WORLD
WORLD
- E-Invoicing & E-Reporting developments in the news in week 7/2025
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- Global E-Invoicing Developments for 2025
- 2025 Global VAT / GST Changes
- Global VAT & GST on Digital Services B2C & B2B
- The Future of Indirect Taxes to 2030
- OECD Tax and Development Days 2025: Session on ”Ensuring VAT collection in a digitalising economy”
- Intrastat Reporting Thresholds 2025
- What are the Different Types of Sales Tax Documents?
- eBook Indirect Tax Software Suites A Buyer’s Guide
- E-Invoicing and Digital Reporting: A Global Perspective for the First Half of 2025
- The Tariff and Sales Tax Mishmash – Untying the Mess
- Trump Tariffs Right About Discriminatory VAT for Wrong Reason?
- The European VAT is Not a Discriminatory Tax Against US Exports
- 5 Ways AI is Set to Revolutionise the Tax Industry
WEBINARS / EVENTS
- Webinar Mathez Compliance – Electronic invoicing: how to bring your company into…
- ecosio Webinar – E-invoicing and Integrations with SAP Systems (March 18)
- ecosio Webinar – ViDA – How New Changes Will Affect You (March 14)
- Sovos Webinar: Mastering VAT Compliance for Cross-Border Events: Your Guide to 2025 and Beyond (Feb 20)
- ecosio Webinar – E-invoicing in the UK – Insights from HMRC (March 5)
- EU Tax Symposium 2025
MIDDLE EAST
BAHRAIN
ISRAEL
JORDAN
SAUDI ARABIA
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
- UAE Launches Public Consultation on E-Invoicing Data Dictionary
- VAT Treatment of Cryptocurrency Mining in the UAE
- UAE E-Invoicing: Data Dictionary & Impact on Financial Services
- UAE’s E-Invoicing Rollout: A Guide to Compliance
- UAE Ministry of Finance Launches Public Consultation on E-Invoicing
- UAE e-Invoicing: Consultation Paper on Data Dictionary
AFRICA
BOTSWANA
- Dominican Republic Tax Credit for e-Invoicing Implementation
- Botswana Budget 2025: Expanding VAT and Digital Trade
- E-invoicing solution set to transform tax compliance in Botswana by March 2026
- Botswana VAT Digital Services Sept 2025
- Botswana Expands VAT to Include Digital Services from Non-Residents
- Botswana Unveils Tax Reforms for Digital Economy in 2025 Budget
BURKINA FASO
EGYPT
LIBERIA
RWANDA
- Rwanda Proposes Digital Services Tax for Platform Revenues
- Rwanda Tax Policy Reforms Include VAT on Previously Exempt Mobile Phones and ICT Equipment
- Mobile Phones Face VAT Reintroduction
- Rwanda Introduces New Tax Reforms
- Rwanda Reintroduces VAT on Hybrid Cars to Boost Electric Mobility
SOUTH AFRICA
- South Africa’s VAT: Zero-Rating Changes Expected
- South Africa’s 2025 Budget: Focus on Food Relief, Not VAT Hike
TANZANIA
AMERICAS
ARGENTINA
- How Electronic Invoicing Works in Argentina
- Argentina’s New Price Display Law: A Guide for Businesses
BOLIVIA
BRAZIL
- Brazil Introduces NFCom as a New Mandatory E-Invoicing Requirement
- Local Experts Thrash Out Views on Brazil’s Indirect Tax Overhaul
CANADA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- Dominican Republic Offers Tax Credit for E-Invoicing Adoption
- Electronic Invoicing Earns Tax Credit for Large Businesses
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
UNITED STATES
- Trump Targets EU VAT as Cause of Trade Deficit
- SaaS and Sales Tax: Understanding Taxability and Exemptions in 2025
- S. Government’s Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs Memorandum
- New State Sales Tax Portals for 2024-2025
- Sales Tax and the Navajo Nation
- Illinois: Proposed Rule Changes Reflect New Destination-Based Sourcing for Some Retailers
- President Trump announces review on reciprocal tariffs
- How Marketplace Facilitators Fit into the Growth of eCommerce
- What’s New in Sales Tax?
- Refunds & Sales Tax
- Nebraska’s ‘EPIC’ Tax Overhaul Postponed to 2026
- US Sales Tax Rates & Changes: A State-by-State Guide for 2025
- US taxes imports of aluminium and steel by 25 %
- Sales Tax Updates: What’s New Across the US
- New Jersey and Utah Eliminate Transaction Threshold for Remote Sellers
- US Temporarily Reinstates Duty Waiver For Low-Value Imports
- Atlanta Sales Tax Guide: Rates, Regulations, & Compliance
- Sales Tax and Real Property Improvement Services (part 1)
- Sales Tax and Real Property Improvement Services (Part 2)
- Automation’s Place in Sales Tax Compliance
- Sales Tax Registration: The Latest and What’s Involved
- Sales Tax Guide to the Southwest United States
URUGUAY
ASIA-PACIFIC
ASIA PACIFIC
BANGLADESH
- VAT Hike Reflects Govt’s Failure in Negotiation with IMF
- VAT Hike: IMF Deal Failure Burdens Businesses and Consumers
- NBR to Form Committees to Curb Illegal Tobacco Trade, Boost VAT Collection
- 25% Duties Imposed on Rice Bran Oil Export
CAMBODIA
INDIA
- CBIC Issues Clarifications on GST Rates and Classification for Pepper, Raisins, Ready-to-Eat Popcorn, …
- PE Watch – Latest developments and trends, February 2025
- GSTN issued updated GST Registration Process and ARN Generation Guidelines
- India’s GST: A Broken Promise, Deepening Inequality
- GST Update: Key Clarifications on Vouchers, Appeals, and Section 128A
- Beware of Fraudulent GST Violation Notice: Know How to Verify Authenticity of GST Notice
- Does GST Apply to Pre-Paid Gift Vouchers and Cards? Know What the Rule Says
- Weekly GST Communique dated February 10, 2025
- Andhra Pradesh High Court Strikes Down Restriction on IDS Refunds for ITC Accumulated Before 18 July 2022
INDONESIA
- Indonesia’s New VAT Rules on Residential Property Sales
- E-Faktur Client Desktop: New Option for Tax Invoice Creation
JAPAN
KAZAKHSTAN
- Kazakhstan Reconsiders VAT Hike, Offers Ag Exemptions
- Kazakhstan Government Proposes Standard VAT Rate Increase and Other VAT Changes
- Kazakh VAT Rise Potentially to 16%
- Kazakhstan: No Social Tax or OPVR Abolition with 16% VAT
- Rates and Threshold for VAT, STR of Retail Tax: What Amendments have been Adopted?
- Amendments to the Rules for the VAT Refund
- Kazakh Government Suggests Setting Minimum Standard VAT Rate at 16%
- Kazakhstan Proposes Differentiated VAT Rates and Simplified Tax Changes
- New Customs Authorities’ Practice of Inclusion of Dividends in the Customs Value of Imported Goods
MALAYSIA
- The latest updates of e-invoice guidelines from January 2025
- New e-Invoice Guideline Version 4.1 and Specific Guideline Version 4.0
PAKISTAN
- Pakistan’s Digital Tax Evolution: The e-Invoicing Notification That Will Reshape Compliance
- Amendment to Customs Rules for Pakistan Single Window System
- LTO Karachi Seals Zelbury Outlet for Tax Invoice Violations
- Sindh High Court Reinstates Suspended Customs Agents’ Licenses
- KTBA Urges FBR to Limit Password Change Policy to Sales Tax Filers
- Pakistan E-Invoicing 2025
PHILIPPINES
- The Philippines Advances Electronic Invoicing System
- Court Denies VAT Refund Claim on Zero-Rated Service Sales
- Implementing Rules and Regulations on VAT on Digital Services
SINGAPORE
TAIWAN
THAILAND
VIETNAM
- Consultation Launched on Tax Rules for E-Commerce and Digital Platforms
- Vietnam Imposes VAT on Low-Value Express Imports
EUROPE
EUROPE
- Romania vs. Bulgaria: Key Differences in SAF-T Mandates
- Norway vs Denmark: Key Differences in SAF-T Mandates
- Supreme Court: UK VAT is still like EU VAT
- How to Settle a Supply to a UK Contractor who has an Active EU VAT Number in VAT
EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE
- General Court Case T-657/24 (Versãofast) – Questions – VAT Exemption for Credit Intermediation
- Case T-689/24 – VAT Deduction: Material vs. Formal Requirements
- ECJ Case C-733/23 (Beach and bar management) – AG Opinion – Multiple VAT Penalties and Sealing Measures
- ECJ VAT C-615/23 (Dyrektor Krajowej Informacji Skarbowej) – AG Opinion – Compensation for…
- ECJ C-605/23 (Ati-19” EOOD) – AG Opinion – Judicial Review Must Extend Beyond Damage Assessment
- ECJ/General Court VAT Cases – Pending cases
- Roadtrip through ECJ Cases – Focus on ”Exemption – Financial transactions – Credits and transfer of Credits” (Art. 135(1)(b))
- Agenda of the ECJ VAT cases – 2 Judgments, 7 AG Opinions, 1 Hearing till March 13, 2025
- Comments on ECJ C-527/23: VAT Deduction for Intragroup Services
EUROPEAN UNION
- ICS2 Road Transport Extension: EU Import Control System Update
- VAT and Customs Proposals: Key Points from the European Commission’s 2025 Work Programme
- EU imposes a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of biodiesel originating China
- EU Parliament Advances ViDA Reforms, Final Ratification Expected by March 2025
- EU Parliament Approves VAT Reforms to Modernise Taxation in the Digital Age
- EU Targets Unsafe E-Commerce Imports with New Measures
- EU Hints At Tariffs On US Exports, Following Steel Decision
- Intrastat Guide 2025: EU & UK Filing Requirements
- EU Faces Pressure to Simplify Carbon Border Tax Amid Industrial Crisis
- EU – Guide to Simplified Triangulation Method for VAT Purposes
- ETAF Urges EU to Regionalize E-Invoicing for Security and Adoption
- ETAF Recommends Future EU e-Invoicing Strategy
- EU Commission: Tax Decisions on VAT Directive Transposition
EUROPEAN UNION – ViDA
- European Parliament Gives Green Light to VAT in the Digital Age
- European Parliament Approves VAT in the Digital Age Package
- EU Lawmakers Approve Digital Economy VAT Proposals
- EU Parliament Approves ViDA, Modernizing VAT Systems
- EU Parliament Approves VAT Reform for Digital Age
AUSTRIA
BELGIUM
- Belgium Mandates Electronic Invoicing and Reporting in 2026
- Tax Authorities Correct Correspondence Regarding Incorrectly Charged Interest
- Understanding Belgium’s E-Invoicing Mandate: Latest Changes and Key Insights for Finance Professionals
- E-invoicing in Belgium: Complete Guide
- New Rules for VAT Refunds and Credit Insurance Since 1 January 2025
- Update: VAT Filing Calendar for 2025
- Belgium Confirms VAT Payment Processing Issue
- Correction of Incorrectly Applied Late Payment Interest
- Belgian VAT Rules 2025: What Online Sellers Need to Know
- Belgian Court of Appeal overturns the tax administration’s strict interpretation of VAT exemption for exports
- Belgium’s Indirect Tax Reforms: Boosting Sustainability, Efficiency, and Transparency
- Belgian Court Rejects Strict VAT Exemption Rules for Exports
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
- Public hearing announced for Fiscalization Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- FBiH Parliament Takes Another Step in the Fiscal Reform Plan with the Draft Law on Transaction…
CROATIA
- Consultation on the Ordinance on Amendments to the Ordinance on Value Added Tax
- New VAT Correction Form Available in the ePorezna System
- Fiscalization 2.0 in Croatia: Main Changes & Impacts Explained
CZECH REPUBLIC
- Fuel Cards and VAT: New Information from the Czech Tax Administration
- VAT Registration Changes: New Rules and Thresholds in 2025
- VAT Reforms Impact EU SMEs in Czech Republic
DENMARK
- Denmark Updates OIOUBL E-Invoicing Standard: New Schematron Version 1.15 RC Released for Testing
- Denmark plans new interest rules for late tax payments and corrections
- Association Denied VAT Compensation for Meals and Unproven Expenses
- VAT Liability for Used Sports Car Sales: A Danish Tax Ruling
ESTONIA
- Estonia Combines VAT and ESL Returns by 2027
- Estonian Retailers Push for VAT Exemption on Basic Foodstuffs
- VAT Deduction Restriction Extension Proposed
FINLAND
FRANCE
- France’s New Vehicle Tax Reforms: Encouraging Green Transportation
- VAT Registration Threshold Cut to €25,000 in 2025
GERMANY
- Tank Cards: BMF Clarifies VAT Treatment
- Import VAT: Who is Entitled to Input Tax Deduction?
- BFH Ruling on VAT-Free Business Transfers in Complex Transactions
- E-Invoices and E-Credits: New Rules for Businesses in 2025
- Domestic Fixed Establishment: Requirements for VAT Liability
GREECE
- Greek Duty Exemptions For Non-EU Travellers Challenged
- Greece Faces EU Warning for Delaying VAT Directive Implementation
- Greece’s VAT Reductions: Focus on Direct Tax Cuts
- German Car Dealer Arrested in VAT Fraud Investigation
HUNGARY
IRELAND
- Ireland Urged To Rein In VAT, Income Tax Reliefs
- Ireland to Review VAT Rates Following OECD Tax Base Call
ITALY
- VAT Adjustment Rules for Flat-Rate Regime Entry/Exit
- VAT Treatment of Qualifying Participation in Transactions by a German Company’s…
- Italian VAT Guide: 2025 edition now available!
- Italy Introduces Cross-Border VAT Exemption for Small Businesses
- The latest clarifications on the VAT relevance of the TP adjustments
- Travel Agency Cost Credit Transferable to VAT Group
- VAT Credit Management with Missed Periodic Payments
- VAT Treatment of Promotional Goods in Italy: A Case Study
- Reverse Charge: Detailed Invoices for Service Deductions
- VAT Group ALFA: Travel Agency & Credit of Cost
- First Home Tax Break: A Year of Misalignment Between VAT and Registry
- New Technical Specification for Electronic Invoice Published by Italian Revenue Agency
LITHUANIA
- Lithuania Updates VAT Registration Rules for Businesses
- Lithuania Considers Reduced VAT for Food and Catering
- Lithuanian Parliament Considering Increased VAT Registration Threshold
- Rounding Final Prices for Cash Payments: VAT Clarification
MALTA
MOLDOVA
NETHERLANDS
- Dutch Man Arrested for Million-Euro VAT Carousel Fraud
- Dutch Finance Minister Seeks Parliament’s Guidance on Culture Tax Alternative
- Coalition Parties Back Down: No Higher VAT on Culture and Sports
- Gambling Tax Not in Conflict with EU Law
- Is Selling a Newly Built Home Subject to VAT?
- New VAT Policy Decision on Education Exemption
- Navigating Tax Disputes: Why VAT Requires More Expertise Than Ever
- Church Acts as VAT Entrepreneur in Land Sale: Court Rules
- Real Estate and VAT: Recent Developments and Their Impact
- Dutch Ministry of Finance Considering Options to Cover Budget Shortfall from Canceled Increase of…
- Education VAT Exemption Decree updated
- Plot with tea dome qualifies as a building site
- Dutch State Secretary Confirms No VAT Increase on Books and Periodicals
- Dutch Court Upholds Gambling Tax, Citing VAT Directive
- Updated VAT Exemption Decision for Education: Key Changes
- No Exception for VAT Increase on Group Accommodations
- Netherlands Seeks Alternatives to Postponed VAT Increase
- DigiD Authorizations Expired: Renew Now for Continued Assistance
- Delivery of plot with monumental garden subject to VAT
- Alternative coverage of reduced VAT rates without a preferred government option
- Supreme Court’s Interpretation of Newly Manufactured Goods not in Conflict with EU Court Ruling
- Deduction of Input Tax for Construction Company After All – Principle of Legitimate Expectations Violated
- Justified Reliance on Real Estate Decree – Sale of Land Exempt from VAT
- Cabinet Leaves Solution of VAT Gap to House of Representatives
- What will be the Alternative to the Deferred VAT Increase?
- No Exception VAT Increase for Accommodation for Group Accommodations
NORWAY
- Norway Explores Mandatory E-Invoicing for Businesses
- Everything You Need to Know About the VAT System
POLAND
- From 1 April 2025, mandatory e-Deliveries for all entrepreneurs registered in the National Court Register
- Extension of the Reverse Charge Mechanism to gas, electricity, and greenhouse gas…
- Poland Extends Reverse Charge Mechanism for Energy and Emissions Until 2026
- VAT Carousel Fraud: Courts Demand Reliable Evidence
- VAT Exemption and Statute of Limitations: Expert Interview
- VAT Margin Scheme for Used Goods: A Misinterpretation
- Ministry of Finance: From next year we will raise the limit of the subjective exemption in VAT
- ECJ: Employee Must Pay VAT for Fake Invoices, But Only If Employer Exercised Due Diligence
- WIS: More Than Just VAT Rates?
- The Issuance of Investment Tokens is Without VAT
PORTUGAL
ROMANIA
- Romania’s VAT Gap Shrinks, But Remains Highest in EU
- Roche’s €12m VAT refund sets precedent for pharmaceutical clawbacks
SERBIA
SLOVAKIA
- Slovakia SME rules
- eKasa Reports Temporarily Lack VAT Breakdown in Slovakia.
- VAT Forms Update: New Control Report, Other Forms Extended
- Slovak Parliament is Considering VAT Amendments
SLOVENIA
SPAIN
- Spanish Supreme Court Ruling: Reduced VAT for Housing Requires Habitation Certificate
- DGT Ruling: Municipal Market Concession Fee Not Subject to VAT
- AES Transition Period Extended to December 2025
- VAT Recovery Denied: Seller’s Claim Fails Due to Lack of Formal Action
- Canary Islands IGIC Simplified Regime for 2025
SWEDEN
- The Swedish Customs Authority adopts the Peppol invoicing standard
- Court Ruling on VAT for Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (cfr. ECJ case C-60/23)
- Reverse Charge VAT: Buyer Pays Tax, Not Seller
SWITZERLAND
TURKEY
UKRAINE
- VAT Taxation of Real Estate Property Rights in Ukraine
- VAT on Returning Improved Leased Property
- VAT Refund Application: How to Fill Out and Submit in Ukraine
- VAT Refund for Cancelled Registrations: What You Need to Know
UNITED KINGDOM
- UK E-Invoicing Consultation: Mandated or Voluntary?
- Ex-Tory Treasurer Found Guilty of £1 Million VAT Fraud
- UK Government Launches Consultation on e-Invoicing: A Step Toward Digital Efficiency
- VAT Developments to Watch for in 2025
- UK Launches Public Consultation on E-Invoicing
- E-invoicing Public Consultation Published
- Government Seeks Views on E-Invoicing
- UK Seeks Input On Standardizing Electronic Invoices
- Government sets out plans for ‘e-invoicing’ overhaul to cut paperwork
- When Invoices Are Missing – HMRC may accept alternative evidence if there is no VAT invoice
- VAT Reform for Healthier and Sustainable Diets
- Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd – voluntary price control schemes reduced consideration and taxable amount of supplies
- VAT Compliance Check Phishing Email Warning
- VAT Update: Fuel and Power Guidance for Domestic Use
- UK CBAM International Group: Engaging Stakeholders
- Isle of Man Announces Interest Rate Changes for Indirect Taxes
- VAT Penalties: Tight Time Limits for Appeals – The Excel Case
- Sarabande Wins VAT Appeal: Studio Space Not Exempt Land Supply
- EORI Numbers: A Guide for UK Businesses
- Understanding Commodity Codes and Additional Codes in Customs Declarations
- Sonder Europe Limited v. HMRC: UTT Overturns FTT Decision on VAT Treatment of Serviced Apartments
- UK Reduces Late Payment and Repayment Interest Rates
- Business Tax Compliance Costs £15bn a Year
