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myDATA legislation
Greece myDATA Legislation Updates

New go-live date for myDATA legislation A new roll-out date for the myDATA e-books mandate was announced by the Greek tax authority, the IAPR, during a recent meeting with local industry groups. While nothing is formal and binding until it’s been codified through law, the tax authority seems to have made up its mind about […]

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Poland’s Next Step After SAF-T – Centralized E-Invoice

The expansion of Poland’s new SAF-T report (JPK) barely took effect before Poland is steaming ahead with a more far reaching plan.  It aims to introduce a centralized e-invoice system via an exchange platform in 2022. In an interview published on the Polish Ministry of Finance webpage, the Minister of Finance says that implementing mandatory […]

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India e-invoicing reform
INDIA: E-Invoicing Reform Postponed Until 1 October 2020

With roughly two weeks to go until the first mandatory phase of India’s e-invoicing reform was set to go live, the GST Council has now decided to slam the breaks and halt the go-live. Or at least, bring it to a significant temporary standstill of 6 months, until 1 October 2020. Following a long list […]

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Italy Publishes New Specifications for the FatturaPA

Anyone predicting clearance model e-invoicing system, Italy’s FatturaPA, would undergo further reform would be right. Agenzia delle Entrate – AdE, the Italian tax authority, has issued new technical specifications and schemas for Italian B2B and B2G e-invoices. But – what do these changes really mean? And what impact do they have on business processes? Technical […]

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Turkey Publishes e-Delivery Application Manual

The Turkish Revenue Administration (TRA) has now published the long-awaited e-Delivery Note Application Manual. The manual clarifies how the electronic delivery process will work and answers frequently asked questions. It addresses the application as well as its scope and structure, outlines important scenarios and provides clarity for companies who are unclear about the adoption of […]

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Greece Implements CTCs for Retailers with Online Cash Registers

The upcoming tax reform in Greece is expected to manifest itself in three continuous transaction control (CTC) initiatives. The myDATA e-books initiative, which entails the real-time reporting of transaction and accounting data to the myDATA platform which will in turn populate a set of online ledgers maintained on the government portal; Invoice clearance, which is […]

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Greece Publishes Accreditation Scheme for E-Invoicing Service Providers

Certification of e-invoice service providers is an important first step and milestone ahead of the implementation of e-invoicing in Greece.  The Greek Government has now defined the regulatory framework for e-invoice service providers, their obligations, and a set of requirements needed to certify their invoicing software. Key details and parameters Scope E-invoice service providers are […]

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Italian SDI
Italy’s E-Invoicing Reform: Italian SDI – A New FatturaPA

Italy has been a pioneer when it comes to automating e-invoicing processes. It first introduced a B2G e-invoicing system in 2014 which has since evolved into a robust and mandatory platform for the exchange of invoices now also expanded to include B2B and B2C transactions. The Italian central e-invoicing platform SDI was considered revolutionary by […]

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India: Standardizing Business-to-Business E-invoice Exchange
India: Standardizing Business-to-Business E-invoice Exchange

With little over a month left to go before the first phase of Indian invoice clearance reform goes live, authorities are still busy finalizing the technical framework and infrastructure to support it. Just a few days ago, changes were made to the explanatory schema of the JSON file that will report data to the tax […]

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transform tax compliance
From Alignment to Action: Transforming Tax Compliance on Your Terms

    What’s your digital transformation strategy? Whether you’re in IT, finance, tax or the executive suite, if that strategy doesn’t include tax, you may be overlooking a huge source of risk – and strategic benefit. It’s time to consider launching a conversation about tax in a digitally transforming world. Which is why we’ve created […]

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Aligning ERP and Tax: What’s the Enterprise Upside of Tax Compliance Modernization?

    What’s your digital transformation strategy? Whether you’re in IT, finance, tax or the executive suite, if that strategy doesn’t include tax, you may be overlooking a huge source of risk – and strategic benefit. It’s time to consider launching a conversation about tax in a digitally transforming world. Which is why we’ve created […]

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Tax & IT: How a Unified Compliance Vision Streamlines Digital Transformation

    What’s your digital transformation strategy? Whether you’re in IT, finance, tax or the executive suite, if that strategy doesn’t include tax, you may be overlooking a huge source of risk – and strategic benefit. It’s time to consider launching a conversation about tax in a digitally transforming world. Which is why we’ve created […]

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Vietnam Makes E-Invoicing Mandatory

Whilst Vietnam has allowed the issue of electronic invoices since 2011, this has not proved popular with domestic businesses.  This is mainly due to the lack of an efficient framework for commercial processes and the technical capabilities required to issue e-invoices compliantly. During the last decade, the Vietnamese government has developed a more robust legal […]

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What Is Value-Added Tax, Anyway? Trends Report Excerpt
What Is Value-Added Tax, Anyway? Trends Report Excerpt

Value-added tax (VAT) does not exist in the United States, but American companies are increasingly having to deal with VAT mandates in Latin America, Europe and Asia. Seeking to make up a massive gap in revenues, tax administrations are mandating strict policies to digitize VAT collection. American companies that fail to comply could see their […]

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India’s Upcoming Mandate: Are the Necessary Invoice Clarifications Coming?

The new framework for invoice clearance in India is a hot topic that concerns many companies. This is not unexpected considering the size of the Indian economy and the number of companies that will be obliged to comply with the new framework. As outlined and confirmed in the Notification numbered 68/2019 published in the Indian […]

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Electronic Purchase Orders
A New Countdown to NSO – Italy’s Electronic Purchase Orders Platform

On 27 December 2019, the Italian government issued a decree delaying and establishing new dates for when the NSO platform would go live. The Electronic Purchase Orders Routing Node platform (Nodo di Smistamento degli Ordini, NSO) had initially been scheduled to be effective on 1 October 2019. The NSO is the Italian government owned platform […]

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Greece Establishes Legal Basis for myDATA Scheme and Introduces New E-Invoice Requirements

First legislation of the myDATA The requirement for the mandatory submission of tax data to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR) has finally been established in law, specifically in the new tax bill approved by the Greek parliament just a few days ago. The tax bill further mandates the IAPR to finalize, by way […]

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New Global VAT Compliance Report Provides Guidance for Multinationals
New Global VAT Compliance Report Provides Guidance for Multinationals

Companies are dealing with a fundamental shift in the way they do business with trading partners. In a rapidly increasing number of countries, there’s a third party inserting itself into every transaction. It’s the government, and it’s wedging its way into every order a company ships or receives.  In an effort to close a massive […]

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