Romanian tax agency’s anti-fraud department issues more fines

The anti-fraud department within the National Fiscal Administration Agency (ANAF) has increased the number of fines by 30% this year compared to the same period last year, said ANAF president Dragos Doros. The number of controls carried out also went up by 3% year-on-year. Dragos Doros, who spoke at a conference organized by Deloitte, added that the Large Taxpayers Unit within ANAF monitors around 1,500 taxpayers, reports local Agerpres. The big taxpayers together with some 22,000-24,000 medium taxpayers bring some 60-70% of the state’s revenues. The Large Taxpayer Unit is coordinated from Bucharest while the medium taxpayers are monitored by 8 regional ANAF offices. Doros also talked about the ANAF decisions that are challenged in court. He said that ANAF generally wins some 75% of the “amounts” debated upon. “It’s not necessarily good, nor bad,” Doros said. In Bucharest, the percentage reaches 88%. The anti-fraud department was established in 2013 and has about 2,000 employees. The former prime minister Victor Ponta called the department the Tax Agency’s DNA, referring to the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) directorate. editor@romania-insider.com