Companies in scope risk penalties beginning from October 1, 2024, if they fail to set up electronic cash registers in their food and beverage vending machines in Romania. If they don't comply, what penalties could they face is defined by the ANAF as the Romanian Tax Authorities. Read more

ANAF has recently published the Guide to Directive 2011/16/EU on Administrative Cooperation in the Field of Taxation (DAC7) providing important insights into the legal framework surrounding tax transparency in Romania. This guide focuses on the obligations of digital platform operators in Romania, aligning with the DAC7 directive to enhance cross-border tax cooperation and reporting. It addresses requirements for platform operators to report income earned by sellers, including individuals and businesses, operating on their platforms and aims to ensure that all taxable activities within the European Union, including Romania, are reported accurately. Read more

As online shopping continues to grow, the European Union is planning to implement new regulations to protect local e-commerce sellers. One significant change affects consumers who shop on international platforms like Temu or AliExpress. The EU has already taken some steps at the first sign of growing foreign e-commerce sellers, and since July 1, 2021, all goods entering the EU, regardless of their... Read more

This series of instructional videos provide insight into the Romanian fiscalization system. Both legal and technical aspects of the fiscalization system in Romania are presented and divided into various topics. Read more

One way to validate VAT numbers in the EU is the VAT Information Exchange System (VIES), which is a crucial tool for businesses operating within the European Union. Owned by the European Commission, VIES is a search engine that retrieves data from national VAT databases to verify VAT numbers. Here’s a detailed look at how VIES works and its significance. How VIES Works When a search is made usi... Read more

The Government of Romania has adopted an Emergency Ordinance that brings changes and additions to the national electronic invoicing system in Romania (RO e-Invoice) while introducing other fiscal measures. The new legislation extends the use of the RO e-Invoicing system for transactions between businesses and final consumers (B2C) in terms of reporting them to this system, starting next year. The... Read more

In Romania, additions to GEO No. 28/1999 regarding the obligation of economic operators to use electronic fiscal cash registers regarding requirements for fiscal receipts have been introduced. The novelties are brought about by a new emergency ordinance amending certain articles of the above-noted GEO. Among others, there are novelties in presenting certain data on the fiscal receipt. The main ch... Read more