Regulatory Analysis

Posted April 26, 2022 by Kelly Muniz
Italy Expands its E-invoicing Mandate

The Draft-law Decree PNRR 2, the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, approved by the Council of Ministers on 13 April 2022, is bringing a new group of taxpayers into the scope of the Italian e-invoicing obligation, starting 1 July 2022: ·       Taxpayers who adopt the flat-rate tax regime (regime forfettario) ·       Amateur sports associations and […]

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Posted April 22, 2022 by Enis Gencer
Greece: Abolition of periodic invoice reporting requirement

The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR) issued a decision on 28 March 2022 and abolished the requirement to file consolidated statements of customers and suppliers according to Law 4174/2013. Taxpayers must submit the consolidated statements until 27 May 2022 for the calendar year 2021. Considering that the tax authority receives the invoice data through the MyDATA […]

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Posted April 21, 2022 by Enis Gencer
Romania: Draft amendments to E-Factura regulation

The Romanian Chamber of Deputies published a 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 (Draft Law) on 20 April 2022. The Draft Law includes important amendments to GEO no. 120/2021. The changes proposed in the Draft Law are as […]

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Posted April 15, 2022 by David Armas
Kentucky Legislature Overrides Tax Bill Veto

On April 13, 2022, the Kentucky legislature voted to override a gubernatorial veto to enact House Bill 8 which provides for a reduction of the individual income tax rate and an expansion of sales and use taxes with an effective date of January 1, 2023. The new law reduces the individual income tax rate to […]

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Posted April 12, 2022 by Enis Gencer
Romania: Draft Law establishing the details of the e-transport system published in the official gazette

Romania introduced an e-Transport system, which will be used to monitor the transport of goods on the national territory. After minor revisions, the draft Emergency Ordinance was published in the Official Gazette on 11 April 2022 (GEO no. 41). The revisions made in the ordinance are: Addition of a provision regarding personal data protection The […]

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Posted April 12, 2022 by Erik Wallin
Kentucky Sales and Use Tax Bill Vetoed

On April 8, 2022, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear vetoed House Bill 8 which would have provided for a reduction of the individual income rate and an expansion of sales and use taxes. The legislature can still override the veto by a majority vote of both houses, which are adjourned until April 13, 2022. If passed, the […]

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Posted April 8, 2022 by Enis Gencer
Romania: High-risk products are defined as part of the new e-transport framework

The National Agency For Fiscal Administration (ANAF) has issued a draft order on April 8, 2022 to clarify products that are considered high fiscal risk products as part of the new e-transport framework. The order establishes five high-risk product categories as follows: Vegetables, plants, roots and tubers, foodstuffs falling within CN codes 0701 to 0714 inclusive […]

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Posted April 8, 2022 by Bradley Feimer
Maryland Exempts Various Products from Sales Tax

Beginning July 1, 2022, various products related to infant care, personal hygiene, and medical care will be exempt from sales tax in the state of Maryland. Specifically, Governor Hogan signed eight bills providing sales tax exemptions for items such as diapers, toothbrushes, certain masks, baby wipes, as well as blood pressure monitors. The enacted bills […]

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Posted April 4, 2022 by Jesse Rooney
IRS Releases Continual Use Form 1099-K

The IRS has revised Form 1099-K.  The form has been changed to be a continual use form, minimizing changes for subsequent years. There is a substantial change to filing direction.  For tax year 2022, third-party network transactions reporting a sum of at least $600 must be reported to the IRS, regardless of number of transactions.  […]

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Posted April 4, 2022 by Robert Beck
IRS Releases 2022 Forms 5498 and 5498-ESA

The IRS has released its 2022 Form 5498, which is used for reporting IRA contributions and Form 5498-ESA which is used for reporting Coverdell ESA contributions. Few changes were made to either form for this year other than the form year and dates across the form being updated for the 2022 tax year. Notably, the […]

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Posted April 1, 2022 by Robert Beck
IRS Converts Form 1099-S To Continuous Use Format For Tax Year 2022 And Forward

The IRS has released a continuous use format version of Form 1099-S for use beginning in Tax Year 2022. The 1099-S is used for repotting the proceeds from real estate transactions to the IRS. The only notable changes to the form were those made to change the format to continuous use, including removing the form […]

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Posted April 1, 2022 by Jesse Rooney
IRS Revises Form 1099-DIV, Converts to Continual Use

The IRS has revised Form 1099-DIV. The revised form has been moved to continual use, a change intended to reduce the necessity for annual revisions. There are no changes to the filing directions for the form. The revised form removed reference to specific years as a means to enable continual use.  It also changes the […]

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Posted April 1, 2022 by Marta Sowińska
Poland: one step closer to the mandatory e-invoicing

On the 30th of March 2022 EU Commission has published a derogatory decision, exempting Poland from Article 218 and Article 232 of Directive 2006/112/EC, which were hindering Poland from developing mandatory e-invoicing. The decision will apply from 1 April 2023 until 31 March 2026, after receiving the last approval from the EU Council. The mandatory […]

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Posted April 1, 2022 by Robert Beck
IRS Releases 2022 Form 1099-PATR

The IRS has released its 2022 Form 1099-PATR which is used for reporting taxable distributions received from cooperatives. Few changes have been made this year to the form. Most notably, the form has been updated with dates for the 2022 tax year, the Free File notice has been changed to the Free File Program, and […]

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Posted April 1, 2022 by Robert Beck
IRS Extends Continuous Use Format For 1099-LS, 1099-Q, 1099-SA, and 1099-BTC

The IRS has chosen to extend the continuous use format for several forms including Form 1099-LS, 1099-Q, 1099-SA, and 1097-BTC. These forms were converted to a continuous usage format in 2019 and have remained unchanged since. The forms are respectively used for the reporting of reportable life insurance sales, payments made from qualified education programs […]

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Posted April 1, 2022 by Robert Beck
IRS Releases Continuous Use Format Form 1099-NEC For Tax Year 2022 And Forward

The IRS has released a Continuous Use Format version of Form 1099-NEC to be used beginning in Tax Year 2022 and forward. This form is used for reporting nonemployment compensation paid to payees.  Few changes were made other than those necessary to convert the form to continuous use format. Some minor wording changes were made […]

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Posted March 28, 2022 by Robert Beck
IRS Releases Continuous Use Format Form 1099-MISC

The IRS has released a continuous use format version of Form 1099-MISC for use beginning in Tax Year 2022. This form is used for reporting various non-employment income including fishing boat proceeds, medical and health payments, substitute payments in lieu of dividends or interest, crop insurance proceeds, gross proceeds paid to an attorney, fish purchased […]

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Posted March 28, 2022 by Jesse Rooney
IRS Releases 2022 941

The IRS has released its 2022 Form 941.  Form 941 is the employer’s quarterly federal tax return.  There are a number of changes to the form. Most notably, the 2022 form now requires the reporting of qualified medical and family leave paid in 2022 for the period of time from April to October, 2021, setting […]

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