Regulatory Analysis

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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Posted April 28, 2023 by Dilara İnal
France: English version of external specifications for e-invoicing mandate published

The French authorities published, on 27 April 2023, an English translation of the ‘External specifications file for electronic invoicing’, version 2.2 of 31 January 2023. Compared to version 2.1, this version clarifies some additional use cases and other miscellaneous points. For further details on the French e-invoicing and e-reporting mandate, you can visit our website.

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Posted April 28, 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 fourth wave of Phase 2 of e-invoicing. The fourth wave covers taxpayers with at least SAR 150 million (USD 40 million) revenue subject to VAT for 2021 or 2022. Taxpayers within this group are expected to integrate as of November 2023. Phase 2 of e-invoicing […]

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Posted April 26, 2023 by Dilara İnal
France: Pilot phase for e-invoicing

The French Ministry of Economy launches a pilot phase for electronic invoicing between January and June 2024 to test in real conditions involving all stakeholders: Public Billing Portal (PPF), partner platforms (PDPs) and taxpayers. France introduced a Continuous Transactions Control system which will be implemented in phases starting as of July 2024. The new French […]

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Posted April 26, 2023 by Kelly Muniz
Brazil: NF3-e Mandatory Implementation Postponed in São Paulo

Ajuste Sinief 7/2023 has been published postponing mandatory implementation of the NF3e (electric energy e-invoice) in the state of São Paulo. The mandatory date has been postponed to 1 June 2024, instead of 1 June 2023. The current implementation calendar, according to the applicable law, is as follows: 1 June 2022: Mato Grosso 1 October […]

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Posted April 24, 2023 by Maria del Carmen
Argentina: The mandatory application of the ” Carta de Porte Electrónica – Derivados Granarios” for certain granary derivatives was differed.

On April 11, 2023, the AFIP published in the Official Gazette Resolution No. 5344/2023 through which it defers the mandatory application until June 2, 2023, of the “Electronic Waybill – Granary Derivatives” for granary derivatives, with the exemption of the following products: BROKEN SUNFLOWER – SPLIT (152); BROKEN CORN – SPLIT (187); SOJA DEACTIVATED (218), […]

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Posted April 17, 2023 by Dilara İnal
India: New time limit for e-invoices

The Goods and Services Network (GSTN) issued an advisory on the time limit for e-invoices to be reported on the portal. E-invoices in scope will need to be reported within 7 days from their issuance. In India, B2B and B2G invoices are subject to mandatory e-invoicing for taxpayers who has an annual turnover of at […]

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Posted April 14, 2023 by Carolina Silva
Malaysia: Proposed Roll-Out Timeline Of New E-Invoicing System

As part of the 2023 state budget presented in 2022, the Malaysian government decided to introduce and gradually implement an electronic invoicing system in the country. The state budget law doesn’t contain any details about the e-invoicing system, however, in a recent engagement session held by the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) of Malaysia and the […]

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Posted April 14, 2023 by Carolina Silva
Greece: B2G e-invoicing mandate – implementation timeline

In December 2022, it became mandatory for companies to issue electronic invoices in public procurement according to the EN norm, but details about the scope and the implementation timeline were left to be regulated in secondary law. On 12 April 2023, a joint decision by the Ministers of Finance, Development and Investments, Digital Governance and […]

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Posted April 6, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Saudi Arabia: Amendments to the e-invoicing implementation resolution

Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) shared Amendments on the Controls, Requirements, Technical Specifications, and the Procedural Rules for Implementing the Provisions of the E-Invoicing Regulation (Implementation Resolution) for public consultation. ZATCA accepts feedback until 18 April 2023. Amendments to the Implementation Resolution introduce new functionalities for charges specification and advanced payment specification. For more […]

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Posted March 31, 2023 by Marta Sowińska
China: Expanding Fully Digitalized E-Invoice Pilot Program

China has further expanded the scope of the taxpayers issuing fully digitalized e-invoices (e-fapiao): From 1 March 2023 newly registered taxpayers in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region shall be included in the pilot scope of digital e-invoicing. From 22 March 2023, selected taxpayers in Henan and Jilin provinces can issue fully digitalized e-invoices From 30 […]

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Posted March 31, 2023 by Maria del Carmen
MEXICO: The SAT published the update of the Standard Carta Porte Revision C

Mexico: The SAT published the standard and the error matrix of the Carta Porte Supplement version 2.0 Revision C, that is integrated into CFDI version 4.0 Among the main changes are: 4 service keys were incorporated into the additional validation of the CFDI ProdServ Key. The coexistence of the Carta Porte supplement was incorporated with […]

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