We have previously written about the growing trend of tax authorities “pre-filling” VAT Returns using data from electronic invoices – a trend that began in Latin America and has since spread to several European countries. These pre-filled returns, when accurate, can serve as a simplification measure for taxpayers, who can fulfill their reporting obligations simply by approving what has been generated for them. At the end of 2021, two European countries, Italy and Spain, introduced pre-filled VAT Returns, with Hungary and Portugal planning to introduce them in some capacity.
Source: SOVOS
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