Regulatory Analysis
On June 4, 2025, Italy’s Council of Ministers formally approved a legislative decree that permanently bans the issuance of e-invoices through the SdI for healthcare services provided to individuals rather than being a temporary exception. Under this provision, healthcare providers who are obliged to transmit data to the Sistema Tessera Sanitaria (Health Card System) may no […]
On 19 June 2025, amendments to certain tax legislation were published in the Hungarian National Gazette. These amendments, passed by the Hungarian Parliament a week earlier, extend the application of the so-called windfall taxes, including the Extra Profit Tax or Supplemental Insurance Premium Tax (EPTIPT), for an additional year. Originally introduced as a temporary measure […]
Polish authorities are advancing at an accelerated pace toward the implementation of the National e-Invoicing System (KSeF 2.0). Following the second public consultation on the draft simplifying the KSeF system in April, a set of draft regulations were published in late May. On 17 June, a new version of these drafts was published, and the […]
Croatia has approved its new Fiscalization Law, published in the Official Gazette on 13 June 2025. This legislation represents the culmination of the “Fiscalization 2.0” project, expanding the current framework to include mandatory electronic invoicing and CTC (Continuous Transaction Controls) e-reporting in its scope. Key Aspects The law confirms the introduction of a decentralized mandatory […]
The Greek Ministry of Finance and the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) announced a (second) postponement of the mandatory B2G e-invoicing obligation for certain public sector transactions from June 2025 to 1 September 2025. This affects suppliers invoicing the government for expenditures that are not governed by public procurement legislation. The postponement is intended to […]
The Latvian Parliament (Saeima) officially adopted amendments to the Law on Accounting, confirming the postponement of the mandatory B2B e-invoicing go-live date by two years — from 1 January 2026 to 1 January 2028. The obligation to submit structured e-invoice data to the State Revenue Service (VID) is also postponed to 2028. Notably, businesses will […]
During its mid-year policy review discussions, the Finnish government proposed decreasing the reduced rate VAT from 14% to 13.5%, effective January 1, 2026. Items currently subject to the reduced rate include groceries, pharmaceuticals, and passenger transport services, among others. The Ministry of Finance’s press release announcing the proposal can be found here (in Finnish).
In a strategic push toward digital transformation, the Sultanate of Oman is preparing to roll out a national electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) system as part of its broader efforts to modernize tax administration. This initiative, led by the Tax Authority, aims to simplify compliance, reduce administrative burdens, and align Oman’s tax systems with international digital standards. […]
The French authorities have published the official standards issued by AFNOR (the French Association for Standardization) regarding the structure and format of invoice messages and their lifecycle statuses. These standards aim to harmonize data exchanges within the French e-invoicing ecosystem. They define the required formats and technical specifications for message flows between Partner Dematerialization Platforms […]
The Bulgarian National Revenue Agency (NRA) has published the official SAF-T XML schema and accompanying technical documentation in preparation for the upcoming SAF-T mandate, scheduled to start in January 2026. A 30-day public consultation is also announced. The NRA invites stakeholders to submit their proposals, opinions and comments via e-mail. The Bulgarian SAF-T mandate will […]
On 8 March 2025, the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Serbia published the Rulebook on Electronic Delivery Notes (Pravilnik o elektronskim otpremnicama) in the Official Gazette RS No. 21/2025. This follows the adoption of the Law on Electronic Delivery Notes (Zakon o elektronskim otpremnicama), which was published in Official Gazette RS No. 94/2024. […]
The Latvian Parliament (Saeima) is currently considering a proposal to postpone the mandatory B2B e-invoicing go-live date by one year, from 1 January 2026 to 1 January 2027. The proposal was submitted on 15 April 2025 by the parliamentary group United List as an amendment to the Law on Accounting. If adopted, the revised implementation […]
The Polish Ministry of Finance (MoF) has published a new draft version of the FA(3) logical structure for the National e-Invoicing System (KSeF) on 8 May 2025. The key changes in the FA(3) draft, compared to the FA(2), are the following: Technical Changes – Updates to code formats, schema variants, and data types. For example, […]
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of Pakistan has issued a notification extending the previously announced deadlines for mandatory e-invoicing integration with the FBR’s centralized system. New Extended Deadlines The revised timeline for compliance is as follows: Corporate registered persons must integrate their systems and begin electronic invoicing by 1 June 2025 Non-corporate registered persons […]
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) of Pakistan has issued notification S.R.O. 709(I)/2025 mandating electronic integration of hardware and software systems for registered persons under the Sales Tax Act, 1990. This integration will require businesses to connect with the FBR’s computerized system through licensed integrators or PRAL (Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited) to generate and transmit […]
On April 11, the French National Assembly voted on the Bill for the Simplification of Economic Life, which included Amendment 2019 – a key provision for the maintenance of the current e-invoicing rollout schedule. The approval of the amendment confirms that the French e-invoicing mandate will proceed as planned, with the first phase set for […]
The Polish Ministry of Finance (MoF) has published an announcement on the current status of legal, technical, and business preparations for the implementation of the mandatory Krajowy System e-Faktur, also known as KSeF e-invoicing system. After analysing the comments from the November 2024 public consultations, the MoF considered all the key demands submitted by businesses […]
The Polish Ministry of Finance (MoF) has published an announcement on the current status of legal, technical, and business preparations for the implementation of the mandatory Krajowy System e-Faktur, also known as KSeF e-invoicing system. After analysing the comments from the November 2024 public consultations, the MoF considered all the key demands submitted by businesses […]