Council of the EU extends to Feb 2028 anti-fraud measure On 28 February 2025, the Council of the EU agreed to renew Poland’s derogation from the EU VAT Directive via
Up to £900m in VAT compliance costs saved in MTD digital filings On 27 February 2025, the UK’s HMRC published an estimate of the cost savings and wider benefits from
Current 15% VAT rate may rise by up to 2% The Caribbean island nation of Dominica is considering a 1% or 2% rise in Value Added Tax. The government is
February 2025: 7% VAT in checkout on low-value consignments of goods imported to consumers From 18th February 2025, Thailand has introduced the obligation to charge VAT on low-value consignments of
Hopes of OECD Pillar 1 progress puts Australia on watch status for digital levy Australia does not operate a Digital Services Tax, a revenue levy on providers of digital ad’s,
European Commission 2025 Work Programme, including VAT and customs initiatives The EC has published its 2025 Commission Work Programme, which includes progressing initiative on VAT and Customs reform – notably
2025 Budget imposes 10% VAT on digital services January 2025 The West African country of Burkina Faso has brought into the VAT net the provision of digital services by non-resident
More countries experiment with removing VAT cash payments to combat fraud Many countries are again evaluating split payments: the Netherlands and even the UK are undergoing evaluations and pilots. The
Digital Certificate to replace paper version by 1 July 2032 The EU’s Council on 18 February 2025 adopted the proposed Electronic VAT Exemption Certificate. The EC made the proposal in
Increase in Intrastat Arrivals threshold from 1 January 2025 Portugal has increased its Intrastat Arrival reporting thresholds for 2025 as follows Arrivals: increased to €650,000 per annum from €600,000 Dispatches:
EC withdraws stalled proposal to pivot to destination-based VAT for intra-community goods transactions On 11 February 2025, the European Commission adopted its 2025 Work Programme which included confirmation that it
Increase in Intrastat Arrivals threshold from 1 January 2025 Germany has raised its Intrastat reporting thresholds for 2025 as follows Arrivals: increased to €3 million per annum from €800,000 Dispatches:
National Bureau for Revenue publishes B2B e-invoicing tender The Bahraini tax authority, The National Bureau for Revenue (NBR), is completing the design and build of a nation-wide B2B electronic invoicing
VAT is a neutral tax for businesses and cross-border trade; but does it offer discriminatory boost via fiscal devaluation? President Trump has Value Added Tax in his sights. On 13th
Fraud by shoppers reselling tax-free goods prompts reform from November 2026 Japan is revising its Consumption Tax exemption system for foreign visitors to curb the resale of tax-free goods within
Unified Revenue Service rolls out e-billing regime by March 2026 The Botswana 2025/26 budget has confirmed the implementation of a mandatory e-invoicing (‘e-billing’) regime to complete by March 2026. This
European Tax Adviser Federation calls for better EU e-invoicing governance The European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) has called for the European Commission to introduce more regional regulation of e-invoicing to
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