Update in the Republic of Srpska: Amendments to regulation on activities for which usage of electronic fiscal devices is not required

The Tax Administration of the Republic of Srpska has amended the regulation on activities exempt from using electronic fiscal devices, with changes taking effect on February 6, 2025. The update specifically exempts newspaper publishing related to court cases and official announcements of missing or invalid documents from fiscal device requirements.

The Tax Administration of the Republic of Srpska has published an amendment to the regulation on activities for which there is no obligation to record turnover via electronic fiscal device.

The regulation amending the regulation on activities for which there is no obligation to record turnover via an electronic fiscal device was published in the "Official Gazette of the Republika Srpska," No. 6/25 of 29.01.2025. The regulation enters into force after February 6, 2025. 

The aforementioned regulation amending the regulation on activities for which there is no obligation to record turnover via an electronic fiscal device ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska," No. 6/25) amended Article 2 of the regulation on activities for which there is no obligation to record turnover via an electronic fiscal device ("Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska," No. 10/24).

The amendment to Article 2 of the Regulation on activities for which there is no obligation to record turnover via an electronic fiscal device adds the activity of publishing newspapers in the part of publishing based on court cases and advertising official information regarding missing or invalid documents for entities that have a legal obligation to publish and for which there is no obligation to record turnover via an electronic fiscal device. This means that the above-added activities are also exempt from the obligation to use electronic fiscal devices in the new fiscal system, i.e., they are becoming exempt from the moment this regulation goes into force.