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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Brazil announces updates to e-invoicing prompted by tax reforms
Brazil’s government has submitted regulations to Congress regarding implementing a new dual value-added tax (VAT) system as part of its tax reform bill. Earlier, Brazil’s lower house of Congress, on 10 July 2024, passed legislation to
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Peru introduces new VAT rules for digital services, online purchases
The government of Peru has enacted Legislative Decree No. 1623, dated 2 August, 2024, to implement new rules for collecting Value Added Tax (IGV) on digital services provided by non-domiciled suppliers to Peruvian residents. This regulation targets
See MoreRomania gazettes details of prefilled VAT returns
Romania’s government has issued Order no. 3775/2024, which approves the layout and content of the prefilled VAT return. The Order No. 3775/2024 was published in Official Gazette No. 726 on 24 July 2024. Earlier, the government published a
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Netherlands waives e-commerce fines until January 2025
The Netherlands State Secretary for Finance, Eelco Heinen, in Decree No. 2024-16101 of 16 July 2024, announced that administrative fines for VAT e-commerce defaults will be waived until 1 January 2025. With the entry into force of the
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Oman postpones mandatory B2B e-invoicing system to 2025
Oman's Tax Authorities announced the postponement of the mandatory B2B e-invoicing system to an unspecified date in 2025, citing technical challenges. Initially, the system was set to be introduced on a voluntary basis in April 2024, with
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Nigeria appoints crypto firm to collect VAT on transaction fees
KuCoin, a Seychelles-based cryptocurrency trading platform, announced on its official X account, on 3 July 2024, that it will impose a 7.5% value-added tax (VAT) on transaction fees for users in Nigeria, effective 8 July, 2024. KuCoin has
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Switzerland consults on VAT collection amendments for digital platforms
The Swiss Federal Taxation Administration (FTA) has initiated a public consultation on proposed amendments that would mandate digital platforms to collect VAT starting 1 January, 2025. Principles and objectives of the legislation In order to
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Chile revises VAT invoice and document rules
Chile’s tax authority issued Exempt Resolution No. 36, on 15 March, 2024, updating the requirements for various tax documents that value added tax (VAT) taxpayers must issue. These documents include credit notes, debit notes, dispatch guides,
See MoreRomania proposes amended prefilled VAT return format, content
Romania’s government published a draft bill on 27 June, 2024, detailing revisions to the layout and content of the prefilled VAT return. The prefilled e-VAT return follows the government’s Emergency Ordinance No. 70/2024, which was published
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Romania expands e-invoicing to B2C transactions
Romania’s Ministry of Finance has released Urgent Ordinance 69/2024 on 21 June, 2024, which expands the country's electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) mandate to business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions. Starting 1 July, 2024, all B2C transactions
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Germany releases draft regulation to implement e-invoicing for domestic B2B transactions
On 14 June 2024, Germany's Federal Ministry of Finance released a draft guidance on the mandatory implementation of electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) for domestic business-to-business (B2B) transactions, effective from 1 January 2025. Key Points
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Belgium extends summer 2024 VAT deadline
On 11 June 2024, Belgium's Federal Public Service (SPF) Finance issued a release in which it announced extending the submission deadline for VAT declarations and their intra-community statements for the 2024 summer holidays. The new deadlines for
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Poland: President approves national e-invoicing postponement
Andrzej Duda, President of Poland, has signed the Act on Value Added Tax (VAT), which delays the mandatory implementation of the National e-Invoice System (KSeF) from 1 July, 2024, to 1 February, 2026. Earlier, Poland’s Parliament passed an
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Poland: Parliament approves postponement of e-invoicing mandate, digital platform reporting
Poland’s Parliament has passed an amendment to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act and other related laws, delaying the mandatory implementation of the National e-Invoice System (KSeF) until 1 February, 2026. The bill will now be sent to the
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