Fines for non-compliance with financial and accounting obligations by companies have increased significantly, and in some cases even doubled, after the amendment of Law No. 1000. 82/1991 (Accounting Law) by the Ordinance on Trains (OJ No. 115/2023).

Miruna DragomanPhoto: PwC Romania

All changes under the Trains Decree apply starting with the annual financial statements for the 2023 financial year.

The changes with the greatest impact relate to the obligations to have a management accounting policy and to carry out inventories, the aim of the authorities is to increase the degree of voluntary compliance while applying sanctions to companies that do not meet their statutory obligations.

It should be noted that the fines detailed in Article 42 of the Accounting Law have not undergone significant changes since 2011, and some even until 2008.

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The article is signed by Miruna Dragoman, senior manager of PwC Romania

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