Do all retailers have to take a 200-euro banknote if the consumer wants to buy something with it? Yes, and no. The issue became topical after a customer at one of Croatia's big retailers was denied the privilege of shopping because he intended to pay a bill of 30,00 euros with a 200-euro banknote. It is already known that retailers such as Spar and Interspar do not accept 200- and 500-euro banknot... Read more

From January 1, 2023, the official currency in Croatia will be the euro, so data on receipts and other documents from January 1 onward will be presented in euros (until January 1, in kuna). Therefore, all provisions that previously were stated in kuna are now stated in euros, as is the cashier's maximum. According to current provisions, the person subject to fiscalization can determine the cash... Read more

The period of dual circulation is the period in which kunas and euros can be used for cash payments. Dual circulation starts on January 1, 2023, at 00:00 and ends on January 14, 2023, at 24:00. During dual circulation, a retailer or payee is not obliged to accept more than 50 kuna coins in one transaction. At the same time, the recipient of the payment is obliged to apply the regulations on the pr... Read more

Regarding the introduction of the euro as the official currency in the Republic of Croatia from January 1, 2023, we inform those subjects to fiscalization that receipts must be submitted to the fiscalization system in the currency that is in use at the time of issuing the specific document—receipts, invoices, transactions, or supporting documents. According to the above: ​ If the date of issue... Read more

While we wait for the final text of the draft of the VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) Directive, we can say that there are some certainties regarding the scope of the Directive, and the proposed scope is, as follows. EU Digital Reporting Requirements (DRR) were introduced for intra-EU transactions; Recapitulative statements have been removed. DRRs are to be mandatory or optional for domestic... Read more

A law on amendments to the Law on Trade has been sent to the Croatian Parliament, according to which shops would normally be closed on Sundays, and retailers could choose 16 Sundays during the year on which to work. The amendments propose that the working hours of the sales facilities be determined by the retailer, who has a maximum fund of 90 hours to allocate between Monday and Saturday, and... Read more