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EU promotes e-invoicing integration into accounting software & ERP’s

22 May 2025 in

e-invoicing

EU e-invoicing a strategic enabler for a unified, interoperable digital economy The European Commissions latest paper on improving the EU Single Market has highlighted the role of e-invoicing – including potentially mandating it as a native component for all accounting software and Enterprise Resource Planning

New Zealand withdraws 3% Digital Services Tax bill

21 May 2025 in

Digital Services Tax

New Zealand scraps DST bill on US tariff threat On 20 May 2025, New Zealand’s Minister of Revenue, Simon Watts, announced that the government has decided not to proceed with the Digital Services Tax (DST) Bill, which had been introduced by the prior administration in

Argentina Súper IVA reform proposal

21 May 2025 in

Argentina

Brazil-inspired proposal for Federal 9% ‘Super VAT’ to unify VAT, Gross Income Tax and Municipal Tax; additional Provincial VAT layer on top As Argentina intensifies efforts to simplify its tax system and maintain fiscal balance, a new proposal called “Super VAT” has gained attention. Introduced

Albania VAT on digital services

20 May 2025 in

Albania

Confirmation of VAT obligations for non-resident providers of digital services The Albanian Drejtoria e Përgjithshme e Tatimeve (General Directorate of Taxes) issued updated guidance on VAT obligations for registration and compliance of VAT for foreign providers. Albania imposed VAT collections obligations on non-resident providers of

Ghana E-VAT electronic invoicing update

20 May 2025 in

e-invoices

Phase 4 of E-VAT rollout 40,000 taxpayers by Q4 2025 The Ghana Revenue Authority is to extend its near-live E-VAT invoice reporting regime to another phase of taxpayers. The second phase covered 2,000 large taxpayers and has been underway since the end of 2024. Phase

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EU Special Arrangements import VAT option ends July 2028

19 May 2025 in

Update: the Special Arrangement option will be withdraw in 2028 under new incentives to adopt IOSS. July 2021: option for postal operator to manage import VAT on behalf of seller or marketplace The July 2021 EU ecommerce VAT package imposes obligations on EU and non-EU

Artificial Intelligence picks up millions in VAT fraud

14 May 2025 in

Malta collects €650m taxes via its predictive AI fiscal administration Malta has confirmed that in 2024 it collected an impressive €650 million more in tax compared to the previous year. Most of this increase was directly attributed to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools

Cambodia e-invoicing update

14 May 2025 in

Cambodia

May 2025 launch B2G e-invoicing CamInvoice; 2027 B2B Cambodia’s General Department of Digital Economy (GDDE) has launched 12 May 2025 its B2G CamInvoice. It is used for the process of sending and receiving invoices in electronic form between sellers and buyers without the need for

UK Digital Services Tax unchanged in US trade deal

9 May 2025 in

Digital Services Tax

UK avoids reduction in 2% Digital Services Tax to secure lower tariff quotas The UK government avoided an anticipated reduction or withdrawal of its £800 million Digital Services Tax (DST) to win a limited trade deal with Trump administration on 8 May. Instead, the two

Germany & France update harmonised e-invoice formats

8 May 2025 in

e-invoicing

New versions of harmonised e-invoice French Factur-X1.07 and German ZUGFeRD 2.3 formats Updated versions of the synchronised French Factur-X1.07 and German ZUGFeRD 2.3 e-invoicing standards have been launched on 7 May 2025. The fully aligned version of Factur-X, which is compliant with the EU EN16931

Author: Richard Asquith

EU promotes e-invoicing integration into accounting software & ERP’s

New Zealand withdraws 3% Digital Services Tax bill

Argentina Súper IVA reform proposal

Albania VAT on digital services

Ghana E-VAT electronic invoicing update

EU Special Arrangements import VAT option ends July 2028

Artificial Intelligence picks up millions in VAT fraud

Cambodia e-invoicing update

UK Digital Services Tax unchanged in US trade deal

Germany & France update harmonised e-invoice formats

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