tax Team at ASB Czech Republic in 2016, she studied Taxation and Tax Policy at the University of Economics in Prague.
Łukasz Koc
Tax Manager and an accomplished Legal Advisor, boasting over a decade of experience in tax consulting acquired through roles at international tax consulting firms and prominent Polish law practices. Specializing in corporate income tax and VAT, he offers expertise garnered from advising predominantly large enterprises. His consultation spans daily operations, settlement verifications, and intricate restructuring undertakings. Over the course of his career, he has contributed to projects within diverse sectors, including real estate, FMCG, manufacturing, and the automotive industry, among others.