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Navigating the global tax compliance landscape successfully is complex and resource-intensive. Every country has a specific and constantly evolving set of legislated e-invoicing requirements.
Non-compliance, intentional or not, can result in significant financial penalties, business disruption, and reputational damage.
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07.06.22
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|02.04.22
|The Romanian government published Emergency Ordinance number 130/2021 on 18 December 2021, which states that ‘high fiscal risk products’ must soon be issued through the RO e-Factura. The Emergency Ordinance provides a few key dates:
• A voluntary phase from 1st April 2022 to 30 June 2022;
• This then becomes mandatory from 1st July 2022.
The requirement to issue B2B invoices through the RO e-Factura is currently optional- and both the supplier and the buyer must be registered through the RO e-Factura to do so. However, requirements will be much more demanding from 1st July 2022 for transactions involving high risk fiscal products – these must be issued through the RO e-Factura, regardless of whether the buyer is registered in the RO e-invoice registry or not.
Affected taxpayers must ensure that they have the technical infrastructure to issue invoices in XML format, in accordance with the technical and usage specifications of the RO_CIUS electronic invoice in Romania.
The National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) have provided 5 categories that come under the definition of a high-risk fiscal product- these are fairly wide in scope:
• Certain foods (including fruit and vegetables, amongst others)
• Alcoholic beverages
• New constructions
• Mineral products
• Clothing and footwear
ANAF plans to update this list regularly.
Tungsten is monitoring developments in Romania and what this means for our solution.
01.04.22
|The Romanian government has introduced Government Emergency Ordinance no. 120/2021 which regulates B2G e-invoicing. Taxpayers in the B2B sphere can also now choose to issue and send invoices through the RO e-invoicing system, but it is not yet mandatory to do so.
Tungsten is monitoring developments in the Romania B2B landscape and will keep you updated.
The Minister of Finance Order no. 1366/2021 has also approved the core invoice usage specifications (RO_CIUS) for e-invoicing. These specific operational rules are compliant with the SR EN 16931-1 European standard for e-invoicing. This Order contains the core invoice usage specifications for e-invoices and how to use them.
11.12.21
|Recently, Government Emergency Ordinance (“GEO”) no. 120/2021, regulating the structure of the electronic invoice and creating the framework for achieving the basic technical specifications of the electronic invoice in Romania, was published in the Official Gazette. This includes detailed instructions regarding the Electronic Invoice RO e-factura.
The RO e-factura will become operational within 30 days of the GEO (so by 6 November 2021).
Economic operators can opt to use the national e-invoicing system and issue RO e-factura in both a B2G and B2B context.
The Ministry of Finance plans to issue a further order in the future to approve details around the use and operation of the RO e-factura system for B2B or B2G transactions and technical specifications.
10.06.21
|Romania is making some strides with e-invoicing. The Romanian Ministry of Public Finance announced on 14 September 2021 that the pilot-programme “E-factura” will become operational starting September 2021.
For now, this programme will address only the uploading, storing and downloading of invoices for B2G transactions.
The Romanian Ministry of Public Finance mentioned that such a pilot program will lead to further developments and also provide some further insight into how B2B e-invoicing can be developed.
08.08.21
|The National Agency for Fiscal Administration (“NAFA”) has started the implementation of SAF-T in Romania.
The preliminary SAF-T structure was published in April 2021, while the related guidance and legislation is expected to be published this summer. The SAF-T related software at NAFA’s level is expected to be finalised by the end of July 2021, allowing voluntary testing together with large taxpayers to be performed during August – December 2021. January 2022 will be the first reporting month for large Romanian taxpayers, and SAF-T reporting periods will follow the VAT reporting period (e.g. monthly or quarterly).
The technical specifications have been released and can be found on the ANAF portal.
08.08.21
|The National Agency for Fiscal Administration (“NAFA”) has started the implementation of SAF-T in Romania.
The preliminary SAF-T structure was published in April 2021, while the related guidance and legislation is expected to be published this summer. The SAF-T related software at NAFA’s level is expected to be finalised by the end of July 2021, allowing voluntary testing together with large taxpayers to be performed during August – December 2021. January 2022 will be the first reporting month for large Romanian taxpayers, and SAF-T reporting periods will follow the VAT reporting period (e.g. monthly or quarterly).
The technical specifications have been released and can be found on the ANAF portal.
12.23.20
|The Romanian Finance Minister has announced that the Romanian government intends to introduce an e-invoicing system. Currently, there is no more information available. We will monitor the announcements and report on further progress in the upcoming compliance updates.
12.23.20
|The Romanian Finance Minister has announced that the Romanian government intends to introduce an e-invoicing system. Currently, there is no more information available. We will monitor the announcements and report on further progress in the upcoming compliance updates.
01.01.18
|The implementation of a mandatory VAT Split Payment law came into force on 1 January 2018. The system has been voluntary since 1 October 2017.
01.01.18
|The implementation of a mandatory VAT Split Payment law came into force on 1 January 2018. The system has been voluntary since 1 October 2017.
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