The Association Voice of Entrepreneurs has requested the Government for an urgent extension of the adjustment period to the new Law on Fiscalization, which came into effect on September 1. Croatia, they remind from UGP, is the first European country to introduce mandatory transition to electronic invoices in all segments. However, entrepreneurs have not been provided with nearly enough time or support to adopt the system without serious financial consequences. Additionally, the application MikroEračun, which they are forced to use, is free only for users outside the VAT system, which they consider discriminatory.
From UGP, they state that the Government has introduced an obligation that it was not prepared to implement itself. There is no guaranteed functionality of the system, and there is no appropriate training, which is unacceptable. Therefore, they are requesting that the adjustment period be extended until January 1, 2027, so that all categories of entrepreneurs enter the system simultaneously and that monetary fines are not charged until then. They also believe that the MikroEračun application should be free for everyone or that the state should co-finance the imposed costs.
– Although the digitalization of business can be a good step forward, it must not serve as an alibi for filling the state budget with monetary fines, which, for example, for incorrect classification of products or services, can exceed 66 thousand euros. Therefore, we demand that the Government show responsibility and understanding of the reality in which they operate, because without that, fiscalization does not lead to any development or improvement, but serves exclusively to them – emphasized a member of the Supervisory Board of UGP, entrepreneur Ivana Ožegović.
