Regulatory Analysis

Posted March 26, 2020 by Paul Ogawa
Puerto Rico Issues an Additional Extension of Informative Filings

La Hacienda, the revenue department of Puerto Rico, has announced another extension for the filing of informatives.  Revenue newsletter BI RI 20-05 extends the electronic filing deadline for the following informatives to March 31: 480.5, 480.6A, 480.6B, 480.6B.1, 480.6D, 480.6G, 4806SP, 480.6SP.2, 480.7, 480.7B, 480.7B.1, 480.7C, 480.7C.1, and 480.7E.  These forms are generally due by […]

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Posted March 26, 2020 by Paul Ogawa
Virginia Changes Reporting Obligations for Third-Party Settlement Organizations

The Virginia legislature recently passed legislation which makes significant changes to the reporting obligations of gig economy participants and specifically third-party settlement organizations. SB 211 makes changes to tax information reporting for gig economy participants, specifically third-party settlement organizations (TPSOs) who must issue Form 1099-K to report payments made to their payees. Under the new […]

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Posted March 26, 2020 by Daniel Kostrzewa
British Columbia postpones new provincial sales tax registration requirement

As part of its Covid-19 Action Plan, British Columbia has postponed its previously announced expanded provincial sales tax registration requirements for Canadian sellers of goods as well as Canadian and foreign sellers of software and telecommunication services. These new requirements were supposed to go into effect on July 1, but instead have been delayed until […]

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Posted March 26, 2020 by Christophe Bourdaire
Portugal New Stamp Duty filing process postponed to 2021

The Portuguese tax authorities have postponed the implementation of their new Stamp Duty reporting system until 2021. The decision has been taken in light of the ongoing coronavirus crisis that led the Portuguese government to declare a State of Emergency. The previous Stamp Duty reporting system will therefore remain in place until the end of […]

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Posted March 25, 2020 by Victor Duarte
Mandatory Adoption of Hungary Real Time Reporting V. 2.0 Postponed

The Hungarian Tax Authority announced that the deadline to implement the mandatory real time reporting version 2.0 xsd is postponed from 1 April 2020 to 1 July 2020. It is important to note that 2.0 xsd can already be used live in parallel with Version 1.1 xsd. Official announcement can be found at the following link: https://onlineszamla.nav.gov.hu/home

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Posted March 25, 2020 by Paul Ogawa
New Jersey Passes Extension for Health Coverage Filings

The New Jersey Department of Treasury recently issued updated guidance for health coverage filings, extending the due date for coverage providers to file their 1095 health coverage forms for tax year 2019 with the Department of Taxation. Health coverage providers will now have until May 15, 2020 to provide the necessary 1095 forms to the Department of […]

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Posted March 23, 2020 by Alex Samuel
Kodiak, Alaska Enacts 1-Day Optional Sales Tax Holiday

The City of Kodiak, Alaska has enacted a one-day annual sales tax holiday. Under the terms of the Kodiak City Code, the sales tax holiday  will take place on the first Saturday in March each year. For 2020, the holiday occurred on March 7th. The holiday applies to all sales and rentals of tangible personal […]

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Posted March 23, 2020 by Ramón Frias
SPAIN: Tax Administration starts the Pre-filling of Periodic VAT Returns

The Spanish tax administration (AEAT) announced on its website that it has started to pre-fill the periodic VAT return of certain taxpayers (Modelo 303), based on information these taxpayers supply via the SII. The service is called Pre303, and going forward, it will be available for the tax return of February 2020 that is due in […]

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Posted March 23, 2020 by Ramón Frias
Chile starts taxing foreign digital platforms

The Chilean congress enacted law 21.210, a tax reform bill that will have several implications for VAT compliance. Among the enacted changes, the supply of digital goods and services by foreign suppliers not established in Chile will be subject to VAT. When supplies are made to VAT registered taxpayers, these taxpayers will be responsible for […]

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Posted March 23, 2020 by Alex Samuel
Alaska Remote Seller Sales Tax Commission Adopts Uniform Sale Tax Code

Approximately 25 local governments in Alaska have signed an intergovernmental agreement establishing a Commission that will provide governance over a streamlined, single-level administration of sales tax collection and remittance. The Commission recently adopted their uniform sales tax code which includes provisions requiring remote sellers and marketplace facilitators to collect and remit sales tax if their […]

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Posted March 23, 2020 by Jesse Rooney
Supreme Court Will Take Up ACA Challenge

The Supreme Court announced it would consider a challenge to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) colloquially known as Obamacare.  The legal challenge, brought by the Attorney General of Texas, seeks to overturn the landmark healthcare law.  The challenge proposes that since the ACA only passes constitutional muster through its tax implications, the 2017’s Tax Cuts and […]

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Posted March 23, 2020 by Ramón Frias
DIAN Proposes Regulation on Timing of Version 1.8 of UBL 2.1

The DIAN has released a new proposed resolution clarifying the timing surrounding the implementation of version 1.8 of the Technical Annex of the Electronic Invoice under UBL 2.1. The implementation deadline will begin on April 2020 for large taxpayers and extend to October 2020 for all others. This new resolution will also consolidate in a […]

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Posted March 23, 2020 by Ramón Frias
Colombia Enacts VAT Holiday

Colombia enacted a new tax reform that, among other things, establishing a future 3 day VAT Holiday. According to the provisions of Law 2010/2019, the government will allow retailers to sell clothes, electronics, sports equipment, toys and school supplies VAT free when purchased by final consumers using a credit card and where the sale is […]

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Posted March 23, 2020 by Ramón Frias
Mexico Enacts the 2020 Tax Reform

The Mexican Congress has approved the 2020 tax reform, The most important changes of this reform in relation to VAT is the establishment of a new system of the taxation of digital goods and services supplied by non-established entities to final consumers in Mexico. Under this new regime, foreign suppliers of digital goods and services […]

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Posted March 23, 2020 by Daniel Kostrzewa
Saskatchewan aims to collect provincial sales tax from out-of-province e-commerce platforms

As part of its 2020-2021 Budget Estimates, released on March 18, Saskatchewan revealed that it intends to pass the Provincial Sales Tax Amendment Act, 2020. This bill will enact initiatives to ensure out-of-province e-commerce platforms collect and remit Saskatchewan’s provincial sales tax (PST). Sovos is closely tracking Saskatchewan’s plans as they become available. To view Saskatchewan’s budget […]

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Posted March 23, 2020 by Daniel Kostrzewa
Manitoba decreases its general retail sales tax rate to 6% effective July 1

As part of its Budget 2020, released on March 19, Manitoba is lowering its general retail sales tax (RST) rate to 6% from the current rate of 7%. This rate decrease becomes effective on July 1, 2020.  To view Manitoba’s Budget 2020 in its entirety, please click here.

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Posted March 23, 2020 by Ramón Frias
EL SALVADOR: Ministry of Finance Announces New e-Invoicing Pilot Program

The Ministry of Finance of El Salvador has announced that the country is about to start an e-Invoicing Pilot program sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank.  The exact day when the program will begin has not been released yet by the tax authorities, but the tax administration has informed that they are selecting the roughly 50 largest taxpayers to […]

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Posted March 20, 2020 by Denise Hatem
Poland Provides New Guidance for Large Businesses

The new “JPK with the declaration” JPK_V7M (monthly) and JPK_V7K (quarterly) periodic VAT reporting files are due to be implemented from 1 April 2020 for taxpayers defined under Polish legislation as being large businesses.  To recap, this means any businesses undertaking operations in Poland that in at least one year of the last two financial […]

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