Amendments to the conditions for application of income tax exemption to software engineers

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A new legislative Order has introduced changes regarding the tax exemption available on the wages of IT professionals. In order to decide who will benefit from said tax exemption certain conditions must be met, as follows:

• Reintroduction of the EUR 10,000 threshold

In order to benefit from the income tax exemption for software engineers, the employer must have earned at least EUR 10,000 per software engineer during the previous fiscal year.

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Start-up nation Romania subventions

The "Start-Up Nation - Romania" programme awards the minimis aid to a maximum of 10,000  small and medium-sized enterprises at a maximum value of 200,000 lei per beneficiary, representing 100% of the value of eligible expenditure.

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FINANCING

MAXIM 100% AFN, but can not exceed 200,000 lei per beneficiary (including VAT for non-paying companies)

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The tax on micro-enterprises becomes compulsory for all businesses with turnover below 500,000 euros the tax rate is only 3%

All companies with private capital  that earned up to 500,000 euros in revenue in 2016 are required to change their tax system by becoming a taxpayer on microfinance income. Basically, no private company with income under this ceiling can not  pay a 16%  tax rate, but is forced to apply the tax regime for micro-enterprises. The only companies that escape this obligation are those with social capital of at least 45,000 lei, who can choose which tax system they apply (micro or profit tax).

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15 lei – the new face value of the meal tickets in Romania

Starting December 2016, the new maximum nominal value of meal vouchers is 15 lei.

The new nominal value of meal vouchers was established by Law no. 218/2016 for the amendment of Art. 3 paragraphs. (1) of Law no. 142/1998 regarding grating food vouchers, published in the Official Gazette no. 931/2016.

Therefore, in accordance with the provisions of this law the order meal tickets with face values of up to 15 lei inclusive can be delivered starting from December.

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Detachment with A1 form in Romania - procedure for A1 in Romania

Employee’s mobility is on many employers’ agenda for a wide number of reasons, including limited qualified resources and entering new territories. The procedure for detachment in Romania is one of Europe’s difficult cases and basically Romania looses a lot of taxes by a central agency that is working with a procedure that is contra productive and against migration to other regions in Europe. But with a lot of effort you will obtain your A1 form as employee or independent worker – PFA. We hope that the government will simplify the application to obtain European standards (e.g.

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