Extensions to two critical obligations of business announced by the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE), in a move that aims to secure the market from technical and organizational impasses. On the one hand, it relies on the end of 2025 the final withdrawal of the old tax mechanisms (EAFDS), on the other hand, it extends to the POS interconnection with cash registers for special cases.
The decisions announced by AADE are part of a broader market adjustment framework to the digital requirements of tax administration, recognizing the practical obstacles encountered by many businesses – mainly small and medium -sized – from the “digital” requirements of compliance with the new data shaped by transformation.
Extension by December 31, 2025 for the withdrawal of EAFDS
According to a new decision by AADE, businesses that continue to use old tax mechanisms of EAFDS have a deadline until December 31, 2025 to withdraw them and move to modern rumors. The extension was deemed necessary, as many businesses have not yet completed the required technical adjustment – especially those that had already connected POS systems.
Although the original deadline expired in 2024, it was found in practice that the market was not fully ready. Problems have been identified both in the availability of new mechanisms and in the technical support of installation and configuration, especially in region areas or in professional sectors such as catering.
Additional extension for POS interface with cash – only for special occasions
At the same time, AADE also issued a new decision, which extends the deadline for compliance for businesses with POSs without manual amounts of money and have already declared weakness to providers. These are specialized cases, such as gas stations or businesses with built -in equipment payment systems, where technical upgrade requires special manipulations and adjustment time.
The extension is given to complete the technical transition smoothly, with the aim of linking POS with the cash register system, as defined by decisions A.1098/2022 and A.1155/2023.
In essence, the two decisions of the HRAD are indirect recognition of the objective difficulties that businesses face in the implementation of the new digital tax framework. Despite the progress made in recent years in the digital transformation of accounting and tax infrastructure (eg via Mydata), there are still technical obstacles, especially in small or medium -sized businesses that do not have specialized ERP accounts or systems.
Wanting to avoid the imposition of fines that would create further friction on the market, the tax administration seems to choose a more flexible approach, giving businesses valuable time to complete technical adjustments and avoid sanctions, but without freeing the obligation.