The majority of employees will receive, as of 1 January 2024, a net monthly salary lower than the previous year, following the change in preferential tax treatment for meal vouchers and holiday vouchers, maintain the Deloitte Romania consultants."The end of 2023 has brought a series of unfavourable tax changes for employees and employers in all economic sectors. After the changes aimed at restricting the facilities granted to employees in IT, construction, agriculture and food industry, which came into force on 1 November 2023, other changes followed shortly after, through Ordinance 115/2023, also impacting employees, but also HR departments. The latter include changes to the preferential tax treatment of meal vouchers and holiday vouchers. Therefore, from 2024 onwards, these vouchers will also be included in the calculation basis of the social health insurance contribution (CASS)," says Ana-Maria Hoborici, manager, Outsourced Services Solutions, Deloitte Romania, in an opinion piece.According to the source, prior to 2024, all vouchers regulated by Law 165/2018 on the granting of vouchers, except for gift vouchers, were subject only to income tax (10%), but since the beginning of this year, meal vouchers as well as holiday vouchers are taxed at 10% tax and 10% CASS."As the income tax due in a month is calculated after deducting the social contributions due (CAS and CASS, 35% in total) from the total gross income earned in that month, meal vouchers and holiday vouchers end up being taxed at 19%. Some companies used to offset the income tax due on meal vouchers so that employees' net pay did not drop, but following this legislative change, most have decided not to offset this new contribution (CASS) owed by employees," the analysis adds.As a result, the majority of employees will receive, from 1 January 2024, a net monthly salary lower than the previous year, the source said.
Deloitte Romania assisted AQUILA, leader in the integrated distribution and logistics services for the fast-moving consumer goods market in Romania and the Republic of Moldova, in the acquisition of Romtec Europa, the company that produces car care fluids and aerosols. The transaction, valued at 3.2 million euros, was signed in December 2023 and completed recently, following approval from […]
CBRE Romania, the leader in providing commercial real estate services, launches an analysis regarding the business potential and alternative investment and development opportunities in Timiș County. According to the analysis, Timiș stands out as a vital centre of Romanian agriculture, ranking first in agricultural area with 693.034 hectares and second in organically cultivated land area. […]
By the end of 2024 the stock of modern retail spaces will overpass 4.5 mln. sq. m setting a new record for Romania. Circa 186,000 sq. m could be added to country’s modern retail stock if taking into consideration under-construction projects. The popularity of the specialized format is noticed in the forecasted developments, claiming 95% […]
The average office fit-out costs have increased by around 15-20% during the past 12 months, but they still remain among the lowest in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), according to data from the Cushman & Wakefield Echinox real estate consultancy company. With an average level of €943 per sq. m of office space, the […]
Romania is present at the 10th edition of the EU-Startups Summit in Malta, the biggest event for tech startups in Europe, through RoTechMission, a delegation organized by DiFine PR, Techcelerator and ROTSA (Romanian Tech Startups Association). More than 2,000 people, including 1,000 entrepreneurs and 300 investors, will attend the event, which takes place from May […]
AeroVacanțe, part of the Aerotravel group, is betting in 2024 on new destinations, more accessible for Romanians, as a result of the growing demand for holidays in new destinations untouched by mass tourism. Thus, the agency introduces for this summer 14 charter flights to Lesbos, the third largest island in Greece, where the costs of […]
