- In December 2020, the General Directorate of Taxation announced a negotiation procedure for the production of a communication campaign on fiscalization, with a budget cap of 16,850,000 lekë excluding VAT.
- The campaign included television and radio spots, brochures, posters, and explanatory videos, aimed at informing taxpayers about the obligation to fiscalize under Law No. 87/2019.
- This was an administrative tender with a limited term until December 31, 2020, and does not contain any rules or deadlines that apply to business today.
- For all the latest on fiscalization and invoicing, you have a dedicated, up-to-date resource.
On December 14, 2020, the General Directorate of Taxes published an invitation to negotiate addressed to media outlets and specialized agencies for the production and broadcast of a communication campaign on the obligation to use fiscalization. This was not a business notice but an administrative procurement procedure, with a budget limit of 16,850,000 lekë excluding VAT and a deadline for submitting offers until December 17, 2020.
From our daily work, we know that documents of this kind—procurement notices or internal administrative procedures of institutions—are sometimes confused by readers with notices that directly affect taxpayers. This article clarifies what this document actually was.
What did the 2020 campaign entail?
The requested campaign included eight 25-second television spots and eight 25-second radio spots, ten technical explanatory videos on the steps of fiscalization, ten case study videos of fiscalized businesses, electronic brochures, and posters. The goal was to inform the general public about the obligation to fiscalize under Law No. 87/2019 “On Invoicing and the Monitoring System of Turnover,” specifically at the time when fiscalization was being extended to new groups of taxpayers.
Why does it matter today?
No obligation or deadline of this document is valid anymore.
The fund, the tender deadline, and the transmission period (until December 31, 2020) were specific to that procurement procedure and are now closed. The document does not impose any obligation on the business, either now or in the past, as it is an agreement between the DPT and the media agencies.
How we handle this with our clients
When a client asks us about an official document they don't immediately understand, we first verify whether it's a notice addressed to them as a taxpayer or simply an internal administrative procedure like this that requires no action on their part.
For current information on fiscalization and invoicing, see Invoicing and billing.
