Tax & Legal

tax

CLS & Strategy supports its clients

CLS & Strategy supports its clients in managing and optimizing both local and international taxation.
Our approach combines strong technical expertise with a clear understanding
of each company’s operational challenges.
Our services include:

Drafting tax
analysis and advices

In response to queries relating to tax matters

Structuring
and planning

Designing and implementing efficient tax structures that reduce the tax burden while remaining compliant with regulatory requirements.

Tax assessment of strategic operations

Evaluating and managing tax implications of mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and investment projects.

Personal
Taxation

Designing and implementing efficient tax structures that reduce the tax burden while remaining compliant with regulatory requirements.

Dispute &
audit management

Evaluating and managing tax implications of mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, and investment projects.

Preparation and filing of monthly tax and social security returns for both CNAS and CACOBATH

Computation and declaration of:
– Value Added Tax (VAT);

– Personal Income Tax (PIT);

– Corporate Income Tax (CIT) installments;

– Payroll-related taxes (training and apprenticeship taxes);

– Preparation and submission of the monthly tax return (G50 form) to the tax administration.

– Preparation and submission of the monthly social security return (DAC) to the social security authorities for both CNAS and CACOBATH.

Preparation of annual Corporate Income Tax return

– Review and analysis of the accounting statements used for the return;

– Identification and communication of discrepancies to management;

– Computation of taxable income and periodic installments;

– Preparation of the annual tax return, including appendices, in accordance with the tax authority forms;

– Calculation of the final corporate income tax due.

Legal

We help organisations navigate legal complexity with an approach that goes beyond traditional advice. By combining legal expertise with consulting, process design and delivery support, we enable clients to make informed decisions, secure execution and strengthen governance, across both day-to-day operations and major transformation programmes.

Business set-up & regulatory authorisations

We support clients from the earliest stages of their projects,
ensuring a smooth path from intent to operational readiness.

This includes end-to-end assistance with:
– Company formation and establishment (incorporation, constitutional documentation, registrations)
– Regulatory authorisations and permits (licences, approvals, sector-specific requirements)
– Engagement with competent authorities and management of filing timelines and dependencies
– Compliance set-up (governance basics, required registers, renewal/ongoing obligations)

Legal advisory

We advise across the legal domains that underpin business performance and resilience,
translating requirements into clear positions and actionable options:

– Corporate, commercial and contract law (drafting, review, negotiation)
– Reorganisations & transformations (mergers, demergers, integrations, carve-outs, group restructurings)
– Governance & compliance (policies, procedures, internal controls)
– Dispute resolution (pre-dispute strategy, negotiation and settlement support)
– Public law, infrastructure & environmental law
– Competition & distribution law
– IP/IT & digital law
– Restructuring & insolvency
– Banking & financial law

Legal consulting
(Legal Operations & Transformation)

We help legal functions improve performance, predictability and control through operating-model and process redesign,
supported by technology and data:
– Legal operating model and service design
– Process standardisation and workflow optimisation
– Contract lifecycle management (CLM)
– LegalTech enablement and adoption support
– Reporting, KPIs and governance

Legal reporting obligations

– Labor registers: preparation and legalization of mandatory registers (payroll, paid leave, personnel, foreign employees, health & safety, industrial accidents, etc.);

– Employment contracts: provision of templates and drafting of fixed-term, indefinite-term, and foreign employee contracts;

– General legal assistance:

– Support in corporate, contractual, labor, and customs law; corporate secretarial services; review and drafting of legal documentation and agreements.