5 tax agencies Phase 2 EU ViDA Digital Reporting Requirements transaction data technical challenges Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden tax authorities have completed a second phase of their pilot technical trial of exchanging VAT invoice data based on the EU ViDA Digital Reporting Requirements proposal.
Launch of VAT e-invoicing and fiscal devices 2024 The central African state of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zambia) is to launch a mandatory VAT e-invoicing and fiscal devices (cash registers) 1 July 2024. The aim is to curb Value Added Tax fraud and
July 2024 Ministry of Finance mandates e-invoice via SMART INVOICE software The southern African state of Zambia is set to become the latest state to implement live, pre-clearance electronic invoicing to the Zaire Revenue Authority. The aim is to expunge Value Added Tax fraud being
Budget proposes introduction of electronic invoicing The southeastern African state of the Republic of Namibia has announced plans to introduce a government-controlled VAT e-invoicing regime. This was included in the 2024/25 budget announcement. At this point, there are only plans to review similar regimes in
Launch of VAT government e-billing 2024 to replace fiscal devices The southeastern African state of the Republic of Malawi is to launch a mandatory VAT e-invoicing system according to its 2024/25 budget policy statement. The aim is to curb Value Added Tax fraud and evasion.
EU Commission evaluates impact of mandatory e-invoicing in public procurement The EU mandated the use of e-invoicing in 2019 via Directive 2014/55/EU. The European Commission has issued the results of an evaluation of this policy. Key conclusions included: The Directive secured many efficiencies for government
Decentralised mandatory B2B & B2G e-invoicing July 2026 The Arab Gulf state of United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Finance and Federal Tax Authority has provided further details of its plans to mandate e-invoicing from July 2026. This will initially cover B2B and B2G transactions,
Potential additional VAT disclosure proposals ahead of July 2026 e-invoicing Since the French B2B e-invoicing mandate has been delayed until at least September 2026, there has been discussion around additional disclosure requirements for VAT invoices. This would help support the continuing battle to identify VAT
New Zealand’s revised adoption of Peppol PINT e-invoicing specification The phased introduction of the PINT A-NZ specification of OpenPeppol standard e-invoicing has been revised. This replaces the existing ANZ Peppol BIS 3.0 specification. The format is obligatory for B2G e-invoicing, and also if e-invoicing is
