Regulatory Analysis

Posted October 11, 2024 by Carolina Silva
Portugal: Postponement of Qualified Electronic Signature Requirement and Accounting SAF-T Proposed

The 2025 Draft State Budget once again proposes delaying the implementation of the qualified electronic signature requirement as a method to establish the presumption of integrity and authenticity for e-invoices. Initially expected to be enforced on January 1, 2025, this requirement is now addressed in the 2025 Draft State Budget. Following the official publication of […]

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Posted October 7, 2024 by Edit Buliczka
Ireland: Contributions to Motor Insurers Insolvency Compensation Fund (MIICF) Ends From 2025

On 1st of October 2024, the Irish Motor Insurance Bureau (MIBI) announced that in 2025 the contributions payable by the insurance companies to the Motor Insurers’ Insolvency Fund (MIICF) will end from 1st January 2025. The reason for this statement, published on their website, is that MIBI’s expects the value of the fund to exceed […]

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Posted October 2, 2024 by Talent Gwaindepi
Egypt: Mandatory Tax ID and UIN Validation for B2B Sales

As of 1 November 2024, businesses conducting B2B sales in Egypt must validate their buyer’s Tax ID and a newly introduced Unique Identification Number (UIN) through a new digital system. The dual validation process, essential for zero-rated transactions, is intended to strengthen VAT compliance and reduce VAT fraud under the VAT reverse charge mechanism. The […]

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Posted October 1, 2024 by Victor Duarte
Saudi Arabia: New Taxpayer Group in Scope of Phase 2 of e-Invoicing Announced

The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) announced the 16th wave of Phase 2 of the e-invoicing initiative. The 16th wave includes taxpayers with a revenue of at least SAR 3 million (approximately USD 800.000) subject to VAT during 2022 or 2023. Taxpayers within this group are expected to integrate with the system as of April 1st, 2025. Phase […]

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Posted October 1, 2024 by Talent Gwaindepi
Serbia: Draft Law Introducing Mandatory e-Transport System

The Ministry of Finance in Serbia has released a draft Law on Electronic Goods Delivery Notes introducing the mandatory e-Transport system. The draft law is aimed to be adopted in the second quarter of 2025. The draft law regulates mandatory sending, receiving, processing, rejecting, accepting, and presenting electronic delivery notes, for each movement of goods, […]

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Posted September 26, 2024 by Talent Gwaindepi
Democratic Republic of Congo: First Phase of E-invoicing Launched

On 5 September 2024, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) General Directorate of Taxes announced the launch of the first phase of its e-invoicing system, the Facture Normalisee, and the use of electronic fiscal devices. This first phase will only cover companies selected according to predefined criteria. The tax authorities approved the use of dematerialised […]

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Posted September 25, 2024 by Marta Sowińska
Estonia: Mandatory B2B E-invoicing Upon Buyer’s Request Approved

The Estonian Parliament has approved amendments to the Accounting Act, introducing, among other provisions, a mandatory B2B e-invoicing obligation, conditional upon the buyer’s request, effective from 1 July 2025, which is six months later than initially proposed in the draft legislation. From July 2025, all entities listed in the Commercial Register as e-invoice recipients, whether […]

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Posted September 25, 2024 by Talent Gwaindepi
Nigeria: Plans to Implement Mandatory E-invoicing

The Nigerian Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced its plans to introduce mandatory e-invoicing through a new digital system called FIRS e-invoice. The initiative will facilitate real-time transaction validation and storage and cover B2B, B2C and B2G transactions. The announcement was made at a private stakeholder meeting themed “Emerging Tax Matters”. Nigeria already has […]

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Posted September 24, 2024 by Kelly Muniz
UK: Government Announces E-invoicing Public Consultation

On 23 September 2024, the head of His Majesty’s Treasury announced a package of reforms aimed at improving the United Kingdom’s tax system, which includes launching a public consultation on electronic invoicing. The consultation will be conducted by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). While no specific framework has been provided, the authorities aim to […]

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Posted September 16, 2024 by Kelly Muniz
Poland: SAF-T JPK_CIT Possible Postponement

In August 2024, the Polish Ministry of Finance (MoF) adopted a Regulation adding new elements to the JPK_CIT (SAF-T obligation for corporate income taxpayers) and making it a periodic obligation, with a phased roll-out starting 1 Jan 2025, among other provisions. However, on 10 September, the Polish government published a draft regulation to authorize the […]

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Posted September 5, 2024 by Kelly Muniz
Greece: Digital Monitoring of Goods in Transport

The Greek authorities have published the awaited legislation (A. 1122 and 1123 of 2024) requiring taxpayers to submit domestic and cross-border transport document data to the myDATA platform in real-time and to obtain tax authority approval before the start of transportation. Transmission of transport document data has been possible via myDATA, but timelines have now […]

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Posted September 3, 2024 by Victor Duarte
Saudi Arabia: New Taxpayer Group in Scope of Phase 2 of e-Invoicing Announced

The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) announced the 15th wave of Phase 2 of the e-invoicing initiative. The 15th wave includes taxpayers with a revenue of at least SAR 4 million (approximately USD 1.06 million) that were subject to VAT during 2022 or 2023. Taxpayers within this group are expected to integrate with the system as of […]

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Posted August 28, 2024 by Marta Sowińska
Poland: KSeF FAQ Updated

The Polish Ministry of Finance (MoF) has updated its FAQs regarding the KSeF e-invoicing system. The main changes are: The new schema FA(3) will be published for public consultation in Autumn 2024; earlier plans indicated September 2024. Changes in the new schema cover the presentation of the payment deadline, adding a new role as an […]

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Posted August 27, 2024 by Marta Sowińska
Poland: SAF-Ts Updates (JPK_CIT/JPK_KR) Final Regulation Adopted

On August 16, 2024, the Polish Ministry of Finance (MoF) adopted the final version of the Regulation amending JPK_CIT, which introduces additional data to be reported on the accounting records. The updated JPK_CIT will consist of two schemas: JPK_KR_PD and JPK_ST_KR. The Act is currently awaiting publication in the official journal and is set to […]

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Posted August 6, 2024 by Robert Pelletier
Finland: Standard VAT Rate Increase to 25.5% from September 1, 2024

Pursuant to bill HE 61/2024, the standard VAT rate in Finland increases from 24% to 25.5% effective from September 1, 2024.  

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Posted August 5, 2024 by Edit Buliczka
Denmark: Guarantee Fund Contribution is Payable for Risks in Greenland

On 29 June 2024, the Danish Guarantee Fund (DGF) issued an order on its website for Greenland about contributions to the Guarantee Fund for non-life insurance companies. The order applies to certain life insurance companies as well, however does not apply to non-life insurance companies that only underwrite motor liability insurance in Greenland on a […]

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Posted July 31, 2024 by Dilara İnal
Zambia: Grace Period on e-Invoicing via Smart Invoice System

The Zambian Revenue Authority (ZRA) granted taxpayers a three-month grace period to comply with the e-invoicing obligation through the Smart Invoice System (SIS). Taxpayers were previously required to comply as of July 1, 2024; however, now taxpayers have time until September 30, 2024. The Smart Invoicing System leverages technology to monitor real-time transactions, aiming to […]

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Posted July 30, 2024 by Marta Sowińska
Saudi Arabia: New Taxpayer Group in Scope of Phase 2 of e-Invoicing Announced

The Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs Authority, ZATCA, announced the 14th wave of Phase 2 of e-invoicing. The 14th wave covers taxpayers with at least SAR 5 million (app. USD 1.3 million) revenue subject to VAT for 2022 or 2023. Taxpayers within this group are expected to integrate as of 1 February 2025. Phase 2 of e-invoicing introduces additional requirements for […]

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