An important digitalization project of ANAF is Big Data, the deadline is 2025. Currently, the specifications are still being discussed. According to the head of ANAF, Lucian Geiusz, the institution’s working method will change with the introduction.

“In terms of digitization – computerization, ANAF has a big problem. We are discussing computer systems, some of which have been implemented since 2005-2006. They underwent changes, but only adaptation to the legislation. There are no structural changes that would create the ability to respond to the needs of the business environment, as well as to the internal needs of ANAF, to be able to provide us with the information we need,” Heyush said at the TaxEU forum. .

According to him, after 300 million euros from PNRR, we are discussing many computer programs, the essence of which is twofold:

1. Scope: restructuring of tax debt administration mechanisms.

“At first it was intended only for legal entities. I hope that an understanding can be found to correct and record individuals in this large database,” he explained.

2. Big data: this will allow “to manage all the bases and information we have, to be able to do a proper risk analysis and stop wasting our reduced fiscal inspection capacity.”

Thanks to this project, ANAF will cover only those taxpayers and those territories where tax evasion occurs.

“Let’s stop sitting with the taxpayer for 2-3 months and see that we have nothing to look for there, that his activities are correct and everything is fine,” stated the president of ANAF.

What will Big Data do and what notifications will taxpayers receive?

“Thanks to Big Data, certain mechanisms will be created by which we will make a true, correct, highly effective risk analysis, having almost all the information to accurately identify areas and tax evaders in different categories,” said Lucian Geiusz. .

According to him, all taxpayers from Romania will receive a message telling them which risk category (low, medium and high) they belong to according to the analyses.

“ANAF and they will be interested, if they are in the high-risk group, to come and solve their problems and move to another category,” explained the head of ANAF.

• The low risk ones we will never control.

“If the risk is high, we will monitor it to catch it in various forms during inspection, surprise checks and other forms of verification,” Geiusz said.

At medium risk, he says, “we have information that something is wrong and that the taxpayer should go and explain.”

“This creates not only a division of taxpayers, but also a bridge of communication and dialogue between ANAF and the taxpayer. We tell him: you are there, you have problems. Come to us and let’s solve them together. Let’s not go into control and set some sky-high amounts, end up in bankruptcy or have other problems in 1-2 years,” the president of the Ministry of Finance also noted.