This weekend has been long, with four days off.
But, as we have often said, business in most cases does not have the luxury of being idle for so long. The administration, Yes! It has given way to the online state and is resting and traveling on its own.
However, many weekends or official holidays have not been quiet these days, even though almost all business transactions can be carried out online.
Sometimes self-care doesn't work, sometimes it can't upload maternity documents or employee reports.
Another time, you can't get the electronic signature, which completely blocks your activity.
This long weekend, businesses are complaining that they are receiving fines for late declarations, even though the deadline was automatically extended because Friday and Monday were holidays.
According to the Tax Procedures Law, if the deadline for declaring or paying taxes falls on an official holiday (or weekend), the deadline is automatically extended to the first following business day.
This means that if the deadline is on a Saturday or Sunday, it moves to Monday. If it is an official holiday, it moves to the next business day. There are no penalties if the action is completed on that first business day.
This is a general procedural principle (also applied in other administrative laws), which guarantees that taxpayers are not penalized for days when the administration is not functioning.
However, businesses complained to Monitor that the deadline for declaring insurance for February was March 20, which was a holiday. Monday is also a holiday, so the deadline is extended to the 24th, not only for submission, but also for payment. But the entities report that they have been shown interest on late payments in the system (see photo).
Apparently, the system itself has been "disorganized" by the many days off the administration has had.
Experience has shown, however, that when there have been such cases, the fines have been automatically deleted. But, we must wait for the administration to get back to work!/Monitor.al/
