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Portugal delays compulsory e-invoices

Portugal has delayed the imposition of electronic invoices on all B2G transactions to 1 July 2019....Continued

Romania withdraws mandatory VAT split payments

Romania has dropped the requirement for mandatory VAT split payments following a November order from the European Commission. ...Continued

German e-book VAT 7%

Germany has committed to introducing legislation to reduce the VAT rate on e-books, online journals and newspapers from 19% to 7%....Continued

UK Northern Ireland Brexit import VAT reporting

The UK’s HMRC has announced today a new quarterly import VAT declaration service to be launched in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The measure will help towards preventing any VAT checks at the Norther...Continued

Japan ¥2 trillion stimulus for Oct 2019 Consumption Tax rise to 10%

Japan is set to raise its Consumption Tax rate from 8% to 10% on 1 October 2019. To prevent a repeat of the last increase’s collapse in consumer spending, Parliament has this week approved a ¥2 trilli...Continued

UK MPs take control of Brexit

UK Members of Parliament last night voted for a series of ‘indicative votes’ on the next alternatives in the process they may have a majority for....Continued

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UAE VAT reclaims

The United Arab Emirates has issued guidance on its plans to allow non-resident companies to reclaim UAE VAT suffered. This follows the introduction of a 5% VAT regime at the start of 2018....Continued

Norway drops VAT recovery invoice requirement

Norway will no longer require non-resident businesses to provide supporting original paper invoices when making VAT recovery claims....Continued

Italy VAT filing deadline changes - Avalara

Italy has published delayed dates for upcoming Spesometro and Esterometro filings. ...Continued

Costa Rica digital services VAT Jul 2019

Foreign providers of digital services to Costa Rican consumers are to be included in the new 13% VAT regime being implemented from 1 July 2019....Continued