The State Tax Service (SFS) of the Republic of Moldova will carry out fiscal inspections through operational checks throughout August, focusing primarily on sectors with a higher risk of tax non-compliance and seasonal economic activities.
According to SFS, inspectors will pay particular attention to areas such as online commerce and services provided through digital platforms, retail trade, passenger road transport, including taxi services, HoReCa businesses, market trade and services, the sale of soft drinks and beer, tobacco product sales, and physical recovery services, BANI.MD reports.
The inspections will be conducted without prior notice, directly at the location where economic activities take place, based on an analysis of fiscal risks.
Inspectors will mainly verify:
- whether fiscal receipts are issued for cash payments;
- whether income is fully and correctly declared;
- whether businesses have documents proving the legal origin of goods.
The SFS states that these actions aim both to prevent tax evasion and to protect compliant taxpayers by ensuring fair competition in the business environment.
Preliminary data from the Tax Service show that in July, approximately 830 operational fiscal inspections were carried out, with violations identified in 530 cases.
Following these checks, authorities applied:
- fiscal penalties worth 1.84 million lei;
- administrative fines exceeding 530,000 lei.
The total value of penalties surpassed 2.37 million lei.
The largest number of inspections targeted the trade of goods, products, and materials — 332 checks, with violations found in 274 cases.
The second most inspected sector was passenger road transport, with 219 inspections and 74 violations identified.
Trade and services provided in markets ranked third, with 132 inspections resulting in 85 detected violations.
Regarding the value of fiscal penalties, the highest fines were imposed in the trade sector, amounting to 1.137 million lei, followed by 385,000 lei in market commerce and 113,900 lei in passenger transport.
The State Tax Service emphasized that the inspections are part of efforts to improve tax compliance and ensure equal conditions for businesses operating legally.