Wait, why are expenses deducted from profits, as opposed to before profits? Is OP doing something wrong, or is Romanian corporation tax different from normal?
That's a confusion on my part, sorry about that. You are right, the expenses are deducted before profits.
In my case, the expenses are so small (<$1k) that they would not significantly affect the final tax to be paid, so I just left it at the end as an aside.