In Moldova, a residence certificate can be obtained electronically - STS.
In particular, the State Tax Service, in the context of simplifying and increasing the efficiency of interaction with taxpayers, announced the possibility of requesting and receiving a Certificate of Residence (Form 1-DTA17) through the Automated Information System (AIS) “Taxpayer Personal Account”, available on the website www.sfs. md. In this regard, the State Tax Service has developed a module “Certificate of Residence” within the framework of the “Taxpayer Personal Account” system, which has already been launched. Thus, the taxpayer has the opportunity to submit an “Application for the issuance of a certificate of residence (form CCR17)” by going to the AIS “Taxpayer’s Personal Account”, section “Services for Individuals” or “Services for Legal Entities”, module “Certificate of Residence”. The result of the application review is automatically sent by the system to the email address specified in it. Video instructions for using the module - https://youtu.be/fm_2Jwmore0. The “Certificate of Residence” (Form 1-DTA17), issued through the “Taxpayer Personal Account” system, contains an automatically generated QR code. Thus, to verify the authenticity of the certificates, the QR code present in the certificate will be scanned. The State Tax Service clarified that the certificate can be downloaded from the mentioned system, menu “Certificate of Residence”, section “Completed Requests”. When scanning a QR code, the automatic identification elements will contain information about the taxpayer (first and last name initials), number and date of issue of the certificate, period and country for which it was issued. In this case, the submitted forms can be submitted/received by a representative of the taxpayer with the obligatory attachment of a document certifying his/her authority, in accordance with Article 244 of the Tax Code. The procedure for certifying and confirming the residence of Moldova in order to take advantage of the provisions of conventions (agreements) for the avoidance of double taxation concluded between Moldova and other states is established by the Ministry of Finance (clause (9) of Article 793 of the Tax Code). In order to implement the provisions of Article 793 of the Tax Code, by order of the Minister of Finance No. 50/2017, a standard form of “Certificate of Residence" (Form 1-DTA17) was approved. // 19.02.2024 - InfoMarket.
