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Posted July 3, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Saudi Arabia: New taxpayer group in scope of Phase 2 of e-invoicing announced

The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority, ZATCA, announced the fifth wave of Phase 2 of e-invoicing. The fifth wave covers taxpayers with at least SAR 100 million (app. USD 26 million) revenue subject to VAT for 2021 or 2022. Taxpayers within this group are expected to integrate as of December 2023. Phase 2 of […]

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Posted June 26, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Germany: European Commission gives green light to mandatory e-invoicing for domestic B2B transactions

The European Commission (EC) published its council implementing decision proposal authorizing Germany to introduce mandatory e-invoicing derogating from the VAT Directive, 2006/112/EC. Germany requested authorization to derogate from Articles 218 and 232 of the VAT Directive to be able to impose mandatory electronic invoicing for domestic B2B transactions in Germany, on 10 November 2022. According […]

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Posted June 26, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Romania: European Commission proposes to authorize mandatory domestic B2B e-invoicing

The European Commission (EC) published its council implementing decision proposal authorizing Romania to introduce a special measure derogating from the VAT Directive, 2006/112/EC. According to proposal of the EC, Romania will receive a derogation as of 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2026. On the other hand, Romania will need to make necessary adaptations in […]

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Posted June 21, 2023 by Marta Sowińska
Serbia: Updates to the SEF documentation on e-invoicing and VAT recording

The Ministry of Finance in Serbia has recently published and updated: The Rulebook on electronic invoicing: Rulebook on electronic invoicing (efaktura.gov.rs) Internal Technical Manual (16.06.23): Updated internal technical manual (16.06.2023.) (efaktura.gov.rs) Instructions for using XML files: Instructions for using XML files (05.06.2023.) (efaktura.gov.rs) Main changes introduced in the Rulebook: Replaces three regulations that were applying […]

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Posted June 20, 2023 by Victor Duarte
Spain: B2B e-invoicing draft regulation published

The Spanish Government published a draft version of the Royal Decree that develops article 12 of Law 18/2022, on the creation and growth of companies with the aim of establishing the Spanish system of mandatory B2B electronic invoicing. The regulation will be effective 12 months after its publication on the Spanish official Gazzete (BOE). The […]

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Posted June 5, 2023 by Maria del Carmen
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: The Electronic Invoicing Law enters into force.

On May 17, 2023, the Electronic Invoicing Law was published in the Official Gazette of the Dominican Republic, whose purpose is to regulate the mandatory use of electronic invoicing in that country and sets the Electronic Invoicing Tax System and its features, optimization results and contingencies; as well as establishing the mandatory implementation deadlines and […]

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Posted May 26, 2023 by Enis Gencer
Israel: More details on CTC system and its implementation timeline published

As we reported earlier, Israel’s government approved the 2023-2024 budget on 24 February 2023, setting the stage for the adoption of the CTC model. Since then, the proposal has gone through the standard legislative process and it has recently received approval from the Finance Committee, with some modifications. According to the latest announcement, the modified […]

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Posted May 26, 2023 by Kelly Muniz
Brazil: NF3-e Mandatory Implementation Postponed in Espírito Santo and Santa Catarina

Ajuste Sinief 14/2023 has been published postponing mandatory implementation of the NF3e (electric energy e-invoice) in the states of Espírito Santo and Santa Catarina. The current implementation calendar is as follows: 1 June 2022: Mato Grosso 1 October 2022: Alagoas, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Maranhão, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, […]

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Posted May 26, 2023 by Marta Sowińska
Poland: working version of schema FA (2) is published

On 23 March 2023, the tax authorities published the working version of the schema FA (2). The next steps following the publication of the schema are: The final schema FA(2) will be published on ePUAP in June 2023. The test environment adapted to the schema FA(2) and documentation will be available in July 2023. The […]

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Posted May 24, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Saudi Arabia: No electronic invoicing for the supply of used cars until further announcement

The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) decided to suspend the implementation of e-invoicing for the supplies of eligible used cars until a future date to be announced. ZATCA announced the activation of Article 48 of the VAT Regulation and the implementation of the profit margin scheme for eligible used cars starting from 1 […]

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Posted May 24, 2023 by Enis Gencer
Malaysia: E-Invoicing Implementation Timeline Published

The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia published a press release on 22 May 2023 and announced the implementation timeline of the upcoming e-invoicing mandate. As per the announcement, the mandate will be rolled-out in a phased manner according to the following timeline: Pilot project launch: In January 2024, a pilot project will be initiated for selected businesses. Additionally, […]

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Posted May 22, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Saudi Arabia: Updated technical documents for e-invoicing

The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA), published updated technical documents for the e-invoicing system on 19 May 2023, after the public consultation process which took place in April 2023. Implementation Resolution of the E-invoicing Regulation, Security Features Implementation Standards and Electronic Invoice XML Implementation Standard to aforementioned resolution, and E-invoice Data Dictionary are […]

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Posted May 22, 2023 by Carolina Silva
Portugal: Mandatory B2G e-invoicing for SME´s postponed again

In a recent Press Conference held by the Council of Ministers of the Portuguese government it was announced that a new law-decree for the execution of the state budget for 2023 was approved. One of the many changes announced is another extension of the mandatory B2G e-invoicing deadline for micro, small and medium-sized companies allowing […]

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Posted May 15, 2023 by Dilara İnal
India: New threshold for mandatory e-invoicing announced

The Indian Ministry of Finance issued Notification No. 10/2023 on 10 May 2023 whereby it reduced the threshold limit for complying with the GST e-invoicing system. As of 1 August 2023, taxpayers with at least Rs 5 Crores turnover [approx. USD 600,000] must generate e-invoices according to the e-invoicing system. The GST e-invoicing system in […]

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Posted May 10, 2023 by Marta Sowińska
Poland: Government adopted a draft law on e-invoicing via KSeF

On the 9th of May, the government in Poland adopted a draft law introducing mandatory e-invoicing via KSeF, which is going to take effect from 1 July 2024. Now the draft law has to be approved by Parliament, and the next session is planned for the end of May. The adoption of this piece of […]

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Posted May 8, 2023 by Dilara İnal
India: Time limit for sending e-invoices to the IRP postponed

The recently introduced 7-days time limit for sending e-invoices to the Invoice Registration Portal (IRP) has been deferred for three months. The time limit was issued by the Goods and Services Network (GSTN) to be originally effective as of 1 May 2023. According to advisory decision, taxpayers with an annual turnover of at least Rs […]

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Posted May 5, 2023 by Dilara İnal
France: Partner dematerialization platform registrations are open

The applications for registering as a partner dematerialization platform (PDP), a registered and authorized service platform, are open as of 2 May 2023. Under the new French e-invoicing mandate, taxpayers will be able to use the public billing portal (PPF) or PDPs for issuing e-invoices and e-reporting. For further information on PDPs, you can visit […]

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Posted April 28, 2023 by Maria del Carmen
Guatemala: Extends the term of incorporation into the Electronic Invoicing Regime (FEL) to Small Taxpayer Regime.

The Superintendency of Tax Administration (SAT) published on March 31, 2023, the resolution SAT-DSI-400-2023 in which it extends the term of incorporation into the Electronic Invoicing Regime (FEL) to individuals and legal entities that are registered in the Small Taxpayer Regime, who must start with the issuance of their Electronic Tax Documents (DTE) no later […]

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