VATupdate Newsletter 01 2025

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VAT-TASTIC

Welcome to 2025! It’s the time of year when we promise to hit the gym, eat healthier, and—if you’re in the world of VAT—memorize the latest updates faster than you can say “SAF-T” (seriously, why is it pronounced ‘safety’ and not ‘safe tea’?). Also this year, we continue to provide you with the latest VAT-related news from around the world. Be sure to check our website every day.

To help you keep up with the latest developments, we send you this newsletter every week. In the newsletter we highlight the posts from the previous week, listing them per region and country.

E-Invoicing & E-Reporting: A New Era Unfolds

E-invoicing is to tax as avocado toast is to brunch: unavoidable, trendy, and slightly intimidating if you don’t know the lingo. For example, Peppol BIS and Peppol PINT. If Peppol BIS sounds like an accountant’s secret weapon and Peppol PINT sounds like a happy hour drink, you’re not alone. In reality, these are standards for cross-border invoicing. One is for businesses; the other might just be for the brave souls deciphering technical specs.

The e-reporting world rang in the new year with more updates than a smartphone operating system. If your inbox looks like a fireworks display of tax notifications, you’re not alone.

VATupdate is Now on Spotify!

Need tax updates on the go? There’s a podcast for that. Now you can binge VAT news while pretending you’re listening to true crime. We really recommend you listening to this. And no, it’s not us talking, but two people who are interested in VAT (but do not always know that much about it).

Looking Ahead

2025 is shaping up to be a whirlwind year for VAT, GST, and sales tax. With e-invoicing on the rise, VAT podcasts on Spotify, and a global push for compliance, staying ahead is more crucial than ever. So, whether you’re sipping a Peppol PINT or deciphering SAF-T, let’s toast to a year of VAT victories—and hopefully fewer acronyms.

Here’s to a VAT-tastic year ahead! Stay tuned for more updates, laughs, and insights as we navigate the wonderful world of indirect taxes together.

If you have any comments, questions, or ideas that you want to share with us, please send us an email at [email protected] or leave a comment under the posts of this newsletter on LinkedIn.

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