Regulatory Analysis
Croatia has published a Draft Law on the Law on Fiscalisation and opened a Public Hearing from 27 February 2025 to 25 March 2025. The draft law broadens the current Fiscalisation framework by introducing mandatory domestic B2B and B2G e-invoicing and a real-time continuous transaction control (CTC) system for reporting invoice data to the tax authority across B2B, B2G, and B2C transactions. […]
The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) announced the 21th wave of Phase 2 of the e-invoicing initiative. The 21th wave includes taxpayers whose revenues subject to VAT exceeded (SAR 1.25 Mn) (approximately USD 333K) during 2022 or 2023 or 2024. Taxpayers within this group are expected to integrate with the system as of November 30, 2025. Phase 2 of the e-invoicing […]
The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance recently published the new Publication 72.5 (Electronic Reporting of NYS-45 Information) for quarterly reporting. Beginning March 21, 2025, Publication 72.5 specifications will be used to file all three parts of NYS-45 in a combined report through NYS-45 Web Upload. The NYS-45 Web Upload is used to […]
Maryland recently released its 2025 Employer Withholding Guide. Changes have been made to reflect the transition to Maryland’s new portal, Maryland Tax Connect (MTC). References to MTC have replaced references to bFile throughout. Three options for filing MW-508 and W-2/1099 through MTC have been added to the guide: Bulk Filer, Transmitter User, or manual key […]
New York recently updated the webpage it maintains for upcoming changes to its withholding requirements. By March 2025, New York intends to significantly overhaul its withholding and wage reporting requirements. The following updates were observed: For NYS quarterly reporting, Publication 72.5 has not yet been released but is expected to be released soon. This publication […]
South Carolina recently released Information Letter 2024-16 (Tax Legislative Update for 2024). The letter includes legislative updates to South Carolina’s income tax withholding rates, effective July 2, 2024, and beyond. Under the new legislation, income tax must be withheld at the maximum individual tax rate – instead of 7%- for the following types of income: […]
New York recently updated Publication 66 (Electronic Reporting of Form NYS-1 Information). This change is part of an overhaul of New York’s withholding reporting processes. There are significant changes to the guide. References to Publication 83 have been replaced with references to Publication 63 throughout the guide. The address for mailing NYS-1-V (Payment Voucher for […]
The VAT in the Digital Age Package (ViDA) has been adopted by the EU 27 months after it was initially proposed by the Commission in late 2022. The package includes a directive, regulation, and implementing regulation, focusing on three key areas: digitalizing VAT reporting by 2030, requiring online platforms to collect VAT on short-term accommodation […]
The Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has published Revenue Regulations 11-2025, which implement changes to existing e-invoicing and CTC e-reporting obligations. The officially published regulation includes a few changes compared to its draft version. The amendments made in the official version include: Broader Taxpayer Scope: Taxpayers classified as Large Taxpayers under Republic Act No. […]
On 11 February 2025, the Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (FURS) published a new draft law regarding the introduction of mandatory B2B e-invoicing. This new draft proposes changes to the previously issued proposal announced by the Slovenian government in 2024, which aimed to introduce both mandatory B2B e-invoicing and CTC e-reporting starting in […]
On February 17, 2025, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) announced plans to launch an e-invoicing pilot in the second half of this year, starting with selected large taxpayers. The announcement was made during a stakeholder engagement meeting attended by large taxpayers from businesses across various sectors. In September 2024, FIRS announced its plans to introduce mandatory […]
In December 2024, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) announced the launch of Cambodia’s centralized CTC e-Invoicing System, allowing taxpayers to join voluntarily. In January 2025, the MEF began Stage 1 of the system’s mandatory roll-out, starting with a B2G obligation. It applies to the central budget units of the Ministry of Economy and […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina has opened Public Hearing on the Draft Law on Fiscalisation of Transactions from January 1, 2025 to March 1, 2025. In late 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina published a draft Law introducing mandatory B2B, B2G, and B2C e-invoicing and real-time reporting requirements aiming to combat tax fraud. The objective of the public consultation is […]
The Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM) has recently updated their guidelines to include a postponement of the CTC mandate for certain small taxpayers. Previously, all taxpayers were set to be in scope by 1 July 2025. However, two new taxpayer groups have now been introduced: Taxpayers with an annual turnover or revenue of more […]
In late 2024, the Philippine government enacted the CREATE MORE Act, introducing several amendments to the Tax Code, including changes to e-invoicing and to the CTC e-reporting system. The Act removed the five-year deadline for the government to implement e-invoicing and CTC e-reporting – originally set by the TRAIN Law – and introduced tax deduction […]
In their 2024/25 Budget, the Botswana Minister of Finance had shared its plans to implement mandatory phased e-invoicing to enhance VAT collection efficiency. However, no specific roll-out dates were established. In the latest update from the 2025 Budget Speech, the Minister of Finance announced the development of the Electronic VAT Invoicing Solution. This project aims […]
Effective January 1, 2025, West Virginia requires income tax withholding from gambling winnings at a rate of 4.82%. The same rate applies for backup withholding from gambling winnings. This is a reduction from the previously announced 2025 withholding rate of 4.92%. For 2024, West Virginia required withholding from gambling winnings at a rate of 5.12%. […]
The IRS recently released the 2025 General Instructions for Certain Information Returns (Forms 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and W-2G). There are notable changes throughout: Filing and furnishing due dates have been updated throughout the guide to reflect holidays and weekends in 2026. Form 1099-DA (Digital Asset Proceeds from Broker Transactions) has been […]