Exciting news out of Israel as the government approved the 2023-2024 budget on 24 February 2023 to introduce a Continuous Transaction Control (CTC) model in their tax system. This is a long-awaited move that will have significant implications for businesses operating within the country. The new plan, which was prepared by the Ministry of Finance […]
On 12 July 2022 a Council Regulation of (EU) 2022/1207 was issued amending Regulation (EC) No 974/98 regarding the introduction of the Euro in Croatia from 1 January 2023. A fixed conversion rate between the Kuna and Euro has been confirmed, being set at 1 € = 7.53450 kn. Based on the communication from the […]
The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR) has made some updates to the MyDATA system in recent weeks, including technical and regulatory changes. The changes include the following: The Ministerial Decision A.1138/2020 was amended by Decision A. 1090/2022, which includes changes regarding the obligation to transmit data to the myDATA digital platform. As a result, […]
In an effort to ease compliance burden on taxpayers, the Zakat (the Saudi Arabian Customs and Tax Authority, ZATCA), has announced that it will offer to subsidize e-invoicing solutions acquired by taxpayers. For this purpose, ZATCA established a new electronic service through which taxpayers may request a subsidy after providing certain details and the invoice […]
Portuguese authorities have announced another delay to its expected new e-invoicing requirements, by issuing a Ministerial Order that prolongs the validity of PDF invoices for all tax purposes. This is not the first time the entry into force has been delayed, but this time the entry into force has been postponed from 1 July 2022 […]
On 11 May 2022 Belgium Chamber of Representatives published a draft law amending the law of 2 August 2002 on combating late payment in commercial transactions, as last amended by the law of 28 May 2019, in order to implement electronic invoicing between companies (B2B). Based on the law proposal, companies (with the exception of […]
On the 5th of May 2022, the Slovakian Ministry of Finance presented a technical solution for the new IS EFA system, an e-invoicing platform for sending invoice data to the financial administration. Moreover, the Ministry of Finance has also communicated a new timeline for the implementation of e-invoicing framework: June 2022- the voluntary public testing […]
The National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) published a draft order introducing further details about the RO e-Transport system. According to Article 1 para. 3 of the draft order, categories of road vehicles that are monitored in the RO e-Transport system are those that; a. Have a maximum authorized mass (MAM) of at least 3.5 tons, […]
The Danish Guarantee Fund for Non-Life Insurers (the ‘Fund’) has confirmed the scope of a new Fund contribution due on industrial injury insurance in guidance dated 10 March 2022. With a view to ensuring that adequate capital is held by the Fund, a new contribution of DKK 30 per policy is due on all industrial […]
The Government Emergency Ordinance (GEO) no. 130/2021 was published in Romania’s Official Gazette on 18 December. The legislative act includes significant changes with respect to the fiscal-budgetary measures, including the roll-out date for B2B e-invoicing and the introduction of the e-transport system. According to the GEO 130/2021, in B2B transactions involving products with high fiscal […]
The Ministry of Finance has withdrawn its draft regulation, submitted to the Slovenian parliament in June 2021, which, if passed, would introduce mandatory B2B e-invoicing in the country. According to the draft regulation, all business entities would be obliged to exchange e-invoices exclusively in their mutual transactions (B2B). In the case of B2C transactions, consumers […]
In an earlier post a few weeks ago, we wrote about how the recent German elections seem to have accelerated the country’s move towards a digital real-time VAT control system. In the coalition deal concluded on 24 November 2021, the new coalition government has identified VAT fraud as a policy question it intends to combat, […]
The French Council of Ministers announced on September 15 the decision to implement a country-wide e-invoicing and e-reporting obligation according to a revised calendar: from July 1st, 2024, all companies headquartered or established in France will have to accept e-invoices from their suppliers. at the same date, issuing e-invoicing in lieu of paper will become […]
The German Bundesrechnungshof (Federal Audit Office), which is a independent judiciary body that advises various government bodies through non-legally binding recommendations, recently proposed to the Ministry of Finance that a real-time reporting system leveraging blockchain technology would be an efficient system to combat VAT fraud and reduce the VAT loss in Germany which is estimated […]
The Portuguese tax authority clarified obligations for non-resident companies. In principle, companies that are not resident but have a VAT registration in the country should comply with domestic VAT rules (which includes issuing e-invoices through certified software). The tax authority also clarified other obligations such as circumstances that require or dismiss a VAT registration, indication […]
The Ministry of Finance in Vietnam presented a draft Decree to postpone the mandatory adoption of e-invoicing in the country from November 1, 2020, to July 1, 2022, due to the difficulties encountered by local companies to implement on time a compliant e-invoice solution to meet the previous deadline. However, agencies, organizations, and individuals are encouraged […]
A recently published official decision de facto amending the timeline for full Portuguese implementation of the Directive 2014/55/EU on electronic invoicing in public procurement has been published. According to the Despacho 129/2020-XXII, the Portuguese public administration will continue to accept B2G invoices in PDF format until June 2020. Until then, such PDF invoices will be considered legal […]
Israel is planning to introduce a Continuous Transaction Controls reform, likely in the form of mandatory clearance e-invoicing. The proposed CTC model is currently expected to include a direct connection between the Tax Authority and businesses in real time for each transaction. The Israeli Tax Authority is reviewing the proposal and liaising with interested stakeholders to […]