This obligation applies to economic operators who, in the previous calendar year, registered in certain subdivisions an income of more than 500,000 lei from wholesale, retail trade and/or provision of services by means of cash register and control equipment.
According to this obligation, in the specified subdivisions, economic operators shall provide customers with the possibility to make cashless payments through payment service providers licensed by the National Bank of Moldova.
These provisions do not apply to subdivisions where payments were made exclusively in non-cash form, except for those conducted by commercial banks. As well as to subdivisions located in villages/communities, except for those located within municipalities and cities.
Nor does it apply to savings and credit associations and non-bank credit organizations.
The State Tax Service warns that failure to comply with the provisions of Article 7¹ of Law no. 845/1992 is punishable by a fine of 4,000 to 6,000 lei per case.
The control and application of sanctions are carried out by the State Tax Service.
