Romanian Fiscal Agency Seeks To Introduce Online Tax Payment, Expects Bids By Aug 13

The agreement is to be concluded of a three-year period and will allow individual taxpayers to use banking cards and pay taxes and other contributions to the general consolidated budget online.

Bidders must submit a financial statement, annual turnover for the past three years (2005-2007) from banking card transactions, at least one letter of credit from a third party, along other information documents needed to assess the observance of requirements.

Bidders must be certified from the point of view of IT security and must have implemented security standards for online transactions for VISA Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode.

Bidders must have concluded at least three similar contracts over the past three years and have registered at least 75,000 online payments using banking cards.

ANAF will select the best economic offer, taking into account various criteria, including fees perceived per transaction, installation/interface/configuring costs, monthly fees and technical support of at least 16 hours a day.

The fiscal agency expects bids by Aug 13.

According to an order of the president of the fiscal agency, individual taxpayers will be able as of Oct 1 to pay their taxes online, using banking cards, for incomes obtained from commercial or farming activities, liberal professions, transfers of real estate or from salaries.