Regulatory Analysis
The IRS recently released the 2024 Instructions for Form 1042 (Annual Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source Income of Foreign Persons). There are several impactful changes: E-file requirements. For most filers, the administrative exemption from the 1042 electronic filing requirement has expired. For 2024 1042 returns filed in 2025, electronic filing is required for 1) […]
The Polish Minister of Finance (MoF) has officially postponed the obligation to submit the JPK_ST_KR (known as the Polish Standard Audit File – SAF-T). This exemption applies to the tax year starting after 31 December 2024 and ending before 1 January 2026. The JPK_ST_KR is a file containing data from the register of fixed and […]
Arkansas recently published its 2024 Specifications for Filing Forms W-2/1099 Electronically. The publication’s revision date is November 8, 2024. The document details the state-specific additions to the Social Security Administration’s EFW2 format and the IRS Publication 1220 format. There were several editorial changes but no substantive changes to the specifications themselves, Despite this, some important […]
West Virginia recently released its 2024 W-2 Specifications. There are several changes of note. First, a new instruction has been added for software companies and payroll service providers to submit a Letter of Intent to file withholding and payroll information returns electronically. The letter of intent can be accessed by emailing taxloi@wv.gov and must be […]
The Canadian Government has announced its intention to implement a two-month tax holiday from the Good and Service Tax and Harmonized Sales Tax (GTS/HST). The proposed holiday will apply to both the 5% GST applicable across Canada and the HST in the provinces of Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and […]
The State Taxation Administration (STA) in China recently decided to officially promote the optional adoption of digital electronic invoices throughout the country. The announcement, effective from 1 December 2024, confirms that digital invoices will have the same legal effect as paper invoices and will have the following categories: VAT special invoices. Ordinary invoices. Air transport […]
Starting January 1, 2025, new regulations will mandate electronic invoicing for electricity and natural gas supplies to non-private individuals. This obligation is outlined in Government Decree no. 273/2007. The framework does not require e-invoices to be issued in any specific format, nor does it require a specific method for the exchange of the electronic invoice. […]
The IRS recently released its 2024 Publication 1187, the Specifications for Electronic Filing of Forms 1042-S, Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding. This publication is updated at least annually with later changes occurring occasionally. There were few substantive changes in the publication this year, the only notable one being the use of field […]
The IRS recently released an update to Form 941-X and the accompanying instructions. Form 941-X is the form for reporting Adjusted Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund to the IRS. Generally, the form is updated yearly. This year, the updates to the form are in conjunction with the expiration of the social […]
Maryland will waive penalties and interest for late withholding for Maryland businesses from January 1 to May 31, 2024, in the wake the Key Bridge collapse. Provided payments are made by May 31, 2024, any late payments during that period will not be subject to late penalties or interest. The waiver is automatic and applies to […]
The IRS recently released its 2024 Form 941, Schedule B, and Schedule R along with the accompanying instructions. Several changes have been made to the 941 and to Schedule R, while Schedule B remained largely unchanged for 2024. Many of the changes found throughout the form, schedules, and instructions this year are related to the […]
The IRS has released its 2024 General Instructions for Forms W-2 and W-3. Form W-2 is used to report employment income to the IRS and Form W-3 is the employer’s transmittal of wage and tax statements to the IRS. These instructions cover the W-2, W-2c, W-2GU, W-2VI, and W-2AS forms along with form W-3 for […]
On December 19, 2023, the proposed changes to the US Code of Federal Regulations relating to the de minimis error safe harbor exceptions to penalties for information returns and payee statements were added to the Code as final regulations. The updates are effective as of the publishing date of December 19, 2023, but are applicable […]
The previously proposed delays to the roll-out schedule of the French e-invoicing mandate should now be considered as finalized, following a push from the French Government yesterday to move the Finance Law for 2024 to a vote without a prior debate, thereby closing the door to further amendments. As part of the Finance Law for […]
On July 11, 2023, the Ministry of Finance of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced five major strategic transformational projects which aim to advance the country in the field of digital government. One of the announced projects is the “E-Billing System”, a system that will automate and thus facilitate the procedures for filing tax returns […]
The SAT published on its official website the First Advance Version of the Sixth Resolution of Modifications to the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution 2023. It extends the term until December 31, 2023, for those taxpayers who issue the CFDI with Carta Porte supplement to comply with all the requirements contained in the “Instructions for filling out […]
The tax authority in Bizkaia published an update for the technical documentation related to Bizkaia SII. The documentation introduces the value “AJ” (Ajuste del Margen de Beneficio) in the ledger of issued invoices for modifications of the tax base and quota for which there is no obligation to issue a rectifying invoice derived from the […]
June 30, 2023, marks the end of the grace period for those who make payments for salaries and who are obliged to issue CFDIs for them, may choose to issue them in version 3.3 with payroll supplement in version 1.2, in accordance with The Second Resolution of Modifications to the Miscellaneous Tax Resolution (RMF) for […]