Denmark: New digital bookkeeping rules for VAT-registered entities from January 2026
The Danish Business Authority announced new rules under the Danish Bookkeeping Act that require companies to use digital bookkeeping systems capable of handling e-invoices, starting 1 January 2025. From 1 January 2026, this will also apply to all
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Slovak Republic: Parliament rejects higher VAT threshold bill
The Slovak Republic Parliament rejected a bill to amend the VAT Act on 15 April 2025. The proposal aimed to raise mandatory VAT registration thresholds for businesses from EUR 50,000 and EUR 62,500 to EUR 75,000. Earlier, the Slovak Republic
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Romania publishes guidance on VAT registration and RO e-invoice
Romania’s tax authority published a playbook on VAT registration and RO e-invoice requirements for public authorities on 7 March 2025. The playbook includes legal provisions regarding VAT registration of public institutions and RO e-invoice
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Poland: Parliament passes bill on VAT changes, expands excise duty to nicotine products
Poland’s lower house of Parliament (Sejm) has passed a bill delaying changes to VAT rates during its January 22-24, 2025 sittings. The Sejm also extended the reverse charge mechanism to gas, electricity and services associated with the transfer
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Indonesia publishes guidance on joint operations tax
Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance introduced Regulation No. 79 of 2024 (PMK 79) regarding the tax treatment of joint operations on 28 October 2024. The joint operations are classified into two categories based on their tax requirements: those
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Serbia gazettes VAT law, e-invoicing rule amendments
Serbia’s parliament has passed the Amendments to the VAT Law and the Law on Amendments to the Law on Electronic Invoicing, which was published in the Official Gazette, No. 94/2024, on 28 November 2024. Amendments to the VAT Law Preliminary
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Chile revises VAT registration, payment rules for non-resident service providers
Chile’s tax authority (SII) has recently issued Resolution No. 105 on 30 October 2024 and Resolution No. 107 on 14 November 2024. These resolutions update the previous regulations regarding VAT registration and payment for non-resident
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Croatia consults amendments to VAT Act
Croatia’s government initiated a public consultation for draft legislation in which it plans to amend the VAT Act by raising the annual threshold for mandatory VAT registration from EUR 40,000 to EUR 50,000, aligning with the cumulative inflation
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Romania proposes RO E-VAT compliance notice
Romania’s tax authority published a draft bill on 20 August 2024 regarding the layout and content of the RO e-VAT compliance notice. Romania’s government published a draft bill on 27 June 2024, detailing revisions to the layout and content of
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Serbia announces amendments to e-invoicing rulebook
Serbia’s Ministry of Finance released updates to the electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) rulebook in the official gazette no. 65/2024 on 2 August 2024. These amendments will take effect from 1 September 2024, with specific provisions concerning the
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Lithuania considers VAT rule amendment for small businesses
Lithuania’s parliament (Seimas) has introduced a draft law amending the VAT Law to alleviate the VAT compliance burden on many small businesses and provide a tax break for B2C services, allowing them to exclude VAT from their pricing. The
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Italy passes legislative decree on VAT scheme for small businesses
Italy’s Council of Ministers has preliminarily approved a draft Legislative Decree for the implementation of the Amending Directive to the VAT Directive (2020/285) and the Amending Directive To The VAT Directive (2022/542). This decree
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Slovak Republic introduces new VAT scheme, registration thresholds for small businesses
The Slovak Republic published Law of 24 April 2024 on Amendments to the VAT Law in the Official Gazette on Friday, 17 May, 2024. The law outlines implementing a new VAT scheme for small businesses under Council Directive (EU) 2020/285 of 18
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Bolivia enlists taxpayers whose VAT invoices are invalid for VAT credit and tax deduction
Bolivia’s tax authority (Servicio de Impuestos Nacionales) published three lists of taxpayers whose VAT invoices are deemed void for value added tax (VAT) credit or deductible for corporate tax purposes. The invalidity is based on the following
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Kenya: KRA announces pre-filled VAT returns to taxpayers
On 16 January 2024, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) released a public notice reminding all VAT-registered taxpayers that their VAT returns will be automatically filled with information available to KRA. This rule will go into effect in January
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Sri Lanka releases circular on VAT registration for exempt goods and services
On 4 January 2024, Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department (IRD) published Circular No. SEC/2024/E/01 announcing the VAT registration requirements for suppliers of rubber, tea, and coconut products. As per the amendments made to the Value Added
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Egypt: Taxpayers must register their branches for VAT
On 27 December, the Egyptian Tax Authority announced in a release that all taxpayers who are required to register for VAT must also ensure that all of their branches are registered for VAT. Additionally, VAT registration certificates must be
See MoreNigeria: President signs Finance Bill 2021 into Law
On 31 December 2021, the President, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the Finance Bill 2021 into Law at an event at the state house. The Act introduces various changes to 12 different laws in Nigeria. On 21 December 2021, Senate passed this Finance Bill
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