Regulatory Analysis

Posted February 22, 2023 by Paul Ogawa
IRS Issues Final Regulations Updating Electronic Filing Requirements for Information Returns

The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published final regulations updating the electronic filing requirements for specified returns and other documents. These final regulations codify required changes made by the Taxpayer First Act which was signed into law back in 2019. Effective for calendar year 2024 (impacting returns filed after […]

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Posted February 22, 2023 by Andrés Landerretche
Panama: Government Establishes Implementation Phases of Electronic Invoicing for Banks and Financial Entities

Panama published Resolution No. 201-0717 of 26 January 2023 in Official Gazette No. 29712 on 31 January 2023, which regulates the phases for banks and other financial institutions to comply with the requirements to issue invoices using authorized fiscal equipment or through the e-invoicing system, Sistema de Facturación Electrónica de Panamá (SFEP), as per Law […]

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Posted February 22, 2023 by Andrés Landerretche
Panama: Government Extends the Term for the Implementation of Authorized Tax Equipment or Electronic Billing System

The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Panama published Executive Decree No. 3 of 20 January 2023 in Official Gazette No. 29706-B on 23 January 2023, which granted an extension for the adoption of electronic invoicing mechanisms for several activities that were initially required to adopt one of the mechanisms available (“fiscal equipment” or the […]

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Posted February 17, 2023 by Marta Sowińska
Poland: proposed changes to mandatory e-invoicing framework

On the 16th February 2023, the Polish Ministry of Finance organized a conference to discuss upcoming changes to the draft bill introducing mandatory e-invoicing in Poland. While the legislative process is still ongoing, and will most likely last until June/July 2023, the Ministry of Finance has presented changes that are planned to be included in […]

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Posted February 16, 2023 by Marta Sowińska
China: Expansion of the fully digitalized e-invoicing pilot program

China is expanding its fully digitalized e-invoicing (e-fapiao) pilot program, currently as of 1 January 2023 in scope to issue a fully digitalized e-fapiao are Shanghai, Guangdong, Inner Mongolia, Sichuan, Xiamen, Chongqing, Qingdao, Tianjin, Dalian, and Shaanxi provinces. Additionally, taxpayers nationwide are able to accept e-fapiao issued by the selected taxpayers in the above provinces. […]

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Posted February 10, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Sweden: Edges towards B2B e-invoice mandate

The Swedish Agency for Digital Government (DIGG) would like mandatory e-invoicing to be introduced in Sweden. DIGG has, together with the Swedish Tax Agency and the Swedish Companies Registration Office, submitted a request that the Government research conditions for mandating e-invoicing in B2B flows as well as G2B flows (to be added to the current […]

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Posted February 2, 2023 by Marta Sowińska
Poland: Postponement of mandatory e-invoicing to 1 July 2024

According to an official announcement by the Ministry of Finance published on 2 February 2023, the go-live date of the mandatory e-invoicing system in Poland will be postponed from 1 January 2024 to 1 July 2024, giving taxpayers 6 more months to prepare for the new e-invoicing obligation. The VAT-exempted taxpayers will have time to […]

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Posted February 1, 2023 by Dilara İnal
France: Updated external specifications for e-invoicing and e-reporting

The French authorities published the updated version of the ‘External specifications file for electronic invoicing’. The new specifications introduced additional mandatory e-invoicing data, new and modified cases of use, amended frequency for e-reporting, retention of invoices by the public billing portal and other new explanations as well as examples for XML files.

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Posted January 20, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Saudi Arabia: Voluntary participation in Phase 2 of e-invoicing

The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority, ZATCA, has recently changed its approach to voluntary participation in Phase 2 of e-invoicing. Previously it has not been allowed to voluntarily start the implementation of Phase 2, however, with the update of the guideline published in December 2022, taxpayers now have the option to start following Phase 2 […]

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Posted January 17, 2023 by Maria del Carmen
Mexico: RMF 2023

MEXICO: On December 27, 2022, SAT published the Miscelanea Fiscal 2023, that sets outs rules in CFDIS, granting a grace period for the issuing of the following documents: CFDI in V.3.3 Withholdings and payment supplement V.1.0 Payments for the concepts referred to in Title IV, Chapter I of the ISR Law and who are obliged […]

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Posted January 6, 2023 by Enis Gencer
Greece: New MyDATA decision A. 1188/2022 published by IAPR

The Greek Tax Authority (IAPR) has released an update to its MyDATA requirements with the publication of decision A. 1188/2022 on December 31, 2022. This new decision includes important changes to the transmission deadlines and sector-specific requirements for electronic data transmission to IAPR, as well as other updates to the MyDATA requirements. Here are some […]

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Posted December 23, 2022 by Dilara İnal
Saudi Arabia: Scope of E-invoicing Phase 2 further clarified

The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority, ZATCA, has announced the second group required to comply with Phase 2 for E-invoicing. The second group of taxpayers are businesses with revenues subject to VAT which exceed half a billion riyals during 2021. The ZATCA will notify taxpayers in the group and this notification will provide taxpayers […]

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Posted December 16, 2022 by Carolina Silva
Portugal: New Order Establishes Grace Period for Invoice Reporting Obligation and Postpones QES Requirement for E-Invoices

The Portuguese State Secretary of Fiscal Affairs issued Order 8/2022 XXIII which, among others things, establishes a grace period for invoice reporting obligations, as well as another postponement of the requirement of application of a qualified electronic signature or seal on electronic invoices. The Order establishes a grace period during which penalties that concern the […]

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Posted December 14, 2022 by Alec Webb
Oregon Releases 2022 W-2 and 1099 Electronic Filing Specifications for Tax Year 2022

Oregon recently released its W-2 Specifications and 1099 Specifications for tax year 2022. Besides date and minor grammar changes, there were no changes to the specifications. Please see W-2 Specifications here. Please see 1099 Specifications here.

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Posted December 14, 2022 by Alec Webb
Indiana Releases New W-2 and WH-3 Electronic Filing Requirements

Indiana has published updated W2 and WH3 electronic filing requirements. There have been no changes to W2 filing specifications Indiana has made some additions to W2 and WH3 electronic filing requirements. An extension request to file for WH3 must be made by Jan 31 by submitting Form 8809. All extension requests must be made through […]

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Posted December 14, 2022 by juliaolienyk
Illinois Publishes 2022 W-2 and W-2C Electronic Transmission Program Guide

Illinois Published 2022 W-2 and W-2C Electronic Transmission Program Guide. Besides year updates and formatting changes, error code descriptions have been updated. There are no other changes. To view the specifications, click here.

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Posted December 13, 2022 by Dilara İnal
Saudi Arabia: ZATCA Extends the “Cancellation of Fines and Exemption of Penalties initiative”

The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority, ZATCA, has launched a “Cancellation of Fines and Exemption of Penalties initiative” for fines regarding late registration in all tax systems, late payment, late filing of returns fines in all tax systems, and fines to correct VAT returns, as well as fines for violations of VAT field control […]

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Posted December 2, 2022 by Marta Sowińska
Serbia: Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Value Added Tax

As previously announced, the Serbian Minister of Finance published the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Electronic Invoicing on the 9th of November, alongside the Draft Laws on Amendments to the Law on Value Added Tax, Law on Fiscalization, and Law on Tax Procedure and Tax Administration. The changes introduced to the Law […]

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