List of activities that will be permitted to conduct their business and activities that will be prohibited from conducting economic activity starting March 24, 2020

Historic post, March 22, 2020. This post is a news item or announcement from 2020 and may no longer reflect the rules in effect. For current information, see our tax resources page.
With the aim of rigorously implementing the Order of the Minister of Health and Social Protection, no. 193, dated 20.03.2020, “On the prevention and combating of infections and infectious diseases,” all taxpayers are kindly requested to refer to table are defined:

What has changed since March 24, 2020

  • activities that are permitted to conduct economic activity and,
  • activities that there were no to carry out economic activities
In implementation of this order, we clarify that starting from March 24, 2020: Nuk The operation of the sales units listed in the table below, which are marked in red and have the status “Closed,” will be allowed. The operation of activities in service facilities, nightclubs, enclosed spaces dedicated to children's and youth entertainment, and gym activities is prohibited, sports centers, swimming pools, internet centers, cultural centers, and entertainment centers, in the retail units of all shopping malls, as well as any other unit engaged in the retail sale of items: industrial, cultural, various types of clothing, artistic goods, sports goods, and cosmetics. Are you allowed to continue operating all taxpayers engaged in the production of plant and animal products, the processing of food products, wood products, textiles, chemical products, pharmaceuticals, and minerals, production of electronic products, production of electrical products, production of furniture, energy production, production and supply of water, as well as cleaning services, building construction, engineering works, etc. specified in the table below that have the status “Allowed.” The tax administration calls on you and requests your understanding in order to implement this Order in defense of the public interest. We invite all taxpayers to refer to the table below to identify their type of activity and the status they must apply. For any further information or clarification, please contact the email address: [email protected] The table of allowed and disallowed activities can be downloaded. here.
About the author

Andi Haxhillari is an economist and the founder of AlProfit Consult, an accounting, tax advisory, and financial management firm in Tirana, established in 2015. He holds the professional title of Certified Accountant, certificate no. 359, issued by the Certification Authority of the Ministry of Finance on July 4, 2012. He graduated with a Master's degree in Accounting and as a General Economist from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tirana. For more than ten years, he has worked as an external economist for small and medium-sized businesses in Albania.

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