Regulatory Analysis
During its 56th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting, India introduced a simplified 2-teired GST structure, eliminating the previous 28% and 12% rates, with the 18% and 5% rates remaining. The reform also includes a special de-merit rate of 40% for a select few goods and services, as well as reducing the rate for […]
Greek authorities have announced the implementation timeline for mandatory B2B electronic invoicing, following the legislation for adoption of mandatory B2B e-invoicing published in July 2025. The announcement establishes a phased approach with specific deadlines for different categories of businesses and includes incentives for early adoption. Who Is Affected? The mandate applies to taxpayers subject to […]
The Belgian government will decommission the Hermes e-invoicing platform on December 31, 2025, following a market review that confirmed its temporary role is complete. Launched as a fail-safe for businesses not yet ready for Peppol, Hermes ensured invoices could be exchanged during the early stages of digital adoption. With a now mature and competitive e-invoicing […]
The City and Borough of Sitka Assembly has approved a resolution declaring November 28th & November 29th, 2025, as sales tax free days. This tax holiday applies to all sales made within the City and Borough, except for sales of fuel, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, marijuana, and any sale which is part of a continuing […]
Massachusetts has established mandatory annual reporting requirements for motor vehicle insurers making payments to repair shops, effective for payments made on or after January 1, 2025. Under 830 CMR 62C.8.2, promulgated August 1, 2025, insurers must file electronic information returns with the Commissioner and furnish copies to repair shops. The regulation requires reporting of all […]
The IRS has released an updated Publication 5718, outlining specifications for the Information Returns Intake System (IRIS) A2A electronic filing process for tax year 2025 returns. This update introduces key technical changes to improve transmission accuracy and expand functionality for additional 1099-series forms. Notably, Form 1099-H has been removed, while Forms 1042-S, 1099-DA, and 5498-QA […]
The Law No. 21713, which establishes rules to ensure compliance with tax obligations within the Pact for Economic Growth, Social Progress, and Fiscal Responsibility, published in 2024, made some modifications to the Value Added Tax Law. Among these modifications, the sale of movable goods through intermediary platforms or digital commerce located abroad by final consumers […]
As of September 1, 2025, the Withholding in the source Form, related with the Income tax which must be completed by the Withholding Agents, will automatically include the data of the electronic receipts issued for this purpose. In this way, Ecuador adds one more declaration with pre-filled information. https://www.sri.gob.ec/web/intersri/home
Through Resolution 1421/2025, issued on August 28, 2025, the authority established that Certificates of Contingency issued as of October 2, 2025, the term for the use of pre-printed documentation will be 2 years from the issuance of the certificate. The 5-year term is retained for those issued prior to that date. The Contingency is understood […]
Malaysia has expanded the scope of its mandatory e-invoicing requirements to include additional types of activities/transactions, according to the latest E-Invoice Specific Guideline (Version 4.4) released on 12 September 2025 by the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia (IRBM). Key Updates Effective 1 January 2026, two additional categories of transactions will require individual e-invoices to be […]
Louisiana has recently published new guidance regarding sales and use taxes on digital products and services. This guidance provides clarification on the scope of new sales and use taxes imposed in January 2025 under legislative bills HB8 and HB10.
Effective October 1, 2025, the State of Florida will repeal the state sales tax on rent or license fees for the use of real property. The repeal affects a wide range of commercial rental properties, including office and retail spaces, warehouses, and self-storage units. However, this repeal does not apply to parking, docking or storage […]
The Polish Ministry of Finance has published an updated version of the draft regulation on the use of the National e-Invoicing System (KSeF). The regulation addresses authentication methods, granting and withdrawing rights in KSeF, KSeF certificate use, invoice marking requirements (QR codes), use of attachments and other technical aspects of the system. This updated draft […]
Rhode Island recently passed legislation which imposes sales tax on short-term parking services. The term is defined to include parking services for less than one month. This will take effect on October 1, 2025. For more detail, please reference Advisory 2025-14 linked here.
Effective January 1, 2026, Colorado HB 1005, eliminates the sales tax vendor fee retailers may retain in connection with remitting and collecting sales tax. Previously, qualifying retailers may have kept a percentage of state sales tax collections each month for administrative costs associated with remitting and collecting sales tax. Further information about the legislation may […]
On Friday, August 29, the Polish Ministry of Finance published important news regarding the KSeF (National e-Invoice System). As of 1 September 2025, the KSeF 1.0 Test environment has been officially shut down. Therefore, from now on no further testing can be conducted in KSeF 1.0. In practice, this means that to become a new KSeF user, taxpayers […]
On 22 August 2025, the Danish Guarantee Fund (DGF) published its annual announcement regarding insurer contributions for 2026. The update aligns with Executive Order BEK no. 587 of 26 May 2025 on contributions to the Guarantee Fund for non-life insurance companies. Key Changes Effective 1 January 2026 Rate Reduction for Non-Life Consumer Policies The contribution […]
Following the parliamentary approval of the KSeF 2.0 Act, Polish President Karol Nawrocki has signed the legislation on 27 August 2025. With this critical approval, which establishes the implementation timeline for Poland’s mandatory e-invoicing system – KSeF, the law now awaits publication in the Polish Journal of Laws (Dziennik Ustaw) to formally enter into force. […]