- Any request to change data with the QKB or online via e-Albania automatically generates a new case number, which also creates a new country code for the place of activity in the tax system.
- For businesses with a single point of operation, the new code may prevent regular invoicing under fiscalization until it is updated with the software provider.
- This mechanism has not changed since 2021; any change in the QKB—whether address, administrator, or legal form—can regenerate this code.
The Tax Administration has announced that, in cases where a taxpayer submits a request to change business information at the service counters of to the QKB or online through the portal e-Albania, It must immediately verify the country code for the place of activity on the Self-Care portal.
From our daily work, we see that many businesses change information in the QKB—such as their address, administrator, or legal form—without realizing that this simple action can disrupt their ability to issue proper invoices.
Read also: Updating the activity code (NVE) in the QKB: how it's done today, for another code related to QKB data, the economic activity code.
Why does the change in VAT affect invoicing?
Every change receives a new case number.
Every request for data changes in the QKB is automatically assigned a new case number, CN (Case Number). This number is immediately reflected in the tax system, generating a new Code of the Place of Business Activity, regardless of whether the requested change is directly related to the business address or not.
The new code hinders billing, especially for a single location.
For entities that have only one place of business, generating this new code prevents the continuation of normal fiscalization operations. In practice, the fiscalization software keeps working with the old code, which is no longer valid, and invoices risk not being processed.
Every time there is a tax or financial change that affects your business, we notify you directly by email with a practical explanation.
Send me free notificationsWhy does it matter today?
Always verify in Self-Care after making a change.
If you have just made a change in the QKB, the first step is to verify the Code of the place of activity on the Self-Care portal. If you notice that a new code has been generated, you must immediately notify your provider. certified software solution, so that he can perform the update and restore the billing option.
How we handle this with our clients
When a client makes a data change in the QKB, we immediately verify the country code for operation in Self-Care and, if it has changed, we notify the fiscalization software provider directly so that the business does not have to interrupt invoicing for even a single day.
Frequently asked questions
What changes in the QKB are causing this?
Any request for change to the QKB—address, administrator, legal form, capital, or other information—may generate a new case number and, consequently, a new place-of-performance code.
How long does the update from the software provider take?
It depends on your certified provider, but the sooner you notify them, the sooner normal billing resumes. Therefore, checking in Self-Care immediately after any change in QKB is the step that saves time.
