Regulatory Analysis
The Belgian Federal Public Service Finance has published the official guidelines for mandatory B2B e-invoicing, which will take effect on January 1, 2026. Here are some of the key points covered in the guidelines: Format of E-Invoices: The guidelines explain what constitutes a structured invoice and how alternative formats can comply with the EN standard. […]
The Greek Tax Authority’s (AADE) has published an updated version of the Greek technical specifications for the myDATA e-accounting system. This is version 1.0.9 of July 2024 and contains the following changes: New fields, operational error codes, VAT Category values, and classification codes have been added, as follows: Added field POS tid Code under payment […]
The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority, ZATCA, announced the 13th wave of Phase 2 of e-invoicing. The 13th wave covers taxpayers with at least SAR 7 million (app. USD 1.8 million) revenue subject to VAT for 2022 or 2023. Taxpayers within this group are expected to integrate as of 1 January 2025. Phase 2 of e-invoicing introduces additional requirements for […]
On June 28, 2024, the Romanian government issued a new Government Emergency Order postponing the grace period for the e-transport mandate for international transport of goods until January 2025. The extended grace period, during which no penalties will be imposed, applies only to entities with Authorized Economic Operators status under Article 38 of Regulation (EU) […]
On 28 June 2024, the Finnish Parliament approved the amendments to the Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) according to the government proposal (HE 61/2024). With the change (article 3) in the law, the IPT will rise from 24 percent to 25.5 percent. This change is in line with the Value Added Tax (VAT) rate change. The […]
Pursuant to the Council of Ministers Decree KDP 231/2024, the zero VAT rate that temporarily applies to basic food and consumer items such as bread, milk, eggs, baby foods, baby and adult diapers, female hygiene products, coffee, and sugar has been extended until September 30, 2024. The Decree can be found here (in Greek).
Pursuant to the Greek Ministry of Finance announcement on June 20, 2024, the temporary 13% reduced VAT rate in Greece that applied to the supply of coffee, cocoa, tea, chamomile, and similar beverages has been made permanent for such supplies provided as take away or delivery effective from July 1, 2024. The same supplies of […]
On June 27th, a new Joint Order from ANAF and AVR, on the Romanian e-transport system, was published. The new Order clarifies previously unregulated aspects of the broader mandate, applicable to the international transport of goods, as well some features of the domestic high fiscal risk mandate. Key amendments resulting from the new Order are: […]
The German Ministry of Finance (MoF) released a draft guideline on June 13, 2024, detailing the upcoming B2B e-invoicing mandate. The highlights from the guidelines are that: The MoF plans to introduce an e-reporting system for invoice details at a later stage, with no set date. E-invoicing exemptions include tax-free services, invoices under 250 euros, […]
As announced earlier this month, the Lithuanian National Centre for General Functions (NBFC) is launching a new platform for the submission of B2G e-invoices. The platform called SABIS, is going to replace the pervious E-sąskaita. The transition from the E-sąskaita to SABIS platform was initially set to begin on 1 July 2024, yet now the […]
The French authorities published the updated version of the ‘External specifications file for electronic invoicing’. After an extensive process of consultation with interested stakeholders, the DGFiP recently published a new version of the French e-invoicing mandate External Specifications file. This latest version constitutes the ‘source of truth’ for describing the functional principles of the central […]
On June 18th, The Romanian Ministry of Finance published a Draft Order intended to expand the scope of the electronic invoicing mandate in the country to include B2C transactions. In the context of electronic invoicing, B2C transactions are defined as occurring between a taxable entity established in Romania and a non-taxable person. The implementation of […]
Following the plans announced earlier this year, Latvian Ministry of Finance (MoF) published the draft amendments to the Accounting Law, aiming to implement mandatory B2B and B2G e-invoicing. Taxpayers registered in Latvia will be obliged to issue e-invoices, following the EN 16931 standard, if the goods or services are supplied to a recipient in the […]
The new draft regulation amending JPK_VAT with a declaration (VAT return) has been published on 31st May 2024 by the Polish Minister of Finance (MoF). The draft amends the data included in the JPK_V7M and JPK_V7K returns and provides a new timeline, as follows: 1 Feb. 2026 to 1 Jul. 2026- no obligation to include […]
Following the implementation of the project “Modernization of the information system “E- sąskaita”, starting from 1 July 2024, the submission of the invoices to public sector entities and other contracting authorities will be moved from the E-sąskaita system to the General Information System for Account Administration (SABIS). Based on Resolution no. 405, the invoices must […]
The deadline for declaring the Insurance Premium Tax (“IPT”) on earnings such as commissions received by an intermediary in connection with the provision of insurance services, has once again been extended. The new deadline has been established for 20th October 2024. The previously released return template has been also revised in order to incorporate the […]
The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority, ZATCA, announced the twelfth wave of Phase 2 of e-invoicing. The twelfth wave covers taxpayers with at least SAR 10 million (app. USD 2.6 million) revenue subject to VAT for 2022 or 2023. Taxpayers within this group are expected to integrate as of 1 December 2024. Phase 2 of e-invoicing introduces additional requirements for […]
The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority, ZATCA, announced the eleventh wave of Phase 2 of e-invoicing. The eleventh wave covers taxpayers with at least SAR 15 million (app. USD 4 million) revenue subject to VAT for 2022 or 2023. Taxpayers within this group are expected to integrate as of 1 November 2024. Phase 2 of e-invoicing introduces additional requirements for […]