# moldova-vat

## Section 1 — Quick reference

**Quick reference table**

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Country | Moldova (Republic of Moldova) |
| Tax name | TVA (Taxa pe Valoarea Adaugata) |
| Standard rate | 20% |
| Reduced rates | 8% (bread, dairy, agricultural produce, medicines, natural gas, LPG) |
| Zero rate | 0% (exports, international transport) |
| Return form | Monthly TVA declaration |
| Filing portal | https://servicii.fisc.md (SFS portal) |
| Authority | State Fiscal Service (SFS — Serviciul Fiscal de Stat) |
| Currency | MDL (Moldovan Leu) only |
| Filing frequency | Monthly |
| Deadline | Last day of the month following the reporting month |
| DCFTA with EU | Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area — impacts customs treatment |
| Companion skill | **vat-workflow-base v0.1 or later — MUST be loaded** |
| Contributor | Open Accounting Skills Registry |
| Validated by | Pending local practitioner validation |
| Validation date | April 2026 |

**Key TVA return boxes**

| Box | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| 1 | Taxable supplies at 20% — base |
| 2 | Output TVA at 20% |
| 3 | Taxable supplies at 8% — base |
| 4 | Output TVA at 8% |
| 5 | Zero-rated supplies |
| 6 | Exempt supplies |
| 7 | Reverse charge on imported services — base |
| 8 | Output TVA on reverse charge |
| 9 | Total output TVA |
| 10 | Input TVA domestic purchases (20%) |
| 11 | Input TVA domestic purchases (8%) |
| 12 | Import TVA (customs) |
| 13 | Input TVA reverse charge (creditable) |
| 14 | Total input TVA |
| 15 | Net payable or credit |
| 16 | Credit B/F |
| 17 | Net payable |

**Conservative defaults**

| Ambiguity | Default |
| --- | --- |
| Unknown rate | 20% |
| Unknown purchase status | Not deductible |
| Unknown counterparty country | Domestic Moldova |
| Unknown SaaS billing entity | Reverse charge (Box 7/8/13) |
| Unknown blocked-input status | Blocked |

**Red flag thresholds**

| Threshold | Value |
| --- | --- |
| HIGH single-transaction size | MDL 100,000 |
| HIGH tax-delta | MDL 5,000 |
| MEDIUM counterparty concentration | >40% |
| LOW absolute net TVA | MDL 150,000 |

## Section 2 — Required inputs and refusal catalogue

### Required inputs

- **Minimum viable input** — Bank statement. Acceptable from: Moldova Agroindbank (MAIB), Victoriabank, Moldindconbank, Mobiasbanca, Eximbank, or any other. (Minimum viable)
- **Recommended input** — Invoices (factura fiscala), client IDNO. (Recommended)
- **Ideal input** — Complete e-invoice register, prior TVA declaration. (Ideal)

### Refusal catalogue

- **R-MD-1 — Non-registered** — Below MDL 1,200,000 and not voluntarily registered. (Message: "Not TVA registered. Out of scope.")
- **R-MD-2 — Partial exemption** — Mixed supplies. (Message: "Apportionment required.")
- **R-MD-3 — Transnistria** — Trigger: entity in Transnistria. (Message: "Transnistrian entities have separate fiscal administration. Out of scope.")
- **R-MD-4 — Income tax** — Not defined trigger in prose beyond message. (Message: "This skill handles TVA only.")

## Section 3 — Supplier pattern library

### 3.1 Moldovan banks (exempt — exclude)

**Moldovan banks table**

| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MAIB, MOLDOVA AGROINDBANK | EXCLUDE | Financial service, exempt |
| VICTORIABANK, VICTORIA | EXCLUDE | Same |
| MOLDINDCONBANK, MICB | EXCLUDE | Same |
| MOBIASBANCA, EXIMBANK | EXCLUDE | Same |
| DOBANDA, INTEREST | EXCLUDE | Interest |
| CREDIT, IMPRUMUT | EXCLUDE | Loan |

### 3.2 Government (exclude)

**Government table**

| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SFS, SERVICIUL FISCAL | EXCLUDE | Tax payment |
| VAMA, CUSTOMS | EXCLUDE | Duty (import TVA separate) |
| CNAS, SOCIAL INSURANCE | EXCLUDE | Social contributions |
| ASP, GOVERNMENT | EXCLUDE | Government fee |

### 3.3 Utilities

**Utilities table**

| Pattern | Treatment | Box | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MOLDOVAGAZ, MOLDELECTRICA | Domestic (8% gas / 20% electricity) | 11 or 10 | Gas at reduced rate; electricity at standard |
| APA-CANAL, REGIA APA | Domestic 20% | 10 | Water |
| MOLDTELECOM, ORANGE MD, MOLDCELL | Domestic 20% | 10 | Telecoms |

### 3.4 Insurance (exempt — exclude)

**Insurance table**

| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| MOLDASIG, GRAWE, DONARIS | EXCLUDE | Exempt |
| ASIGURARE, INSURANCE | EXCLUDE | Same |

### 3.5 Food and entertainment (blocked)

**Food and entertainment table**

| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| LINELLA, NR 1, METRO MD | Default BLOCK | Personal provisioning |
| RESTAURANT, CAFENEA, BAR | Default BLOCK | Entertainment blocked |

### 3.6 SaaS — non-resident (reverse charge)

**SaaS table**

| Pattern | Box | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GOOGLE, MICROSOFT, ADOBE, META | 7/8/13 | Reverse charge at 20% |
| SLACK, ZOOM, NOTION, AWS, ANTHROPIC, OPENAI | 7/8/13 | Same |

### 3.7 Professional services

**Professional services table**

| Pattern | Treatment | Box |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NOTAR, NOTARY | Domestic 20% | 10 |
| AUDITOR, CONTABIL | Domestic 20% | 10 |
| AVOCAT, LAWYER | Domestic 20% | 10 |

### 3.8 Payroll and exclusions

**Payroll and exclusions table**

| Pattern | Treatment | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SALARIU, SALARY | EXCLUDE | Wages |
| DIVIDEND | EXCLUDE | Out of scope |
| INTERN, TRANSFER INTERN | EXCLUDE | Internal |
| ATM, NUMERAR | TIER 2 — ask | Default exclude |

## Section 4 — Worked examples

### Example 1 — Non-resident SaaS reverse charge

**Input line:** `03.04.2026 ; NOTION LABS INC ; DEBIT ; Subscription ; USD 16.00 ; MDL 288`

**Example 1 table**

| Date | Counterparty | Gross | Net | VAT | Rate | Box (in) | Box (out) | Default? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03.04.2026 | NOTION LABS INC | -288 | -288 | 58 | 20% | 13 | 7/8 | N |

### Example 2 — Domestic utility at standard rate

**Input line:** `10.04.2026 ; MOLDTELECOM ; DEBIT ; Internet April ; -450 ; MDL`

**Example 2 table**

| Date | Counterparty | Gross | Net | VAT | Rate | Box | Default? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10.04.2026 | MOLDTELECOM | -450 | -375 | -75 | 20% | 10 | N |

### Example 3 — Reduced rate purchase (gas at 8%)

**Input line:** `12.04.2026 ; MOLDOVAGAZ ; DEBIT ; Natural gas ; -1,620 ; MDL`

**Example 3 table**

| Date | Counterparty | Gross | Net | VAT | Rate | Box | Default? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12.04.2026 | MOLDOVAGAZ | -1,620 | -1,500 | -120 | 8% | 11 | N |

### Example 4 — Export (zero-rated)

**Input line:** `22.04.2026 ; TECHCORP GMBH ; CREDIT ; IT services ; +18,000 ; MDL`

**Example 4 table**

| Date | Counterparty | Gross | Net | VAT | Rate | Box | Default? | Question? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 22.04.2026 | TECHCORP GMBH | +18,000 | +18,000 | 0 | 0% | 5 | Y | "Verify export docs" |

### Example 5 — Entertainment blocked

**Input line:** `15.04.2026 ; RESTAURANT LA PLACINTE ; DEBIT ; Dinner ; -800 ; MDL`

**Example 5 table**

| Date | Counterparty | Gross | Net | VAT | Rate | Box | Default? | Excluded? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15.04.2026 | RESTAURANT LA PLACINTE | -800 | -800 | 0 | — | — | Y | "Entertainment: blocked" |

### Example 6 — Import of goods

**Input line:** `25.04.2026 ; VAMA ; DEBIT ; Import TVA ; -12,000 ; MDL`

**Example 6 table**

| Date | Counterparty | Gross | Net | VAT | Rate | Box | Default? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 25.04.2026 | VAMA | -12,000 | -10,000 | -2,000 | 20% | 12 | N |

## Section 5 — Tier 1 classification rules (compressed)

### 5.1 Standard rate 20% (Fiscal Code Article 96)

- **Standard rate** — 20%

### 5.2 Reduced rate 8%

- **Reduced rate** — 8% (Bread, dairy, agricultural produce, medicines, natural gas, LPG. Sales to Box 3/4. Purchases to Box 11.)

### 5.3 Zero rate

- **Zero rate** — 0% (Exports, international transport. Box 5.)

### 5.4 Exempt

- **Exempt supplies** — Financial, insurance, medical, educational, residential rental, postal.

### 5.5 Reverse charge (Article 109)

- **Reverse charge** — Non-resident services. Self-assess at 20%. Box 7/8 (output), Box 13 (input).  _(Article 109)_

### 5.6 Import TVA

- **Import TVA** — At customs. Box 12.

### 5.7 Blocked input

- **Blocked input** — Passenger vehicles, entertainment, personal consumption, no valid invoice.

## Section 6 — Tier 2 catalogue (compressed)

### 6.1 Fuel/vehicles — *Default:* 0%.

- **Fuel/vehicles default** — 0%

### 6.2 Entertainment — *Default:* block.

- **Entertainment default** — block

### 6.3 SaaS entities — *Default:* reverse charge at 20%.

- **SaaS entities default** — reverse charge at 20%

### 6.4 8% vs 20% — *Default:* 20%.

- **8% vs 20% default** — 20%

### 6.5 Owner transfers — *Default:* exclude.

- **Owner transfers default** — exclude

### 6.6 Foreign incoming — *Default:* zero-rated.

- **Foreign incoming default** — zero-rated

### 6.7 Cash withdrawals — *Default:* exclude.

- **Cash withdrawals default** — exclude

### 6.8 Rent — *Default:* no TVA.

- **Rent default** — no TVA

## Section 7 — Excel working paper template

Per `vat-workflow-base` Section 3 with Moldova-specific box codes.

## Section 8 — Moldovan bank statement reading guide

**CSV conventions.** MAIB and Victoriabank use semicolons, DD.MM.YYYY.

**Romanian terms.** Salariu (salary), dobanda (interest), credit/imprumut (loan), numerar (cash), intern (internal), vama (customs), asigurare (insurance), contabil (accountant).

**Foreign currency.** Convert to MDL at National Bank of Moldova rate.

**IBAN prefix.** MD = Moldova.

**Transnistria note.** Transactions with Transnistrian counterparties require special handling — R-MD-3 fires.

## Section 9 — Onboarding fallback

### 9.1 Entity type — *Fallback:* "SRL, SA, or sole trader (II)?"

- **Entity type fallback** — "SRL, SA, or sole trader (II)?"

### 9.2 TVA registration — *Fallback:* "TVA payer?"

- **TVA registration fallback** — "TVA payer?"

### 9.3 IDNO — *Fallback:* "What is your IDNO?"

- **IDNO fallback** — "What is your IDNO?"

### 9.4 Period — *Inference:* statement dates.

- **Period inference** — statement dates

### 9.5 Industry — *Fallback:* "What does the business do?"

- **Industry fallback** — "What does the business do?"

### 9.6 Credit B/F — *Always ask.*

- **Credit B/F** — Always ask.

### 9.7 Transnistria — *Fallback:* "Any transactions with Transnistria?"

- **Transnistria fallback** — "Any transactions with Transnistria?"

## Section 10 — Reference material

### Sources

- **Sources list** — 1. Fiscal Code of Moldova — Title III (TVA) 2. SFS — https://servicii.fisc.md 3. National Bank of Moldova — https://www.bnm.md

### Change log

- **v2.0 (April 2026):** Full rewrite to Malta v2.0 10-section structure.

## End of Moldova VAT (TVA) Skill v2.0

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