Regulatory Analysis
On April 16, 2018, the European Council approved Italy's derogation request from Articles 218 and 232 of the EU VAT Directive, bringing Italy one step closer to implementing its mandatory e-Invoicing requirement. Article 218 requires that Member States accept invoices in paper or electronic form. Article 232 provides that electronic invoice can only be used […]
The Director of the Dominican Tax Administration (DGII) announced that they will begin implementing an electronic invoicing (e-Invoicing) mandate, with a pilot study kicking off in January 2019. E-invoicing requirements vary from country to country and much of the relevant details on the Dominican approach are yet to be learned. We expect additional details to […]
The tax administration of Paraguay (SET) has announced it will soon be deploying a new version of its electronic invoicing system known as "Marangatu 2." The announcement is made at the time that the tax administration is entering the special testing phase of its electronic invoicing pilot, which started at the end of 2017. This […]
The Spanish tax administration published yesterday all the technical documentation required for the implementation of version 1.1 of the Immediate Supply of Information system, locally known as SII. This new version 1.1 will be effective July 1, 2018, and is intended to correct several problems that have been spotted during the first seven months of […]
The Mexican Tax Administration (SAT) decided to postpone again the date to implement the Complemento de Pagos (Supplement of Payments). Apparently, the new postponement is caused by the new technical difficulties in the integration of the new Complemento de Pagos with other aspects of the CFDI and the Contabilidad Electronica. This new Complemento was previously […]
The Colombian Tax Administration (DIAN) definitively declared its intention to impose a wide-ranging eInvoicing mandate via the issuance of Resolution 000010/2018. In summary, the resolution requires large taxpayers to issue and report electronic invoices by September 1, 2018, with an effective date substantially sooner than expected. This resolution comes as no surprise as the DIAN […]
The Panama Tax Administration (DGI) has issued a massive regulation detailing the requirements surrounding a new eInvoicing mandate that will be imposed on select taxpayers pursuant to a six month pilot program. The pilot will ultimately set the stage for a comprehensive eInvoicing requirement. The new publication (Resolution 201-0697/2018) which is more than 200 pages […]
On February 5, 2018, the European Commission backed Italy's e-invoicing mandate by recommending the EU Council approve Italy's derogation request from the EU VAT Directive. By way of background, Italy's mandate (which would become effective in two stages starting on July 1, 2018) requires taxpayers to provide, in real time, electronic invoices through the Italian […]
The Hungarian Government has released a revised version of the draft regulation on real-time reporting of electronic invoicing. New technical documentation, available in both English and Hungarian, has also been released, and the government invoicing platform, available at https://onlineszamla-test.nav.gov.hu/home, has been updated as well. As previously reported Hungary has set a go-live date of July 1, […]
Italy published its Budget Law of 2018 in the Official Gazette on December 29, 2017, which came into force on January 1, 2018. Of particular interest, a two-phase approach to electronic invoicing was announced. As of July 1, 2018, electronic invoicing will be mandatory for B2B supplies of gasoline, or diesel fuel intended for use […]
Panama has issued a new resolution announcing the implementation of a pilot program that will mandate the use of electronic invoices for VAT reporting in Panama. The General Directorate of Revenues (DGI) has indicated that they will be implementing the new invoicing system during the first semester of 2018, with 30 companies participating in a pilot program, to test the validity […]
A few days ago, the Colombian Tax Administration (DIAN) enacted Resolution 000072 of December 29, 2017 which details the requirements for taxpayers to issue and report electronic invoices. While an e-Invoicing resolution was fully expected, the contents of the resolution (as it relates to timing) is markedly different from what was proposed by the DIAN […]
Spain's tax administration (the AEAT) has announced the release of the SII 2018 deadline calculator. This tool is designed to help calculate the exact date by which each SII report should be submitted to the AEAT. Determining the exact day of the deadline can be confusing under the current system when factoring in weekends and other […]
The AEAT has announced that new functionality has been added to the SII, which will allow users to review invoices from specific clients and suppliers. The invoice information can be viewed individually by client or supplier, or can be sorted in groups. The AEAT has also announced new functionality that has been incorporated into the […]
The Brazilian Tax Administration, via the Encontro Nacional de Coordenadores e Administradores Tributários – (ENCAT) released Version 1.41 of Nota Tecnica 2016.002 relating to the implementation of Nota Fiscal Electronica Version 4.0. The revised note specifies that the final effective date for the implementation NFe 4.0 is postponed from November 6 to December 4, 2017. […]
The National Directorate of Taxes and Customs in Colombia (DIAN) has announced that before the end of this year, it will release a new resolution that will mandate large taxpayers to report and issue electronic invoices. DIAN has already requested feedback from taxpayers and third parties regarding a resolution that would establish the first selective deployment […]
On October 16, 2017, Italy's Council of Ministers approved the 2018 Budget Bill. The bill proposes two new electronic invoicing requirements for businesses. Starting July 1, 2018, electronic invoices would be required to be submitted through the Sistema di Interscambio for services rendered by subcontractors under a public-service contract, as well as for the sale […]
The Spain Ministry of Finance released the first report detailing business compliance with the new SII mandate. According to the report, the compliance rate is in excess of 90%, meaning that approximately 50,000 businesses are meeting the requirement of providing transactional details to the government on a near-real-time basis. In the last three months, more […]