1 July 2025 changes to reduced VAT rates promote ‘green’ priorities The Belgian federal government has approved a draft program law introducing several VAT-related changes, as outlined in the 2025–2029 Coalition Agreement. Read more in our Belgian VAT guide. The permanent application of the reduced
ZATCA Executive Regulations of the VAT system changes On 18 April 2025, the Saudi Arabian Tax and Customs authority, ZATCA, issued a major range of amendments to the VAT law. This included new and clearer rules on: VAT groups; transfer of going concern; e-commerce obligations
New government will not update VAT Group rules The new German coalition government has confirmed it will not update the rules of for German VAT groups. This disappointing news came in this week’s “Responsibility for Germany” coalition agreement. In particular, following two related ECJ rulings
China Launches Instant VAT Refund Mechanism for Foreign Tourists, Aligning with Global Best Practices In a major advancement for inbound tourism and retail, China has officially launched a real-time Value-Added Tax (VAT) refund mechanism for eligible foreign visitors. The new policy enables immediate VAT reimbursement
Extension of VAT liability timescale; refund changes; easier refunds Poland is working on an amendment to various tax laws, most notably the Tax Ordinance and the VAT Act. The objective of the proposed reform is to simplify and clarify existing regulations, aiming to improve both taxpayer
Reduction from 10% to 9% of Harmonised Sales Tax. Combined GST rate goes from 15% to 14% The Canadian province of Nova Scotia is to cut its Harmonised Sales Tax rate by 1% to 10% from 1 April 2025. With the federal level 5%, that
Update to Polish VAT Act April 2025 Modifications to the Polish VAT Act have now been gazetted, ready to come into force from 1 April 2025. See our Polish VAT guide for further details The key changes introduced in the VAT Act include: An extension
E-invoicing 30-day reporting threshold cut April 2025 India’s GST Council, which overseas the national e-invoicing regime, is cutting the threshold on the 30-day reporting requirement to its portal, the Invoice Registration Portal (IRP). From 1 April 2025, any business subject to Indian e-invoicing with a
1 July 2025 – only $100,000 sales threshold test remote sellers or marketplaces The US state of Utah is to withdraw the 200 transactions threshold for the obligation by out-of-state (non-resident) sellers and facilitating marketplaces. This means the threshold will now only be the $100,000
Annual threshold for mandatory VAT registration rises to BGN 166,000 from 1 January 2025 The Bulgarian Parliament has resolved to reverse a 1 January rise in the country’s Value Added Tax registration threshold. It will return to BGN 100,000 from BGN 85,000 from 1 April
