Changing Your CAEN Codes in Romania: The 2026 Deadline Trap
Every Romanian company must align its activity object to CAEN Rev. 3 by 25 September 2026, and the conversion is not automatic. Add to that the ordinary need to change what your company does, and there are two filings owners confuse. This guide separates them, sets out who approves the change, the procedure, the costs, and how foreign owners handle both remotely.
Beneficial Owner Declaration in Romania (UBO): A 2026 Guide for Foreign Owners
Every Romanian company must declare who ultimately owns or controls it. Most owners file once and forget, until a bank, notary, or counterparty asks for proof the register is current and a routine transaction stalls. This guide covers who must file, the deadlines owners miss, the ONRC procedure, the penalties, and how foreign owners handle it all remotely, in English.
How to Suspend the Activity of a Romanian SRL in 2026 and How to Resume It
Your SRL has no activity but ANAF still expects declarations. A formal suspension at the Trade Register stops the operational clock for up to three years, cancels your VAT code, and qualifies you for a derogatory filing regime. This guide covers both suspension and resumption: procedure, documents, costs, tax obligations that survive, and the traps that lead to involuntary dissolution.
How to Increase the Share Capital of a Romanian SRL in 2026 — Procedure, Documents, Costs
Your SRL needs a capital increase — either because Law 239/2025 mandates it, or because you are admitting a new shareholder. Four methods exist. One completes in three working days. This guide covers the procedure, documents, costs, and the filing errors that cause rejection at the Trade Register.
How to Open a Bank Account for Your Romanian SRL in 2026: The Complete Guide for Foreign Founders
From 2026, every Romanian company must hold a bank account — and newly incorporated SRLs have just 60 business days to open one. Miss the deadline and ANAF can declare your company fiscally inactive, cancel your VAT registration, and start a 12-month countdown toward dissolution. This guide covers everything foreign founders need to know: the legal obligation under Law 239/2025, the documents required, how the KYC process works for non-resident shareholders, which banks offer remote onboarding, and how to avoid the most common problems that delay or block account opening.
Fiscal Inactivity in Romania 2026: How ANAF Declares Companies Inactive, Consequences, and How to Reactivate
Since 1 January 2026, the Romanian tax authority (ANAF) can declare companies fiscally inactive for two new reasons: not having a Romanian bank account and not filing annual financial statements within five months of the deadline. A company that remains inactive for more than one year faces dissolution. Here is what triggers fiscal inactivity, what the consequences are, and how to reactivate or prevent it.
Romania Share Capital Increase 2026: The Mandatory RON 5,000 Requirement Explained
From 2026, Romanian SRLs with turnover above RON 400,000 must increase share capital to RON 5,000. Deadlines, procedure, documents, fines, and how to comply.