Foreign-owned companies
An accountant built for foreign-owned Romanian companies.
Owning a Romanian company from abroad is fully legal and increasingly common. What is rare is an accountant who treats the cross-border part as the job — not as an inconvenience.
Where foreign owners get stuck
The recurring pain points — and what a specialized firm does differently.
| Reality | How we handle it |
|---|---|
| Everything official is in Romanian | ANAF, SPV and every declaration operate in Romanian. We run that side and report to you in plain English — obligations, deadlines, amounts. |
| You are not in the country | Documents are signed digitally or under a power of attorney; SPV access and e-Factura are electronic. Presence in Romania is not required. |
| Dividends cross a border | We apply the 16% dividend tax at distribution, check CASS thresholds, and prepare the treaty file — including the tax residency certificate you need from home. |
| Money moves through PSPs | Stripe, PayPal, Wise and foreign bank statements are reconciled monthly like any other ledger — no pushback, no manual chaos. |
| You lend your company money | Shareholder loans are documented properly at the start, so repayments stay clean and no surprise tax treatment appears later. |
What the service includes
- Complete monthly accounting and declarations — the full scope described on our services page.
- English-language onboarding, monthly summaries and direct answers to your questions.
- Dividend planning and distribution paperwork for foreign shareholders, including treaty relief files.
- Coordination with your notary or lawyer on powers of attorney and corporate changes at ONRC.
- A tax-regime check — 16% profit tax versus the 1% micro-enterprise regime, against the eligibility conditions in force.
The statutory baseline is the same as for any Romanian company — see what an SRL must keep and file — but the execution around it is designed for owners who are not here.
The documents you will actually deal with
Running a Romanian company from abroad involves a short, predictable list of paperwork. We tell you exactly what to obtain, in what form, and handle the Romanian side of each:
- A power of attorney, where you want signatures handled locally without travel.
- A tax residency certificate from your home country, required for double-tax-treaty relief on dividends.
- Digital signature setup, so declarations and corporate documents are signed remotely.
- Shareholder loan agreements, documented before money moves rather than reconstructed after.
- Corporate change filings at ONRC — address, administrators, share transfers — coordinated with your notary or lawyer.
Getting profit out, correctly
Dividends are where foreign owners most need an accountant who has done this before. Distribution happens annually after the financial statements are approved, or quarterly with a year-end regularization — and never from profit that does not exist. The Romanian side withholds 16% at the review date; whether your home country taxes the rest, and whether a treaty reduces the withholding, depends on your residency paperwork. Our dividends guide explains the mechanics, and the foreign shareholders guide covers the documents involved.
Frequently asked questions
- Can a foreigner own 100% of a Romanian company?
- Yes. A foreigner — EU or non-EU — can own 100% of a Romanian SRL and be its administrator. No local shareholder or director is required. The company itself, however, must keep Romanian-language, RON-denominated books and file everything locally, which is where we come in.
- Do I need to visit Romania for the accounting?
- No. Filings run electronically through SPV, invoices flow through e-Factura, and documents are signed digitally or under a power of attorney. Our clients manage their companies entirely from abroad.
- How are dividends to a foreign shareholder taxed?
- Dividend tax is 16% at distribution at the review date. Romania's double-tax treaties can reduce the withholding, but treaty relief requires a tax residency certificate from the shareholder — we tell you exactly what to obtain and handle the paperwork on the Romanian side.
- Can I lend money to my own Romanian company?
- Shareholder loans are common and legal, but they must be documented and recorded correctly, and repayments must follow the agreement. We set up the paperwork so the loan does not create tax problems later.
- Do you work with Wise, Revolut or foreign bank accounts?
- Yes. We reconcile statements from international banks and payment providers routinely. What matters for the books is complete, consistent statements — not where the account is held.
Talk to us about your company
240+ clients — companies, NGOs and freelancers — across 30 Romanian counties. Whether you are starting fresh or switching from an accountant who cannot work in English, tell us where things stand — we reply within one business day.