Fiscal subject related
The last change has occurred in early 2020 when the deadline for communicating invoices to AT through SAF-T was changed from the 15th to the 12th of the month following the issuance of the documents.
Now, according to the proposal of the State Budget for 2022, the delivery date of the SAF-T file can be changed again, moving the deadline to the 5th of the month following the issuance.
We will see if this will be accepted, and if so, when it will become mandatory.
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