Austria raises Intrastat thresholds 2026

7 March 2026 in

Austria

Increase in Intrastat thresholds from 1 January 2026 Austria has raised its Intrastat reporting thresholds for 2026 as follows: Arrivals: increased to €5 million per annum from €1.1m Dispatches: increased

EU ViDA SVR demands single tax engine & returns app

6 March 2026 in

July 2028 OSS return extension and revised reverse charge rules Major new real-time compliance options, complexities & risks The July 2028 Single VAT Registration pillar of the EU ViDA reforms are

France e-reporting requirements non-residents

5 March 2026 in

France

e-reporting for foreign VAT-registered businesses without Permanent Establishment France’s e-invoicing reform begins on 1 September 2026 for French resident businesses, but the impact extends to non-residents with a local VAT

UK VAT Gap widens £3bn in HMRC update

4 March 2026 in

United Kingdom

Rise in missing VAT collections to £11.9bn 2024/5 from £8.9bn 2023/4 The UK VAT gap has increased to 6.5% (£11.9bn) in HMRC’s second estimate for 2024–25. This represents a rise

France €2 Customs Charge low-value imports March 2026

4 March 2026 in

France

March 2026 €2 “Taxe Petit Colis” Customs Handling Fee on low-value imports ahead of EU plans The French parliament has passed into law in February 2026 the 2026 Finance Bill

Germany targets VAT fraud with AI and e-reporting

3 March 2026 in

Germany

Tax enforcement to add Artificial Intelligence analytics over centralised data platform with real-time reporting Germany has unveiled one of its most ambitious tax enforcement programmes in years, with VAT fraud

AI, Tax Engines and the real constraint: Reliability

3 March 2026 in

Global

Artificial Intelligence comes of age for VAT Many tax professionals have assumed (errr...hoped) was simply too jurisdiction specific, too nuanced, too dependent on context for machines to handle well. That

Tax engine implementation for SAP S/4HANA migration

2 March 2026 in

Global

Why the SAP S/4HANA migration is the opportunity to adopt a full tax engine As global businesses prepare their migration to SAP S/4HANA, one question keeps resurfacing in every finance

SAP public cloud barrier to Tax Engines

1 March 2026 in

Global

VATCalc breaks SAP public cloud barrier for tax engine integration Opening-up low-cost VAT determination to mid-sized businesses For years, businesses migrating to SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud have faced an uncomfortable

Namibia e-invoicing delay

28 February 2026 in

Namibia

2026/27 Budget confirms e-invoicing mandate but possible launch slips from 2026 Namibia has reconfirmed its intention to introduce mandatory e-invoicing and for VAT-registered persons. While draft legislation and technical specifications

Singapore InvoiceNow e-invoicing 2028-31 update

27 February 2026 in

Singapore

Revenue Authority update phased 2028-31 InvoiceNow Peppol e-reporting The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) has confirmed 26 February 2026 the updated phased introduction of e-invoice data reporting via InvoiceNow

France e-invoicing pilot launched for Sept 2026 mandate

26 February 2026 in

France

Feb pilot launched for 1 Sept of e-invoicing and e-reporting mandate The DGFiP (tax authorities) and AIFE (state's financial information systems) on 24 February launched a pilot for the September

Croatia extends heating VAT cut till March 2027

26 February 2026 in

Croatia

Government proposes a further 1-year extension of VAT reduction Croatia' is losing to prolong again the cut in VAT on heating from 25% to 5%. Gas would also be held

Canada British Columbia Broadens PST 2026 Budget

26 February 2026 in

Canada

Expansion of the Provincial Sales Tax to accounting, engineering and other services from 1 October 2026 British Columbia’s 2026 Budget signals a structural shift in the design of the Provincial

Tax Engine versus Add-on; the right VAT determination solution?

26 February 2026 in

Global

Native ERPs struggle with VAT and GST calculations – is a tax engine or Add-on the answer? Accounting software, including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), invoicing or marketplace platforms generally struggle

South Africa 2026 Budget ducks VAT rise

25 February 2026 in

South Africa

2026 VAT increase outweighed by political risks South Africa ducked on 25 February in the 2026 budget a rise to its value-added tax (VAT) rate in as fiscal pressures mount

Republic of Congo VAT on digital services update

25 February 2026 in

Democratic Republic of Congo

July 2026 VAT on non-resident providers of B2C and B2B electronic services The Central African country of Democratic Republic of Congo is to impose Value Added Tax on foreign providers

EU ViDA DRR demands single tax engine & reporting app

25 February 2026 in

Digital Reporting rewrites the rules for live VAT calculations, e-invoicing & e-reporting The EU’s VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) Digital Reporting Requirements Pillar 1 will change how businesses calculate

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