In 2020, persons engaged in entrepreneurial activity paid 3.76 billion lei to the budget in the form of income tax, which is 10% less than in 2019.
According to the State Tax Service, in 2020, economic agents and individuals who are engaged in entrepreneurial activity filed 102.14 thousand income tax declarations, which is 3% more than in 2019. More than 11 thousand taxpayer declarations submitted to the State Tax Service after the implemented tax compliance measures. As the director of the State Tax Service Sergiu Puscuta noted, last year the number of declarations filed by small and medium-sized enterprises (IVAO) increased. In addition, there has been an increase in the number of ONG declarations filed by non-governmental organizations, as for the 2020 tax period, the obligation to file such a declaration arose among condominium co-owners. Last year, more than 56% of declarations were submitted in electronic form, 41.6% - on paper, 2% - were "quick declarations". In total, according to the State Tax Service, taxpayers who were engaged in entrepreneurial activity last year received revenues of 397.5 billion lei (-8.3% compared to 2019), and their expenses amounted to 371.8 billion lei (-7.2%). “This decrease in both indicators reflects trends in the country's economy in the context of a pandemic, imposed restrictions, natural disasters,” said Puscuta. The amount of the declared income tax from business activities amounted to 3.76 billion lei (in 2019 - 4.18 billion lei). About 38% of the declared income tax was transferred by economic agents of the trade sector, 13% - by enterprises of the processing industry, 9% - by enterprises of the construction industry, 8% - by companies in the financial and insurance industries, 6% - by companies in the ICT industry; 4% - agricultural enterprises. // 28.05.2021 — InfoMarket.
