Interest deductibility ceiling
The weighted average rate on loans to legal entities, under art. 25(2) of the Tax Code. Matched on both maturity and currency.
Applicable ceiling
8.32%
Latest figure published by the NBM: Jun 2026
- Total interest
- 75,000.00
- Deductible
- 41,600.00
- Non-deductible
- 33,400.00
Match the currency and maturity correctly: a three-year euro loan is compared with the foreign-currency, over-12-months rate, not the lei one. The accounting expense is recognised in full; only the excess over the ceiling is added back in the tax return as non-deductible. It applies to loans from individuals and from companies outside the financial sector.
Interest-free or below-market employer loan
The reference rate for the taxable benefit under art. 19(d) of the Tax Code. It is fixed for the whole fiscal year from the figure the NBM published in November of the preceding year.
Applicable reference rate
10%
The rate the NBM published for Nov 2025 on loans over 12 months was 9.85%, rounded up to 10%.
Taxable benefit
10,000.00 MDL
A gap of 10.00 percentage points over 12 months. Income tax is withheld at source.
The loan's term selects the maturity bucket used (HG 697/2014): up to five years is measured against the over-12-months rate, beyond five years against the over-5-years rate. Exception: loans banks and non-bank lenders make to their own staff on the general terms they offer third parties. The income is determined monthly and recalculated on the outstanding balance after partial repayment.