Tax evasion.
Defence lawyer for tax-evasion and economic-crime cases under Law 241/2005: from an ANAF inspection that turns criminal to proceedings before the prosecutor’s office (including DNA and DIICOT) and the courts. We step in from the criminal investigation stage and assist you through to the conclusion of the criminal proceedings.
An ANAF fiscal inspection has ended in a criminal complaint (sesizare penală)
You or your company received a summons from the prosecutor’s office (DNA, DIICOT or the local parchet) for tax evasion
You have been sent to trial for an offence under Law 241/2005
A precautionary seizure has been placed on your assets or accounts
Financial analysis
We reconstruct the alleged mechanism and the real prejudice from the accounting and tax facts, not from the inspection report alone.
Procedural review
We examine how the file moved from fiscal inspection to criminal case: the ANAF report, the way the evidence was gathered and the seizure.
Defence & damage strategy
We challenge the legal classification of the offence and, where it serves you, use the payment-of-damage mechanism to reduce exposure.
ANAF has filed a criminal complaint against me: what happens next?
A fiscal inspection can become a criminal case under Law 241/2005. The ANAF report is not a verdict: the way the prejudice is calculated and the way the evidence was obtained can both be challenged, and the criminal classification has to be proved separately. See our white-collar crime practice.
Can I avoid prison by paying the damage?
Law 241/2005 (art. 10) provides for reduced sentences and, under certain conditions, exemption from punishment, when the damage is fully covered. The 2024 amendment (Law 126/2024) changed these conditions, so timing and the exact amount matter. We assess this at the earliest stage.
What is the difference between a tax contravention and the crime of tax evasion?
Not every fiscal irregularity is a crime. Tax evasion under art. 9 of Law 241/2005 requires specific fraudulent acts and intent; many situations are administrative (a contravention) only. Where that line falls is often the heart of the defence.
A seizure has been placed on my assets: can I challenge it?
A precautionary seizure (sechestru asigurător) can be contested and its scope limited to the actual prejudice. Acting early matters to protect cash-flow and the running of the business. Talk to a criminal lawyer in Cluj-Napoca.
Don’t wait for the first hearing.
Who assists you from day one matters.