Australia adoption of Peppol International (PINT) e-invoicing specification The phased introduction of the PINT A-NZ specification of OpenPeppol standard e-invoicing has started. This replaced the ANZ Peppol BIS 3.0 specification from 15th September 2024. The format is obligatory for B2G e-invoicing, and also if e-invoicing
2-year VAT exemption on residential property sales on real estate crisis An economic downturn and ageing pollution has put huge pressures on China’s dominant real estate sector. This is threatening domestic economic stability and wider global markets. To support the market, from 1 December 2024,
Malaysia Budget 2025: Comprehensive Indirect Tax Reforms and Strategic Economic Initiatives On 18 October, the Malaysia’s Ministry of Finance unveiled the 2025 Budget, outlining transformative fiscal strategies aimed at enhancing tax efficiency, encouraging investment, and addressing key socio-economic challenges. The proposed measures underscore the government’s
Is €50 billion fraud in the EU VAT Gap an overestimate The European Commission’s annual VAT Gap estimate is due within the next few days. But is the calculation of missing VAT overestimating the amount of VAT fraud? Last year’s estimate, covering 2021, but the
Spain calls for early option to impose mandatory deemed supplier on ride & accommodation platforms On 5th November 2024, EU finance ministers gave political agreement to VAT in the Digital Age reforms. Spain asked to include a statement in the minutes of its desire to
HMRC updates obligations for platform operators with regards their sellers VAT activities The UK’s HMRC is updating use of data from digital platform operators in the UK of their sellers activities. This will come into effect in November 2024. The changes will enable HMRC to
ViDA 2030 near-live reporting of EU Intra-community supplies replaces EC Sales List The new Digital Reporting Requirements (DRR) , now agreed as part of the EU VAT in the Digital Age package, will retire the EC Sales List (ESL) requirement from 1 July 2030. Instead
E-invoices must be adopted for sales to non-consumer customers Hungary is to attempt to squeeze VAT fraud from the trading of electricity and natural gas. This is separate from the Hungarian real-time reporting obligation. Starting 1 January 2025, electronic invoicing for non-private person customers in
Budget confirms 20% VAT on private education and boarding services from 1 January 2025 Anti-forestalling provisions to prevent advance payment VAT avoidance from 29 July 2024 The new UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has confirmed in her Autumn Budget on 30 October 2024 that the government
