The Federal Ministry of Finance released a new letter clarifying and expanding requirements for B2B e-invoicing in Germany, effective from 1 January 2025. The letter emphasizes the need for technical validation of e...
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Ireland Announces Phased B2B E-Invoicing and VAT Rate Changes for Food, Services, and Energy
Ireland will implement a phased rollout of mandatory domestic B2B e-invoicing, with details to be released in a Revenue paper. The initiative supports VAT modernization and aligns with EU ViDA reforms, requiring...
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Mexico’s 2026 Tax Reform: Stricter E-Invoicing Rules and Criminal Penalties for False CFDIs
The 2026 Mexican tax reform requires CFDIs (e-invoices) to reflect real transactions; false or simulated invoices lose tax effects and trigger criminal liability for issuers, recipients, and intermediaries. The SAT...
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Second BMF Letter on E-Invoicing: Key Changes and Validation Duties for Businesses Explained
The new BMF letter on e-invoicing clarifies practical validation and verification obligations, defines error classes, and introduces key changes for companies. Since 01.01.2025, businesses must be able to receive e...
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Spain Sets Timeline for Mandatory Private Sector eInvoicing and VERIFACTU Compliance
Spain is mandating eInvoicing in the private sector to reduce VAT fraud, with detailed technical and security requirements. The VERIFACTU protocol becomes mandatory for software vendors from July 30, 2025, and for...
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Ireland’s ViDA Roadmap: Phased Rollout of E-Invoicing & Real-Time VAT Reporting
Ireland’s ViDA Roadmap: Phased Rollout of E-Invoicing & Real-Time VAT Reporting Phase 1 – November 2028 All businesses must be able to receive structured e-invoices. Mandatory e-invoicing and real-time reporting...
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VAT Measures in France’s 2026 Draft Finance Bill (PLF 26)
The PLF 2026 introduces key adjustments to VAT thresholds, e-invoicing obligations, and detaxation rules, aiming to modernize compliance and enhance fraud prevention. Here are the main VAT-related points from the...
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Second BMF Letter on E-Invoicing: New Error Categories and VAT Deduction Implications
Link to the second letter issued by the BMF BMF publishes updated guidance on mandatory e-invoicing The German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) has released updated guidance, effective October 15, 2025, providing...
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KSeF: A Treasure Trove of Business Data — and a Security Challenge
KSeF (Krajowy System e-Faktur) will centralize all e-invoicing data in Poland, making it a comprehensive database of business transactions. This system will include details of invoices, contractors, transaction values...
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Brazil’s Tax Reform: E-Invoicing Overhaul and Split Payment Challenges for Global Companies
Brazil is implementing a historic tax reform, consolidating five consumption taxes into a dual VAT system (CBS and IBS), fundamentally changing tax calculation, collection, and reporting. The reform will significantly...
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Understanding E-Invoicing: Benefits, Challenges, and the Future for UK Businesses and Government
E-invoicing is the digital exchange of invoices in a standardised format, enabling automated processing between suppliers and customers. It increases efficiency, reduces errors, and speeds up payments, but...
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BIR E-Invoicing Philippines: 2026 Compliance Guide for Electronic Invoice System (EIS)
The BIR Electronic Invoicing System (EIS) mandates digital invoicing for eligible businesses in the Philippines, starting March 2026 for high-volume taxpayers and later for others. Businesses must use BIR-approved...
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Costa Rica Proposes VAT Rate Cut, Consumer Rebates, and Mandatory E-Invoicing in New Bill
Bill proposes reducing the standard VAT rate from 13% to 10% on certain goods and services. VAT rebates must be transferred to end consumers. Mandatory e-invoicing with detailed price breakdowns and automatic data...
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Ministry of Finance Launches Pre-Production API Environment for KSeF 2.0 Integration
On October 15, the Ministry of Finance launched the pre-production (Demo) environment for the KSeF 2.0 API. The environment allows financial-accounting systems to be tested using real authentication methods and...
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Turkey Updates VAT1 Return: New Codes, Rates, and Mandatory Software for e-Declaration System
Turkey’s Revenue Administration updated the VAT1 return, effective October 1, 2025, as per Tax Circular No. 2025/99. Taxpayers must update their Declaration Preparation Program in the Digital Tax Office to submit VAT...
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Singapore Mandates InvoiceNow E-Invoicing for GST Registrants Starting November 2025: Key Dates and Requirements
Singapore will mandate InvoiceNow (Peppol-based e-invoicing) for GST registrants, starting with voluntary adoption on 1 May 2025, mandatory for new voluntary GST registrants from 1 Nov 2025, and all voluntary...
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Portugal Proposes One-Year Delay for E-Invoicing, QES, and SAF-T Implementation
Portugal proposes to postpone the implementation of e-invoicing, Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES), and SAF-T requirements by one year. PDFs will be accepted as e-invoices until 31 December 2026. QES will be...
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Nigeria FIRS becomes a Peppol Authority
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has been designated as Nigeria’s Peppol Authority, tasked with overseeing the local Peppol network and onboarding access point providers, signifying a major step in the...
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“How do I know if my Peppol e-invoice has arrived?” – A practical guide for entrepreneurs
Understanding the Peppol Network: The Peppol network operates on a 4-corner model involving the sender, their Peppol Access Point, the customer’s Access Point, and the recipient. While the transmission between...
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E-invoicing: putting taxation back at the heart of the system
Focus on Tax Compliance: The reform of electronic invoicing is primarily a tax reform aimed at enhancing VAT traceability and reliability, requiring clear roles and understanding among companies regarding tax management...
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Key Highlights of Ministerial Decision No. 243 & 244 of 2025 on Electronic Invoicing
New E-Invoicing Timeline: The UAE has announced a mandatory e-invoicing rollout beginning January 1, 2027, with a structured timeline for implementation. Phased Implementation: A pilot program and voluntary phase will...
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E-Invoicing in Portugal
Public Sector Mandate: E-invoicing is mandatory for B2G transactions. Large companies must comply, and SMEs/micro-enterprises will be required to issue structured e-invoices starting January 1, 2026. B2B/B2C Compliance:...
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UAE e-Invoicing 2025: Key Rules, Timelines, and Actions for Businesses Under MD 243 & 244
UAE Ministry of Finance has mandated a national e-invoicing system via Ministerial Decisions 243/2025 and 244/2025, effective upon publication. Pilot and voluntary onboarding start 1 July 2026; mandatory adoption...
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Ireland to Roll Out Mandatory E-Invoicing for VAT-Registered Businesses by 2030 in Three Phases
Ireland will introduce mandatory e-invoicing in three phases starting November 2028, beginning with large VAT-registered corporates. By November 2029, all VAT-registered enterprises involved in cross-border EU B2B trade...
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KSeF 2.0: Tax Law vs. Ministry Guidelines—Are Structured Invoices Only Virtual?
The article argues that the Ministry of Finance’s KSeF 2.0 manual is often inconsistent with both proposed and already enacted VAT law changes. Taxpayers are not very interested in KSeF because the regulations are...
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Portugal Parliament Considers 2026 Budget Bill With Major Tax and VAT Amendments
Portuguese Parliament accepted the 2026 state budget bill for consideration. Bill proposes new individual income tax brackets (12.5% to 48%) and specific corporate tax rates for plug-in hybrid cars. VAT Code amended to...
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Poland Opens KSeF 2.0 API Testing Environment Ahead of Mandatory E-Invoicing Rollout
Poland’s Ministry of Finance has opened the KSeF 2.0 API integration environment for software providers to test compatibility before the mandatory rollout. A comprehensive user manual and technical support are available...
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UAE E-Invoicing: Digital Transformation, Compliance, and Efficiency for Micro Enterprises and Businesses
E-invoicing in the UAE is central to digital transformation, especially for micro enterprises, improving compliance, efficiency, and reducing costs by up to 66%. The phased rollout begins with ASP accreditation in Q4...
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