Romania issues draft form for pillar two top-up tax notification
The tax authority released a draft form for notifying and designating entities to handle domestic top-up tax under Pillar Two rules. Romania’s National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) released a draft order on 20 June 2025 outlining the
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Romania announces 2025–28 tax reforms, raises dividend tax
The proposed tax reforms target increased taxes on dividends, reduced incentives, stricter expense deductions, and simplified VAT rates. Romania published its decision approving the 2025-2028 Government Programme in the Official Gazette on 23
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Romania announces plan to streamline VAT to two rates
Romania’s parliament has approved the new government and its Government Plan, published in Official Gazette No. 580 on 23 June 2025. The plan proposes VAT system changes, including removing VAT incentives on real estate transactions and reducing
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Romania: Government approves tax treaty with UK
The Romanian government has approved the 2024 Romania–United Kingdom income tax treaty on 16 April 2025. The agreement will come into force once the ratification instruments have been exchanged. Upon becoming effective, it will supersede the
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Romania: Government approves tax treaty with Andorra
Romania’s government approved the ratification of the income and capital tax treaty with Andorra on 16 April 2025. Signed on 27 September 2024, it is the first treaty between the two countries, and aims to prevent double taxation and combat
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Romania consults on draft legislation to ratify Pillar Two STTR instrument
Romania’s government has initiated a public consultation on a draft law to ratify the Multilateral Convention to Facilitate the Implementation of the Pillar Two Subject to Tax Rule (STTR MLI). In September 2023, the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework
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Romania brings amendments to construction tax
Romania introduced and enacted Government Emergency Ordinance no. 21/2025 (GEO 21/2025) on 4 April 2025, which amends the construction tax (pillar tax). The provisions of the ordinance take effect upon publication and will be applicable beginning
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Romania publishes guidance on VAT registration and RO e-invoice
Romania’s tax authority published a playbook on VAT registration and RO e-invoice requirements for public authorities on 7 March 2025. The playbook includes legal provisions regarding VAT registration of public institutions and RO e-invoice
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Andorra gazettes tax treaty with Romania
Andorra has gazetted the law ratifying the Andorra - Romania Income and Capital Tax Treaty (2024) in Official Bulletin No. 22 on 19 February 2025. Earlier, Romania and Andorra signed an income tax treaty on 27 September 2024. This is the first
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Romania announces new tax on special constructions
Romania has made additional amendments to the Tax Code (Law no. 227/2015) reinstating the tax on special constructions, under Emergency Ordinance no. 156 of 30 December 2024. A new amendment is reintroducing a 1% tax on non-building constructions
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Romania: VAT exemptions for hospital supplies, changes to VAT deposit return system
Romania’s government has announced an extension of the value-added tax (VAT) exemption to include certain supplies provided to hospitals on 20 December 2024. Additionally, changes were made to the VAT regime for non-reusable primary packaging as
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EU: European Commission ends infringement case against Romania over DAC7 information exchange
The European Commission (EC) announced the closure of the infringement procedure against Romania (INFR(2024)2048) on 12 February 2025 for failing to automatically exchange information under the 2021 amendment to the 2011 Directive on Administrative
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Andorra: Parliament approves tax treaty with Romania
Andorra’s General Council (parliament) approved the ratification of the income and capital tax treaty with Romania on 23 January 2025. The treaty set withholding tax rates for dividends at 0% to 5%, interest at 3%, and royalties at 5%. The
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Romania raises dividend tax, updates micro-enterprise rules
Romania has issued Emergency Ordinance no. 156 of 30 December 2024, which introduces various amendments to the Tax Code (Law no. 227/2015), which took effect on 1 January 2025. One significant change includes raising the dividend tax rate from 8%
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Romania, Malta ratify protocol to tax treaty
Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis has signed into law the ratification of the pending protocol to the 1995 Romania-Malta income tax treaty on 9 January 2024. This follows after the protocol was approved by Romania's Chamber of Deputies on 18
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Romania: Senate approves amending protocol to tax treaty with Malta
The Romanian Senate has approved Draft Law No. L611/2024, ratifying the amending protocol to the 1995 Malta-Romania Income Tax Treaty on 16 December 2024. The protocol has been submitted to the President for approval and promulgation. The
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Romania clarifies public CbCR reporting rules
Romania’s Ministry of Finance, in a release, outlined the preliminary format for public Country-by-Country (CbC) reporting. This follows after Romania has introduced public country-by-country (CbC) reporting requirements through Order no. 2.048
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Romania extends tax amnesty deadline for unpaid taxes
Romania has published Emergency Ordinance No. 132 of 21 November 2024 in the Official Gazette, which includes an extension of the payment deadline for the tax amnesty introduced in September 2024, among other provisions. As previously reported,
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