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Reform UK to raise VAT registration threshold to £150,000

12 June 2026 in

Poll-leading Reform proposes major VAT threshold rise, but economists question long-term impact Reform UK has pledged to increase the UK VAT registration threshold from £90,000 to £150,000, describing the current limit as a barrier to growth for sole traders and small businesses. Reform called it

Belize B2B e-invoicing FAQ’s; potential 2027 launch

11 June 2026 in

Continuous Transaction Controls

Tax Service signals pre-clearance B2B e-invoicing, with technical model and implementation details still pending The Central American state of Belize has given the legislative go-ahead to mandatory e-invoicing and e-receipts in the 2026/7 Budget presented in March 2026. On 9 June 2026 it issued Frequently

Swiss VAT rise from 8.1% to 8.5% parliament backing

9 June 2026 in

Reduced VAT rates

Swiss parliament narrows differences on VAT rise for pension funding The National Council voted on 17 June 2026 to support the Council of States’ proposal for a 0.4 percentage point VAT increase, taking Switzerland’s VAT rate from 8.1% to 8.5%. The move is intended to

France e-reporting Sept 2027 non-resident live

9 June 2026 in

e-invoicing

September 2026 E-Reporting Obligations for Foreign VAT-Registered Businesses live since 1 Sept 2026 The French tax authorities on 4 June 2026 issued new guidance on e-reporting obligations for foreign companies without a permanent establishment in France, for the September 2026 e-invoicing mandate launch. World's only

Philippines VAT digital services update

6 June 2026 in

digital services

Clarifications of VAT obligations on non-resident providers of digital services The Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue has issued on 2 June 2026 Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 059-2026, providing further guidance on the country’s VAT regime for non-resident digital service providers (NRDSPs). The clarification confirms that

Spanish B2B October 2027-28 e-invoice & e-reporting architecture

5 June 2026 in

e-invoices

Spain publishes initial technical architecture for mandatory B2B e-invoicing Spain’s tax authority (AEAT) has published the first detailed technical and operational specifications for its upcoming mandatory B2B e-invoicing regime, providing businesses and service providers with the clearest picture yet of how compliance will work in

EU ViDA Single VAT Registration implementation update

27 May 2026 in

IOSS

European Commission’s new ViDA work programme timetable for OSS, IOSS and Single VAT Registration reforms to 2028 The European Commission has advanced the next stage of the EU’s VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) Single VAT Registration (SVR) reforms for the 1 July 2028. The

Spanish B2B Crea y Crece e-invoice & e-reporting technical update

26 May 2026 in

e-invoices

AEAT reveals deeper technical controls for 2027-28 B2B e-invoicing Crea y Crece rollout Spain’s tax authority, the AEAT, has published new technical presentations from its latest workshops with software providers on the draft Crea y Crece B2B e-invoicing reforms. The materials provide one of the

How to tax AI

26 May 2026 in

Agentic AI

Robot taxes, SaaS levies and VAT: governments scramble to plug the AI labour tax gap Artificial Intelligence promises extraordinary productivity gains. But it is also creating a growing challenge for governments: how do you tax economies where machines increasingly generate the value instead of people?

Morocco VAT on B2C digital services update

25 May 2026 in

digital services

11 June new SIMPL e-Services reporting platform for foreign digital service providers Morocco launches VAT portal for foreign digital suppliers Morocco’s tax authority (DGI) has launched a new online VAT platform for non-resident digital service providers. From 11 June 2026, foreign suppliers with no establishment

Author: Richard Asquith

Reform UK to raise VAT registration threshold to £150,000

Belize B2B e-invoicing FAQ’s; potential 2027 launch

Swiss VAT rise from 8.1% to 8.5% parliament backing

France e-reporting Sept 2027 non-resident live

Philippines VAT digital services update

Spanish B2B October 2027-28 e-invoice & e-reporting architecture

EU ViDA Single VAT Registration implementation update

Spanish B2B Crea y Crece e-invoice & e-reporting technical update

How to tax AI

Morocco VAT on B2C digital services update

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