Regulatory Analysis
On December 13, a new legislative decree (No. 184 pf 22 November 2023) was published in the Italian Official Gazette. This decree is transposing the rules of Directive No. 2021/2118 of November 24 (the Directive), which is the amendment of the Sixth Directive on Motor Insurance (Directive 2009/103/EC ), into Italian law. According to the […]
The previously proposed delays to the roll-out schedule of the French e-invoicing mandate should now be considered as finalized, following a push from the French Government yesterday to move the Finance Law for 2024 to a vote without a prior debate, thereby closing the door to further amendments. As part of the Finance Law for […]
The Ministry of Finance has released technical specifications for the KSeF interface in the test environment. This documentation outlines details about QR codes and their associated verification links, it also clarifies information derived from the draft regulation on the use of KSeF that was published in November. The QR codes serve as visual representations of […]
On December 7, a new ordinance (No. 2023-1138 of December 2023) was published by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty. This ordinance is transposing the rules of Directive No. 2021/2118 of November 24 (the Directive), which is the amendment of the Sixth Directive on Motor Insurance (Directive 2009/103/EC ), into […]
Effective January 1, 2024, the County of Maui has authorized the collection of a county surcharge. The new Maui County Surcharge is 0.50%. The county surcharge is only added to activities taxed at the 4.0% rate. The county surcharge does not apply to activities taxed at the 0.50% rate (e.g., wholesaling) or the 0.15% rate […]
Under HB 2106, Kansas will reduce the state sales and compensating use tax rate on food and food ingredients from 4.0 percent to 2.0 percent effective January 1, 2024. The rate will be further reduced to 0.0 percent on January 1, 2025. Kansas defines “food and food ingredients” to include bottled water, candy, dietary supplements, […]
Starting January 1, 2024, Utah will impose a 12.5% Electric Vehicle Charging Tax on the retail sale of electricity sold by a charging station operator to charge or recharge an electric vehicle. More information on this new tax can be found in Utah Code 59-30-102.
Following the recent enactment of the law implementing the B2B e-reporting and e-invoicing mandate in Romania, a draft amendment has been published by the Ministry of Finance, on December 13, 2023, introducing some new requirements to the existing mandate. Among other measures and clarifications, the draft law aims to implement the following obligations: A new […]
The IRS recently released an update to Form 1099-MISC and its corresponding instructions. The most notable change is the decrease of the threshold for electronic filing from 250 or more forms to 10 or more forms. This change is pursuant to TD 9972, published February 23, 2023, and is in effect for information returns filed […]
Virginia has released its annual revision of the document “Web Upload Guide for W-2s, W-2Cs, and 1099s.” As the title implies, the document provides directions and specifications for remitting the documents via the state’s web upload system. The revised document has numerous editorial and stylistic but no material changes to the direction provided nor the […]
Delaware has released its “W-2 and 1099 Form FAQs” for tax year 2023. This website provides direction on specifications and filing processes for W-2 and 1099s to be filed with Delaware. Delaware follows the federal standard for reporting thresholds that require electronic filing of tax information returns. As the federal government has lowered its electronic […]
South Carolina recently released updates to several forms including the WH-1601, WH-1605, and WH-1606. WH-1601 is the SC Quarterly Withholding Tax Payment Coupon. The only changes to this form this year are the form number and the revision date, which has been updated to 08/28/2023. WH-1605 is the SC Withholding Quarterly Tax Return form, which […]
South Carolina recently released an updated version of its Form WH-1612, the Transmittal Form for W-2s or 1099s Submitted By Paper. Several changes were made to this form to reflect changes in the filing options for South Carolina for TY2023. As South Carolina no longer accepts CD-ROM discs for filing returns, all references to filing […]
South Carolina recently released its RS-1, the W2 and 1099 Filing Instructions and Specifications for 2023. There are a few notable changes this year, the most important of which is that South Carolina no longer accepts CD ROM for filing W-2 or 1099 files. Additionally, the cutoff limit for paper filing has been reduced from […]
12/14/2023 The Colorado Department of Revenue recently published local sales and use tax changes. Mineral County, Colorado repealed its 2% use tax on building materials effective January 1, 2024. Further information may be found here.
On December 8, 2023, at the second reading, The Council of Ministers in Belgium approved a draft law regarding the introduction of mandatory B2B structured electronic invoicing. This means that the legislative process is moving forward with January 1, 2026, as the intended go-live date of the mandate. The preliminary draft law is awaiting the […]
Following the recent developments in China regarding the Pilot Program for e-Invoicing, whereby the program has been expanded to new provinces and cities in November 2023, the last province of Tibet has now been added to the Pilot Program for issuing fully digitalized electronic invoices (e-fapiao) among selected taxpayers. Therefore, from December 1, 2023, the […]
12/14/2024 Loveland, Colorado approved ballot Question 300 which amends the Loveland City Charter to remove the imposition of sales tax on food for home consumption beginning January 1, 2024. Further information may be found here.