The General Directorate of Taxes informs all taxpayers that the instruction No. 10, dated March 15, 2019 “On certain additions and amendments to Instruction No. 24, dated September 2, 2008, “On tax procedures in the Republic of Albania,” as amended.”.
Some of the main changes in the guidance are as follows:
- Taxpayers who apply to the National Business Center to transition to passive status must first have paid all their tax obligations.;
- A natural person with the same personal identification number is registered only once by the National Business Center. They are entitled to register and obtain a new NIPT/NUIS from the NBC only after the existing NIPT/NUIS has been deregistered.
- For each additional place of activity, other than the main place of activity, the natural person is issued a certificate bearing the same unique identification number as that of the registration, but with a different serial number in order to identify the location of the new activity.;
- A notice from the tax administration, when it concludes that a tax liability has not been paid in full, may also be issued by other means of notification, in addition to mail and electronic means, including hand delivery of the notice against the taxpayer's acknowledgment of receipt.
- Penalties are foreseen for both the seller and the buyer if they conduct transactions with entities in “Passive” status.;
- Simplification of the procedure for deregistration of taxpayers/entities registered in the QKB and with the Tax Administration.;
- Payment of late fees is no longer mandatory in cases of appeal/complaint.;
- In cases of infractions related to the issuance of tax invoices, tax receipts, and the documentation of transactions, if the taxpayer accepts the tax assessment and pays the liability, the penalty is reduced by 30 (thirty) percent.
- Explanation of the anti-avoidance principle as one of the alternative methods of assessment in cases of tax avoidance actions and abuse of the principles of tax law.;
The General Directorate of Taxation will continuously inform taxpayers of all changes to this directive in detail.