Data from the European Commission show that in Romania we have a VAT gap of 35.7% (latest data for 2020). This means that we do not collect as much as we should from this tax.

“I am resigning from tax consultants, if in Romania 35%. This is not 35%. It is smaller. There is no such thing,” said Lucian Geius, president of ANAF.

He noted that the VAT gap is a topic that is constantly being discussed.

In this regard, he said that he agreed with IMF representatives to create a service that will specialize only in VAT analysis in order to make correct analyses.

“In vain (the European Commission does not) come and tell me that they do not know what percentage of VAT is accounted for by IT evasion. Let’s be serious. I doubt that you have many VAT evasions in the IT field. But he fell into the VAT loophole because there is something going on there,” Geiusz said.

• “Based on my analysis, I recognize that payment compliance has a very large weight on the VAT gap.”

• “Many companies with different capital, from public to private, declare and do not pay. They are included in the VAT gap. Irrevocable debt is taken there as well.”

“Any accountant when submitting a statement can (see no) that the corresponding agent does not have the corresponding amount. Suppose he has to pay 100 lei and has only 70 lei. What will not pay? VAT! They leave him as the last to think that maybe next month he will have to refund the VAT,” the head of ANAF also stated.

Lucian Heiuș is also a member of the Chamber of Fiscal Consultants, which is currently inactive.

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