- Belgian government submitted a draft law for e-invoicing obligation to parliament
- Law would require exchange of structured electronic invoices between taxpayers from 1 January 2026
- Government must apply for derogation from EU VAT directive and navigate draft legislation through parliamentary process
- Draft law currently only includes e-invoicing obligation, but reporting obligation expected to be introduced later
- E-invoicing mandate would apply to domestic transactions between VAT registered entities in Belgium
- In-scope entities include Belgian-established VAT registered entities, VAT groups, SMEs, and agricultural enterprises
- Foreign entities registered for VAT in Belgium would also need to receive structured e-invoices if they communicate their Belgian VAT number to a Belgian supplier
- B2B e-invoicing mandate applies to domestic transactions in Belgium, except for operations performed by foreign suppliers where recipient is liable for Belgian VAT
- VAT-exempt transactions and cross-border transactions initiated by Belgian taxpayers are not within scope of e-invoicing obligation
- Preferred electronic exchange framework is PEPPOL, with PEPPOL-BIS format as standard e-invoice format
- Businesses without technical capability for structured e-invoices can temporarily use the Belgian public platform HERMES
Source: taxathand.com
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