Regulatory Analysis

Posted May 26, 2023 by Marta Sowińska
Poland: working version of schema FA (2) is published

On 23 March 2023, the tax authorities published the working version of the schema FA (2). The next steps following the publication of the schema are: The final schema FA(2) will be published on ePUAP in June 2023. The test environment adapted to the schema FA(2) and documentation will be available in July 2023. The […]

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Posted May 22, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Saudi Arabia: Updated technical documents for e-invoicing

The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA), published updated technical documents for the e-invoicing system on 19 May 2023, after the public consultation process which took place in April 2023. Implementation Resolution of the E-invoicing Regulation, Security Features Implementation Standards and Electronic Invoice XML Implementation Standard to aforementioned resolution, and E-invoice Data Dictionary are […]

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Posted May 22, 2023 by Carolina Silva
Portugal: Mandatory B2G e-invoicing for SME´s postponed again

In a recent Press Conference held by the Council of Ministers of the Portuguese government it was announced that a new law-decree for the execution of the state budget for 2023 was approved. One of the many changes announced is another extension of the mandatory B2G e-invoicing deadline for micro, small and medium-sized companies allowing […]

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Posted May 10, 2023 by Marta Sowińska
Poland: Government adopted a draft law on e-invoicing via KSeF

On the 9th of May, the government in Poland adopted a draft law introducing mandatory e-invoicing via KSeF, which is going to take effect from 1 July 2024. Now the draft law has to be approved by Parliament, and the next session is planned for the end of May. The adoption of this piece of […]

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Posted May 5, 2023 by Dilara İnal
France: Partner dematerialization platform registrations are open

The applications for registering as a partner dematerialization platform (PDP), a registered and authorized service platform, are open as of 2 May 2023. Under the new French e-invoicing mandate, taxpayers will be able to use the public billing portal (PPF) or PDPs for issuing e-invoices and e-reporting. For further information on PDPs, you can visit […]

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Posted April 28, 2023 by Dilara İnal
France: English version of external specifications for e-invoicing mandate published

The French authorities published, on 27 April 2023, an English translation of the ‘External specifications file for electronic invoicing’, version 2.2 of 31 January 2023. Compared to version 2.1, this version clarifies some additional use cases and other miscellaneous points. For further details on the French e-invoicing and e-reporting mandate, you can visit our website.

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Posted April 26, 2023 by Dilara İnal
France: Pilot phase for e-invoicing

The French Ministry of Economy launches a pilot phase for electronic invoicing between January and June 2024 to test in real conditions involving all stakeholders: Public Billing Portal (PPF), partner platforms (PDPs) and taxpayers. France introduced a Continuous Transactions Control system which will be implemented in phases starting as of July 2024. The new French […]

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Posted April 14, 2023 by Carolina Silva
Greece: B2G e-invoicing mandate – implementation timeline

In December 2022, it became mandatory for companies to issue electronic invoices in public procurement according to the EN norm, but details about the scope and the implementation timeline were left to be regulated in secondary law. On 12 April 2023, a joint decision by the Ministers of Finance, Development and Investments, Digital Governance and […]

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Posted March 31, 2023 by Robert Pelletier
Botswana VAT Rate to Increase from 12% to 14%

On 18 January 2023, the Botswana Ministry of Finance (MOF) issued a public notice that the temporary reduced standard VAT rate of 12% will expire on 31 March 2023. The MOF confirmed in the 2023 Budget Speech on 6 February 2023 that the VAT rate will increase back to 14% on 1 April 2023. The […]

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Posted March 27, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Saudi Arabia: New group of taxpayers for Phase 2 of E-invoicing announced

Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) announced the criteria for the third wave of Phase 2 of E-invoicing. Taxpayers with at least 250 million Riyals revenue subject to VAT for either 2021 or 2022 must implement Phase 2 as of 1 October 2023. Phase 2 is rolled out in waves, and currently the first group […]

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Posted March 23, 2023 by Andrés Landerretche
Peru: Update of Validation Rules

The National Tax Administration Superintendence (SUNAT) has published an update of the validation rules for electronic payment receipts. The adjustments will take effect from April 1, 2023.

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Posted March 22, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Ghana: More taxpayers included in the e-VAT system

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) introduced the e-VAT invoicing system in October 2022 with the first group consisted of 50 taxpayers as a pilot group. GRA announced the second group of taxpayers, and their implementations will start after the completion of the first phase and be completed by the end of 2023. With the e-VAT […]

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Posted March 17, 2023 by Marta Sowińska
Poland KseF: Draft legislation postpones e-invoicing mandate to July 2024

On 15 March 2023, the Ministry of Finance published a second draft legislation introducing certain changes to the KSeF e-invoicing system in Poland. This draft considers comments gathered during the public consultation which was completed in December 2022. Some of the points covered by the draft legislation are: The e-invoicing mandate is officially postponed with […]

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Posted March 13, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Germany: Mandatory e-invoicing update

During a conference held on 10 March 2023 as a part of “Berliner Umsatzsteuertag”, the Federal Ministry of Finance announced their plans for mandatory B2B e-invoicing which will not be coupled with continuous transaction controls (CTCs) for domestic B2B transactions. Germany has applied for a derogatory decision from the European Commission to implement a mandatory e-invoicing regime and […]

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Posted March 8, 2023 by Inês Carvalho
Belgium: Parliament proposes changes in Periodic VAT Declarations and Payments

On February 7th, 2023, the Belgium Parliament published a bill aimed at improving the processing of periodic VAT returns and payments. Among the proposed measures, the bill provides for use of a substitute VAT return by the tax authorities when the taxpayer has failed to submit their VAT return within 3 months of the legal […]

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Posted March 7, 2023 by Dilara İnal
Kenya: Rolling out of the software for e-invoicing

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) announced the second phase of the Tax Invoice Management System (e-TIMS). KRA aims to enhance the experience of taxpayers in managing their tax invoices. Under this phase, KRA will provide a software version of the system in order to allow additional ways of transmitting electronic invoices to KRA on a […]

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Posted March 7, 2023 by Marta Sowińska
Belgium: first phase of the Broader Tax Reform has been launched

March 2, 2023, The Minister of Finance, Vincent Van Peteghem, launched the proposal for the first phase of the broader tax reform in Belgium. The proposal, among different tax measures, introduces the general obligation for B2B e-invoicing and reporting, which aims to reduce the country’s VAT gap. As previously communicated by the Belgian administration, the […]

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Posted March 3, 2023 by Carolina Silva
Hungary: Real-Time Invoice Reporting 3.0 Updates Technical Documentation

The Hungarian Tax Authority published in the test environment of the platform an update of the API documentation: Online Invoicing System 3.0 Interface Specification adding new ERROR message to be introduced in the Online Invoicing System. This blocking validation error refers to INVALID_LINE_OPERATION (Error 60) triggered where “MODIFY” is specified in the value of the […]

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