Regulatory Analysis
Effective July 1, 2026, South Tucson, Arizona passed Ordinance 26-01, decreasing the tax rate on food for home consumption from 1.5% to 0% More information may be found here.
The Cape Verde Government has approved the 2026 State Budget Law Proposal, expanding the country’s electronic invoicing framework, which has been rolled out progressively since June 2021. Under the Proposal, all invoices and tax-relevant documents must be issued electronically through software certified by the Tax Authority. Each document must also carry a QR Code and […]
VA § 58.1-609.1 (19) exempts gold, silver, or platinum bullion, as well as legal tender coins from sales tax. This exemption was set to expire June 30, 2025 and VA HB 1600 extended the expiration to June 30, 2026. At this time, Virginia has not extended the exemption further. Therefore, Virginia will begin taxing these […]
On May 12, 2026, Maryland enacted emergency legislation addressing penny rounding on cash transactions. The language details that if the price ends in 1 cent, 2 cents, 6 cents, or 7 cents, a business should round down to the nearest nickel. If the price ends in 3 cents, 4 cents, 8 cents, or 9 cents, […]
On May 12, 2026, Maryland enacted House Bill 898. The legislation provides an exemption for certain data and information technology (IT) services, software publishing services, digital codes, and digital products if both the vendor and the buyer are members of the same affiliated group within the meaning of §1504 of the Internal Revenue Code. The […]
Massachusetts recently published Directive 26-1, which provides guidance on how sales tax must be calculated following the elimination of the penny. With the U.S. Treasury minting its last penny on November 12, 2025, vendors have begun rounding cash transactions to the nearest nickel. However, vendors are required to calculate and remit sales tax based on […]
Effective May 1, 2026, Williamsburg County, South Carolina is imposing a 1% Capital Projects Tax. Certain food sales are exempted from the tax. You may find more information here.
Malaysia’s Inland Revenue Board (HASiL) has announced an extension of the transition period for the last group of taxpayers to comply with the Malaysian e-invoicing requirements — those with annual turnover between RM 1 million and RM 5 million — from 12 months to 24 months. The extended window runs from 1 January 2026 to […]
The authority through RNC Notice: 401-50625-4 exceptionally extends the deadline for the implementation of electronic invoicing to taxpayers identified as Small, Micro and unclassified to November 15, 2026. More info here.
The UAE Ministry of Finance has announced an amendment to Ministerial Decision No. 244 of 2025, extending the deadline for businesses subject to Phase 1 of the UAE e-invoicing mandate to appoint an Accredited Service Provider (ASP). What has changed? Businesses with annual revenues of AED 50 million or above — the first group of […]
Qatar’s Cabinet has approved a draft e-invoicing law and its executive regulations, developed by the Ministry of Finance in coordination with the General Tax Authority (GTA). The law establishes the legal framework for the issuance of electronic invoices and notices, with stated objectives of enhancing transparency, advancing digital transformation, and building reliable databases for regulatory […]
Effective July 1, 2026, 56 municipalities and 3 counties in Illinois will begin imposing the 1% grocery tax. This follows the more than 600 localities that began imposing the grocery tax on January 1, 2026. More information can be found here.
The Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code provides for a periodic sales tax holiday for certain hurricane preparedness items. Historically, the holiday occurs during the last weekend in May. However, pursuant to Circular Letter No. 26-08, issued on May 1, the dates for the holiday period this year will be May 22, 2026 – May 25, 2026.
The IRS has released the instructions for form 1099-DA for tax year 2026. These instructions are notable as 2025 was a transitional year for reporting this form, and the 2026 instructions are intended to be final instructions for the form. Form 1099-DA reports the sale of digital assets, including cryptocurrency and NFT sales. Such sales […]
The IRS has updated Form 941 (Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return) and Form 941-X (Adjusted Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return or Claim for Refund), along with their respective Instructions, for 2026. These forms are used by employers to report quarterly wages, taxes withheld, and social security and Medicare obligations, and to correct errors on previously […]
Greece has postponed Phase B of its e-transport mandate (digital monitoring of goods movement) for the second time. Originally scheduled to become mandatory from 1 December 2025, Phase B was first delayed to 1 May 2026, and then postponed again just days before that go-live date. The change was formally enacted via MD A.1094/2026, which […]
The City of Chignik has completed the process to join the Alaska Remote Sellers Sales Tax Commission (ARSSTC). Sellers must begin collection on 6/1/2026 and forms for filing will be updated to include Chignik on 7/1/2026.
Colorado imposes a retail delivery fee on all deliveries by motor vehicle in the state with at least one item of tangible personal property subject to state sales or use tax in the order. The fee amount may be adjusted for inflation each year. For the period of July 2026 to June 2027, the total […]