Regulatory Analysis

Posted December 29, 2023 by Marta Sowińska
Serbia: Legislative updates in force from January 1, 2024

In the Serbian Official Gazette no. 116 from 26.12.2023, the regulations introducing certain legislative changes were published, namely: Amendments to the Regulation on uniform technical and technological requirements and procedures for the preservation and protection of archival material and documentary material in electronic form. Amendments to the Regulation on Electronic Invoicing. Amendments to the Regulation […]

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Posted December 29, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Turkey: Updated e-invoicing rules for electric vehicle charging services

The Turkish Revenue Administration (TRA) has recently issued new technical guidelines and updated e-invoicing technical packages in response to the revised e-invoicing rules targeting Charging Network Operations and Charging Station Operators. This development follows the enactment of General Communique No. 550 of the Tax Procedural Law in October 2023, which mandated e-invoicing for licensed Charging […]

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Posted December 28, 2023 by Erik Wallin
Hawaii: Motor Vehicle Rental Surcharge Increase

Through 2027, Hawaii is increasing the rental motor vehicle surcharge by $0.50 annually on January 1 of each year. Effective January 1, 2024, the State of Hawaii will increase the rental motor vehicle surcharge tax rate from $6.00 per day (or any portion of a day) to $6.50 per day (or any portion of a […]

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Posted December 27, 2023 by Bradley Feimer
Colorado Self-Administered Local Rate Changes Effective January 1, 2024

12/14/2024 The Colorado Department of Revenue published local sales and use tax changes effective January 1, 2024. The following self-administered local sales tax rates have changed: City: Castle Pines Fort Collins Louisville Further information may be found here.

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Posted December 27, 2023 by Bradley Feimer
Counties of Routt & Arapahoe, Colorado Adopt Sales Tax Exemptions Effective January 1, 2024

12/14/2024 The Colorado Department of Revenue published local sale and use tax changes effective January 1, 2024. The county of Routt has adopted state-allowed exemptions for farm equipment, incontinence products, and menstrual products. The county of Arapahoe has adopted state-allowed exemptions for beetle wood products, property used in space flight, machinery or machine tools, manufactured […]

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Posted December 27, 2023 by Robert Pelletier
Poland: Zero VAT Rate on Basic Food Products Extended until March 31, 2024

As published in the Official Journal of Laws on December 9, 2023, the Polish Ministry of Finance has extended the zero VAT rate on basic food products until March 31, 2024. The temporary zero VAT rate was previously set to expire on December 31, 2023. The regulation can be found here (in Polish).

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Posted December 27, 2023 by Bradley Feimer
Carbondale & Edgewater, Colorado Change to State-Administered for Sales Tax

12/14/2023 The cities of Carbondale and Edgewater, Colorado changed from self-administered to state-administered for sales tax effective January 1, 2024. Each local will continue to self-administer use tax. Further information may be found here.

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Posted December 27, 2023 by Oliver Mavor-Parker
California to Expand Bottle Fee Program

California will impose the California Redemption Value (CRV) deposit on additional products, effective January 1, 2024. Fruit Juice containers greater than or equal to 46 ounces, vegetable juice containers greater than 16 ounces, and wine and distilled spirit containers will now be subject to the deposit at the pre-existing rates depending on container size. Additionally, […]

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Posted December 22, 2023 by Oliver Mavor-Parker
California to Increase Carpet Recycling Fees

Effective January 1, 2024, carpet is subject to increased recycling fees in California. The precise fee amount depends on carpet type and amount of post-consumer content. More information can be found here.

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Posted December 22, 2023 by Charles Riordan
Estonia: VAT Rate Change

On January 1, 2024, Estonia’s standard rate of VAT will increase from 20% to 22%. In addition, from January 1, 2025, Estonia plans to increase the rate of VAT on press publications from 5% to 9%, reversing a recent change.

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Posted December 22, 2023 by Joanna Hysi
Greece: Changes to myDATA & e-invoicing introduced with new tax law

The long anticipated adoption of the tax bill was published in the official gazette on December 11, 2023. Law 5073/2023 (FEK A’ 204) on “Measures for the limitation of tax evasion and other urgent provisions” regulates, among other things, a number of aspects related to myDATA and e-invoicing, namely: The e-invoicing incentives provide to businesses […]

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Posted December 21, 2023 by Erik Wallin
Massachusetts Proposes Advanced Payment Regulation

12/21/2023 Massachusetts has proposed regulations related to the creation of the advanced sales tax payment requirements included in the Massachusetts Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Bill and addressed in TIR 21-4. The proposed regulation can be found here.

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Posted December 20, 2023 by Edit Buliczka
Italy: Road Accident Victims Fund Contributions (RAVF) cancelled for foreign insurers

On December 13, a new legislative decree (No. 184 pf 22 November 2023) was published in the Italian Official Gazette. This decree is transposing the rules of Directive No. 2021/2118 of November 24 (the Directive), which is the amendment of the Sixth Directive on Motor Insurance (Directive 2009/103/EC ), into Italian law. According to the […]

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Posted December 20, 2023 by Filippa Jörnstedt
France: e-Invoicing Implementation Schedule Confirmed

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 […]

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Posted December 19, 2023 by Marta Sowińska
Poland: Technical Specification on QR codes has been published

The Ministry of Finance has released technical specifications for the KSeF interface in the test environment. This documentation outlines details about QR codes and their associated verification links, it also clarifies information derived from the draft regulation on the use of KSeF that was published in November. The QR codes serve as visual representations of […]

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Posted December 18, 2023 by Edit Buliczka
France: National Guarantee Fund Contributions cancelled for foreign insurers

On December 7, a new ordinance (No. 2023-1138 of December 2023) was published by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty. This ordinance is transposing the rules of Directive No. 2021/2118 of November 24 (the Directive), which is the amendment of the Sixth Directive on Motor Insurance (Directive 2009/103/EC ), into […]

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Posted December 15, 2023 by Erik Wallin
Hawaii: Maui County Surcharge Takes Effect in January

Effective January 1, 2024, the County of Maui has authorized the collection of a county surcharge.  The new Maui County Surcharge is 0.50%.  The county surcharge is only added to activities taxed at the 4.0% rate. The county surcharge does not apply to activities taxed at the 0.50% rate (e.g., wholesaling) or the 0.15% rate […]

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Posted December 15, 2023 by Alexander Dunn
Kansas Phase Out of Sales Tax on Groceries to Continue January 1st

Under HB 2106, Kansas will reduce the state sales and compensating use tax rate on food and food ingredients from 4.0 percent to 2.0 percent effective January 1, 2024. The rate will be further reduced to 0.0 percent on January 1, 2025. Kansas defines “food and food ingredients” to include bottled water, candy, dietary supplements, […]

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