Regulatory Analysis

Posted June 2, 2022 by Victor Duarte
Hungary: Real-time reporting 3.0 – API Documentation Update Published in Test Environment

The Hungarian Tax Authority published in the test environment of the platform an update of the API documentation: Online Invoicing System 3.0 Interface Specification adding new ERROR, WARN, and INFO messages. Currently, this document is available only in Hungarian in the test environment; however, this document and its English version should be published soon in […]

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Posted June 2, 2022 by Victor Duarte
MEXICO: SAT Releases New Versions of the Catalogs for CFDI 3.3 and 4.0

A new version of the catalogs for the CFDI 3.3 and 4.0 has been released by the SAT. The updated version of these catalogs is available at the following links: Catalog for CFDI 3.3 Catalog for CFDI 4.0  

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Posted June 1, 2022 by Freda Pepper
Maryland Enacts Unclaimed Property House Bill 305 (MD HB 305)

On May 30, 2022, Maryland House Bill 305 (MD HB 305) was enacted into law. It becomes effective on October 1, 2022. The bill makes changes to Maryland’s law by adopting “lack of valid address” as the trigger for dormancy for both banking and securities-related property.

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Posted June 1, 2022 by Kelly Muniz
Peru: On 1 June 2022 e-invoicing becomes mandatory for the last group of taxpayers operating in the country

According to Peruvian legislation (Resolución de Superintendencia n. 128-2021/Sunat), 1 June 2022 is the final deadline for the inclusion of the last group of taxpayers in the country’s e-invoicing system (Sistema de Emisión Electrónica). On 1 April 2022, B2B electronic invoicing became mandatory for the small taxpayers with annual revenue below 23 UIT (Unidad Impositiva […]

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Posted June 1, 2022 by Kelly Muniz
Brazil: CFOP code 7.101 mistakenly suppressed by Ajuste SINIEF 03/22

The States Revenue Offices and Special Secretariat of the Federal Revenue Office in Brazil (Secretarias Estaduais de Fazenda e a Secretaria Especial da Receita Federal do Brasil) inform that the CFOP code 7.101 was mistakenly suppressed by Ajuste SINIEF 03/22. Thus, it is clarified that, in the issuance of the NF-e, the CFOP field for […]

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Posted May 31, 2022 by Selin Adler Ring
Saudi Arabia: E-invoicing Phase 2 Developments

Saudi Arabia’s e-invoicing system is being rolled out in two phases; the requirements of the second phase differ from the first phase. The first phase started on 4 December 2021 for all resident taxable persons. The second phase will go live on 1 January 2023, and the authorities have not yet announced which taxpayers will […]

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Posted May 31, 2022 by David Armas
New Dates Announced for Puerto Rico Hurricane Season Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday

The Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico announced in a press release dated May 25, 2022, that the dates of the newly enacted hurricane preparedness sales tax holiday will be moved to give businesses more time to comply. The holiday that was originally scheduled for May 27-29, 2022, will now take place June 17-19, […]

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Posted May 26, 2022 by Filippa Jörnstedt
Portugal Postpones a Stricter Authenticity and Integrity Requirement to 1 Jan 2023

Portuguese authorities have announced another delay to its expected new e-invoicing requirements, by issuing a Ministerial Order that prolongs the validity of PDF invoices for all tax purposes. This is not the first time the entry into force has been delayed, but this time the entry into force has been postponed from 1 July 2022 […]

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Posted May 25, 2022 by Victor Duarte
MEXICO: Catalogs for the Complemento Carta Porte 2.0 updated

The SAT has released an update of the catalogs and the schema of the catalogs for the Complemento  Carta Porte 2.0. The scheme of the catalogs is available at the following link: http://www.sat.gob.mx/sitio_internet/cfd/catalogos/CartaPorte/catCartaPorte.xsd The catalogs for the Complemento Carta Porte 2.0 are available at the following link: http://omawww.sat.gob.mx/tramitesyservicios/Paginas/documentos/CatalogosCartaPorte20.xls

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Posted May 25, 2022 by Kelly Muniz
Brazil: GTIN Consultation Becomes Available on the NF-e and NFC-e SVRS Portal

From 12 September 2022, the GTIN (Global Trade Item Number, formerly called EAN code) will be validated by the NF-e and NFC-e authorization systems. The NF-e and NFC-e that cover products with a GTIN must have the information corresponding to this code validated with the GTIN Centralized Registry (Cadastro centralizado de GTIN – CCG), in […]

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Posted May 20, 2022 by Victor Duarte
MEXICO: SAT Releases New Versions of the CFDI Catalogs for Versions 3.3 and 4.0

A new version of the catalogs for the CFDI Version 3.3 and version 4.0 of the CFDI has been released by the SAT. The updated version of these catalogs is available at the following links: Catalog for CFDI 3.3: http://omawww.sat.gob.mx/tramitesyservicios/Paginas/documentos/catCFDI_V_33_17052022.xls Catalog for CFDI 4.0: http://omawww.sat.gob.mx/tramitesyservicios/Paginas/documentos/catCFDI_V_4_17052022.xls

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Posted May 20, 2022 by Enis Gencer
Romania: Mandatory B2G e-invoicing as of July 2022

The Draft Law on the approval of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 120/2021 on the administration, operation, and implementation of the national e-invoicing system was enacted and published in the official gazette on 17 May 2022. According to the law; B2G e-invoicing will become mandatory as of 1 July 2022. Since November 2021, the RO E-Factura system […]

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Posted May 19, 2022 by Kelly Muniz
Brazil: Deadline for the transmission of the ECD and ECF postponed

Normative Instruction (Instrução Normativa) n. 2082 of 18 May 2022, extends the deadlines for transmission of Digital Accounting Bookkeeping (Escrituração Contábil Digital) and Fiscal Accounting Bookkeeping (Escrituração Contábil Fiscal) for the 2021 calendar year. Transmission of the ECD is postponed until the last business day of June 2022. Transmission of the ECF is postponed until […]

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Posted May 19, 2022 by Kelly Muniz
Brazil: Scheduled Stop of the SVRS Authorization Environment for Fiscal Electronic Documents (DF-e)

On 22/05/22, a scheduled stop for the maintenance of the SVRS authorization environment of Fiscal Electronic Documents will be carried out, starting at 5 am, with a duration of up to 3 hours. During this time, the Virtual Sefaz Contingency of the National Environment (Sefaz Virtual de Contingência do Ambiente Nacional) will be activated, for […]

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Posted May 17, 2022 by Marta Sowińska
Belgium: on its way to implement B2B e-invoicing

On 11 May 2022 Belgium Chamber of Representatives published a draft law amending the law of 2 August 2002 on combating late payment in commercial transactions, as last amended by the law of 28 May 2019, in order to implement electronic invoicing between companies (B2B). Based on the law proposal, companies (with the exception of […]

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Posted May 13, 2022 by Victor Duarte
MEXICO: Online validator of Federal Taxpayer Registration (Registro Federal de Contribuyentes – RFC)

The Tax Administration Service (SAT) makes available an online validator in order to verify whether the RFC is valid and able to receive CFDI. The online validator allows users to verify up to 5,000 RFC simultaneously. This online validator is available at the following link on the SAT website and the user guide is available at the following link.

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Posted May 13, 2022 by Alexander Dunn
Florida Approves Numerous New Exemption Periods

5/12/2022 Florida Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed Florida HB 7071. As part of this legislation, Florida has enacted five new tax exemption periods starting in 2022. Children’s Books – May 14, 2022 to August 14, 2022. Children’s Diapers and Baby/Toddlers Clothing – July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Energy Star Appliances – July 1, 2022 […]

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Posted May 13, 2022 by Alexander Dunn
Florida Enacts Back to School and Trade Worker Tools Sales Tax Holidays

5/12/2022 Florida Governor Ron  DeSantis recently signed Florida HB 7071. As part of this legislation, Florida has approved tax holidays for back-to-school and tools used by trade workers. The Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday will be held between July 25, 2022 and August 7, 2022, giving shoppers the opportunity to purchase clothing, wallets, bags, school supplies, […]

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