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EU €2 per Customs item handling fee Nov 2026 confirmed

23 October 2026 in

Customs

EU €2 Customs Handling Fee Confirmed for November 2026 – Per Customs Item, Not Parcel 22nd October 2026 update: the EU has finalised its new €2 customs handling fee on e-commerce imports from outside the EU. It takes effect from 1 November 2026. Commission Delegated

Hungary & Romania: a warning on pre-filled VAT returns

21 October 2026 in

Hungary

Hungary and Romania expose different problems with pre-filled VAT returns: having the transaction data does not mean having the return Pre-filled VAT returns look like the logical next step in digital tax administration as global e-invoicing mandates roll out. The world's only single tax engine

Ireland legislates B2B e-invoicing & e-reporting Nov 2028

19 October 2026 in

Continuous Transaction Controls

Finance Bill (No. 2) 2026 provides the legislative framework for mandatory B2B e-invoicing and digital VAT reporting 9 October 2026: Ireland has moved its planned B2B e-invoicing and digital VAT reporting regime into legislation with the publication of Finance Bill (No. 2) 2026. The detailed

German B2B e-invoicing 2025-28; e-reporting July 2030 update

16 October 2026 in

e-invoice

2025-28 B2B e-invoicing; 2030 e-reporting BMF clarifies structured invoices, corrections, attachments and transition rules 16 October 2026: German Ministry of Finance BMF Bundesministerium der Finanzen has issued further VAT guidance on e-invoicing ahead of the next major deadline on 1 January 2027. 26 Sept: GBMF

Portugal QES invoice 2028 delay; QR code; SAF-T billing

12 October 2026 in

Portugal

Update: 12 October 2026 – Portugal proposes further PDF e-invoicing delay until January 2028 Portugal has proposed extending the transitional acceptance of PDF invoices as valid electronic invoices until 31 December 2027, a further one-year postponement. The measure, included in the draft 2027 State Budget

Portugal SAF-T (PT) Accounting 2028 delay

12 October 2026 in

12 October 2026 – Portugal proposes further SAF-T Accounting postponement until 2028 (first report 2029) Portugal has proposed another one-year postponement of mandatory SAF-T Accounting submissions under its draft 2027 State Budget, submitted on 8 October 2026. Under the proposal, the first mandatory submissions would

Is Spain creating Europe’s most complex digital reporting regime?

11 October 2026 in

e-invoicing

New B2B e-invoicing will sit alongside SII reporting and pre-filled VAT returns, creating a growing reconciliation challenge Is Spain creating Europe’s most complex digital reporting regime — and a reconciliation nightmare for taxpayers? World's only single VAT engine & reporting platform, fully reconciling Spanish SII

UK Bolt ride-hailing loses right to appeal £190m TOMS VAT loss

9 October 2026 in

Gig and sharing economies

8 October 2026: Ride sharing platform refused permission to Supreme Court appeal after losing £190m ruling on using low VAT rate Tour Operators Margin Scheme The ride sharing platform, Bolt, has been turned down on right to UK Supreme Court to appeal a 12 June

Swiss VAT rise 8.1% to 8.5% referendum

6 October 2026 in

Reduced VAT rates

Federal Council announces 29 Nov 2026 referendum on 0.4% VAT hike from 2028 5 October 2026: Switzerland will vote on 29 November 2026 on increasing the standard VAT rate from 8.1% to 8.5% to help finance the new 13th annual state pension payment. The Federal

Spain 6 Oct 2027-28 B2B Crea y Crece e-invoicing approved

5 October 2026 in

e-invoices

Spain hybrid public-private e-invoicing model, mandatory central repository and phased October 2027–2029 reporting obligations On 5 October 2026, the Ministerial Order approving the Crea y Crece mandate for B2B e-invoicing with e-reporting was approved along with technical rules - 4 syntaxes: UBL, CII, EDIFACT and

Author: Richard Asquith

EU €2 per Customs item handling fee Nov 2026 confirmed

Hungary & Romania: a warning on pre-filled VAT returns

Ireland legislates B2B e-invoicing & e-reporting Nov 2028

German B2B e-invoicing 2025-28; e-reporting July 2030 update

Portugal QES invoice 2028 delay; QR code; SAF-T billing

Portugal SAF-T (PT) Accounting 2028 delay

Is Spain creating Europe’s most complex digital reporting regime?

Swiss VAT rise 8.1% to 8.5% referendum

Spain 6 Oct 2027-28 B2B Crea y Crece e-invoicing approved

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