The Z Report is a legally required daily closure document for fiscal cash registers, summarizing all transactions and storing them permanently in fiscal memory. If the report is missed, it must be generated as soon as possible—ideally the next day—and the delay must be recorded in the Special register to remain compliant. Read more

Romania’s new VAT rules under Government Decision No. 602/2025 took effect on August 1, 2025, aligning the VAT Implementing Norms with recent amendments from Law No. 141/2025. The standard VAT rate increased from 19% to 21%, while a unified reduced VAT rate of 11% now applies to goods and services previously taxed at 5% or 9%, including food, medicine, accommodation, books, and cultural services. Read more

Romania’s new fiscal law, effective August 1, 2025, increases the standard VAT rate from 19% to 21% and consolidates the reduced rates (5% and 9%) into a single 11% rate. The 11% VAT applies to key sectors like food, medicines, housing, cultural services, and hospitality, while raw materials will be taxed at the full 21%, potentially impacting pricing and refunds.   Few days ago, Romania&rsq... Read more

Romania’s National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) has launched a verification campaign targeting 2,768 companies to investigate potential profit exports between 2020 and 2024. Running from July 17 to August 29, 2025, the initiative focuses on profit declarations, transfer pricing compliance, and consistent tax rule application. ANAF aims to promote transparency and fair taxation through a... Read more

On July 7, 2025, the Romanian Government formally assumed responsibility before Parliament for a sweeping fiscal reform package, which includes increasing the standard VAT rate to 21%, raising reduced VAT rates to 11%, increasing excise duties by 10%, taxing dividends at 16%, and imposing health contributions (CASS) on pensions above 3,000 lei. Read more

Romania has announced significant tax changes, including VAT rate increases starting August 1, 2025, to help reduce the budget deficit. The standard VAT rate will rise from 19% to 21%, and the reduced VAT rates of 5% and most 9% rates will be unified at 11%, covering food, medicines, books, firewood, water, and HoReCa services, though the HoReCa rate may increase to 21% after an October review. Read more