Every import of agricultural produce will be subject to enhanced control by the NRA, and invoices and the real value of transactions will be checked, as before. This was agreed upon at a meeting between the Minister of Agriculture and Food Plamen Abrovski and the Executive Director of the NRA Boris Mihaylov. The meeting was attended by Deputy Ministers Yanislav Yanchev and Prof. Dr. Krum Nedelkov, as well as the Deputy Executive Director of the Revenue Agency Zoya Gabrovska and representatives of the Agency.
Minister Abrovski pointed out that producers are reporting cases in which the price on the invoice in the country from which the produce was purchased differs from the value declared upon its entry into Bulgaria. An example was the import of grapes from Greece, where according to information provided, the production is purchased at a significantly lower price, and subsequently declared at a higher value. “This must be checked. We want to know what is really happening on the market and to tighten control. Our goal is to have the opportunity to react at the start of the next season and the first import in March“, the Minister of Agriculture also stated.
For his part, Boris Mihaylov stated that control over the transport of goods with a high fiscal risk has been increased, and not only near our border with Greece, but that the NRA is already conducting enhanced checks on freight vehicles, including small vans.
“When checking imports from EU member states, the NRA controls tax documents, checks invoices, documents accompanying the goods, and others. If necessary, confirmation from the tax administration of the respective country will also be required“, commented the executive director of the NRA, pointing out that the Bulgarian revenue agency successfully partners with its Greek colleagues and regularly exchanges tax information.
During the meeting, the possibility of introducing fiscal devices in commercial activities by persons registered as farmers was also discussed. This will apply to cases in which persons registered as farmers carry out commercial activities, in order to prevent the use of registration as a farmer to conceal commercial operations. Producers will be able to sell their produce in the field without a fiscal device.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food will also provide the NRA with reports on registered farmers, including information on the areas applied for and the support received. Cases of registered farmers who do not have declared agricultural areas and who are suspected of being traders registered as agricultural producers in order to circumvent the requirement to report their sales with a cash register will also be analyzed.