New Zealand has recently signed an e-invoicing Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Singapore, whereby the countries have agreed to cooperate on initiatives that promote, encourage, support, or facilitate the adoption of e-invoicing by businesses. In addition, mandatory e-invoicing is being discussed within the e-Invoicing Adoption Leaders Group, which includes representatives from both the business and […]
Pursuant to Laos Presidential Decree No. 003/PS signed on March 19, 2024, the standard VAT rate in Laos is increased from 7% to 10%. This Decree was published in the Lao Official Gazette on March 26, 2024. The Decree, as published in the Official Gazette, can be found here (in Lao).
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia has released new versions of the e-invoice and e-invoice specific guidelines, alongside a new version of the Software Development Kit (SDK). The update to SDK, first launched in February, includes clarifications and new technical information, namely e-signature requirements for the CTC mandate, going live in August of 2024. An […]
Pursuant to the Service Tax (Rate of Tax) (Amendment) Order 2024, effective 1 March 2024, the service tax rate is increased from 6% to 8% on all taxable services except for food and beverage preparation, telecommunications, parking provision services, and logistics, which will remain at the 6% rate. The order can be found here (in […]
Alongside the developments of the CTC e-invoice reporting mandate in Malaysia, the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) has become the Peppol Authority in the country. MDEC is implementing the Peppol framework in Malaysia and it will be available for the exchange of e-invoices, complementing the e-invoice reporting mandate, which will not handle the delivery of […]
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has just released the long-awaited Software Development Kit, which includes relevant technical documentation for the CTC mandate to be implemented, starting in August of 2024. According to the IRBM, the e-Invoice Software Development Kit is a collection of tools, libraries, and resources providing a set of functionalities, Application […]
Malaysia is implementing a CTC clearance model starting in August 2024 for large taxpayers undertaking commercial activities in the country. Following recent postponements of the mandate, the pilot phase set to start in January of 2024 has also been postponed and, until recently, no date had been communicated for its launch. The Inland Revenue Board […]
The Royal Malaysian Customs Department announced that cross-border sales of goods valued at MYR500 or less are subject to 10% sales tax when sold to businesses and consumers in Malaysia effective January 1, 2024. The low value goods regulations can be found here.
Pursuant to Decree 94/2023/ND-CP as published on December 28, 2023, supplies of goods and services subject to the standard 10% VAT rate will continue to apply the temporary 8% standard VAT rate until June 30, 2024. The 2% VAT rate reduction, which was previously set to expire on December 31, 2023, has been extended by […]
Following the recent developments in China regarding the Pilot Program for e-Invoicing, whereby the program has been expanded to new provinces and cities in November 2023, the last province of Tibet has now been added to the Pilot Program for issuing fully digitalized electronic invoices (e-fapiao) among selected taxpayers. Therefore, from December 1, 2023, the […]
The National Bureau for Revenue (NBR) released an updated edition of the Value Added Tax (VAT) General Guide in November 2023. A VAT-registered individual or entity is now authorized to issue, retain, and manage VAT invoices, along with credit and debit notes, in an electronic format without NBR’s prior approval. Previously, the NBR had announced […]
Pursuant to Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill No. 30/2022, the standard GST rate in Singapore is increasing to 9% effective January 1, 2024. The Bill can be found here.
The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority, ZATCA, announced the ninth wave of Phase 2 of e-invoicing. The ninth wave covers taxpayers with at least SAR 30 million (app. USD 8 million) revenue subject to VAT for 2021 or 2022. Taxpayers within this group are expected to integrate as of 1 June 2024. Phase 2 […]
The Pilot Program for issuing fully digitized electronic invoices (e-fapiao) has been expanded to the new provinces and cities: Anhui, Beijing, Guizhou, Hunan, Ningxia, Qinghai and Shandong. According to the announcements published by the tax authorities in October 2023, selected taxpayers in these provinces and cities, will be able to issue fully digitized e-fapiao. In […]
In the Forum of Tax Administration held in October 2023 in Singapore, the government confirmed they will adopt InvoiceNow, the national e-invoicing framework based on the Peppol network as the mandatory framework for B2G transactions in the country. Recently, testing of a 5-corner instead of the existing 4-corner model as the InvoiceNow Peppol exchange model […]
Israel is implementing a Continuous Transaction Controls (CTC) regime which was initially scheduled to roll out on January 1, 2024. On October 23, 2023, the Israeli Tax Authority (ITA) announced that the timeline has been extended to offer businesses more time to complete their technological development. According to the announcement, the ITA will allow deduction […]
The Malaysian 2024 Budget, which is currently pending parliamentary approval, introduces changes to the implementation timeline of mandatory e-invoicing in the country. According to the new budget law, implementation will be delayed, and will follow the below schedule: For taxpayers with an annual turnover of revenue of more than RM100 million (appx. 20 million euros) […]
Sultanate of Oman Tax Authority has announced the launch of a VAT e-invoicing system within 2024. The e-invoicing system will be rolled out voluntarily in April 2024 and is scheduled to become mandatory for large entities operating within the country starting in October 2024. While official communication detailing the features of the e-invoicing system is […]