Key qualifications

Eniana has sound professional experience within ‘Big Four’ firms: KPMG Albania and PWC Albania, in taxation, on either national or international matters, including non tax residents and avoidance of double taxation issues in cross border transactions. Eniana’s relevant experience encompasses: (1) Involved in the negotiation of the DTT with Austria and presentation of DTT in the Albanian – German Economic conference in Germany (2) Part of the team in charge of drafting the amendments to the tax legislation in the General Tax Directorate (year 2005 fiscal package), (3) One of the trainers at the General Tax Directorate in charge of training tax inspectors in the audit department, part of the EU InWent (Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung GmbH) Program for Eastern Europe (4) When employed by the General Tax Directorate, trained in double taxation and transfer pricing issues and providing tax and legal opinions to non residents and Albanian taxpayers involved in double taxation transactions (5) Involved in the roundtables as an expert on business licensing in the establishment of National Licensing Center in Albania (a USAID project) (6) Being part of Investing across Boarders – IFC/World Bank’s project, completing WB surveys on Doing Business, Investing and Paying Taxes from year 2010.

Technical expertise

Technical expertise includes a thorough knowledge of relevant legislation such as: Albanian and international tax legislation and procedures, custom duty legislation, Albanian Company Law, Albanian Civil Code, national and international financial reporting standards, EU Competition Law/Privacy Law/M&A/Employment Law/Consumer Law/Company Law; etc.

She is partner at AECO Consulting since year 2007 and Tax & Legal Advisor, a Licensed Auditor since year 2011 and Professor of Business Law and of Financial Accounting, at the Mediterranean University of Albania.

She has finished the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Economics in Albania, as well as an LLM in International and European Business Law in Austria and she is studying part time ACCA in London School of Business and Finance in London.

Publications

The adoption of EU competition Law in Albania, Albanian Socio Economic Review No 73 2012

Money Laundering and Tax Evasion, Albanian Law Digest – the Ultimate Guide to Invest in Albania

Indirect Taxes – VAT Law, Albanian Law Digest – the Ultimate Guide to Invest in Albania

Corporate Law – Comparison of Albanian and Austrian Commercial Law – Tax Planet

Foreign Investment Incentives in Albania, WirtschaftsBlatt newspaper, Austria

 

Individual Projects

(i) Establishment of AECO Consulting shpk

(ii) Establishment of AECO Audit TR

(iii) STE on Preparation of Albanian Authorities for the EU’s DIS project – IPA (Employer: East West Consulting)

(iv) Reviewing the current system of business registration in order to create a unique business number for registration purposes, tax, customs, statistical and other purposes in Kosovo Business Registration Agency (KBRA) at Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI)- (Project Funded by USAID)