24/7 VAT News on www.vatupdate.com – This was in the news on August 22, 2023

Headlines August 22, 2023

• E-Invoicing & E-Reporting developments in the news in week 33/2023
• Which countries have introduced OECD’s SAF-T?
• UK – Electronic Invoicing (eInvoicing)
• Poland – Deduction of VAT when a company organizes events with the participation of not only employees

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• VATupdate Newsletter Week 33 2023
• E-Invoicing
  • Worldwide Upcoming E-Invoicing mandates, implementations and changes – Chronological
  • Timeline of E-Invoicing & E-Reporting mandates in the European Union
  • E-Invoicing & E-Reporting developments in the news in week 32/2023
  • Editorial: E-Invoicing implementation in the EU … Why can’t we live together?
• ECJ
  • 947 ECJ VAT Cases are now available on www.vatupdate.com
  • This is what happened in the ECJ (VAT) in July 2023
• July 2023 – VAT rate changes/updates/news in 45 countries

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AUSTRALIA

• ‘No plans or any intention’ to change the rate of the GST
• Australia considers CBAM to address carbon leakage
• One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has slammed a call to raise the GST

AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND

• Government to upgrade and broaden scope of ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area

AUSTRIA/ CHINA/ DENMARK/ EUROPEAN UNION/ FRANCE/ LUXEMBOURG/ NETHERLANDS/ PHILIPPINES/ POLAND/ SOUTH AFRICA/ SWEDEN

• Global VAT Guide: August 2023 VAT Updates

BAHAMAS

• VAT to under-shoot Full-Year $1.4bn Goal

BELGIUM

• Belgian Constitutional Court Confirms Lawyer Invoking Professional Privilege Not Required to Notify Other Intermediaries of Reporting…
• Registered Cash Register receipt: A Mandatory Document for Catering Operators in Belgium

BRAZIL

• Decree extends time for ICMS suspension on transfer of certain assets by oil and gas companies operating in the State of Rio de Janeiro

CANADA

• Change to GST could save billions in energy costs for Canadians – propane industry
• Extends Electronic Filing Requirements for Business

CHINA

• Value Added Tax (VAT) Guidelines: China

CROATIA

• Support for the TLS v1.3 encryption protocol for fiscalization services

EUROPE

• Sovos – Quick guide on VAT Digitization in Eastern Europe

EUROPEAN UNION

• European Commission Adopts Detailed Reporting Rules for Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Transitional Phase
• SAP: Intrastat 401 – Intrastat Reporting and Tax Abroad in Intercompany Sales
• Sovos webinar – VAT Essentials for Cross-border Traders: B2C and B2B Insights (Sept 5)

FRANCE

• France: E-Invoicing Postponed

GERMANY

• Germany will require the fiscalization of the taxi industry in 2024

GHANA

• GRA Arrests VAT Defaulters

INDIA

• A case for interest to be ‘compensatory’ under India’s GST law – part one
• A case for interest to be ‘compensatory’ under India’s GST law – part two
• GST Daily – newsletter analytically summarizes the top GST stories
• Indirect tax newsletter July 2023
• Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann launches ‘mera bill’ app to reward GST payment on invoice
• Weekly GST Communique dated August 21, 2023

IRELAND

• Asset management firm loses out in bid to reclaim €2.1m in VAT from Revenue

ITALY/ LITHUANIA/ RUSSIA/ UKRAINE

• International VAT Rate Round Up: August 2023

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

• Job opportunities in Belgium, Finland and United States

MALAYSIA

• Guidelines for mandatory e-invoicing implementation in 2023

MALTA

• Central Electronic System of Payment information (CESOP)
• Extension of VAT returns with due date 15 August 2023
• Guidelines on the reporting obligations of Digital Platform Operators (DAC 7)
• Year of Assessment 2023 Tax Return for Fiscal Units

NETHERLANDS

• Court of North Holland: No interest on refund of incorrectly charged VAT
• No refund of import VAT when importing a jumping horse with an injury
• Rental property with additional services sometimes subject to VAT
• VAT on housing rent for foreign temporary workers is not deductible

NEW ZEALAND

• New Rules for Operators of Electronic Marketplaces

NORWAY

• Norway Tax Agency Posts Board Ruling on Import VAT Deduction on Goods for Manufacturing Facility

POLAND

• Deduction of VAT when a company organizes events with the participation of not only employees
• KSEF from July 2024 – a lot or a little?
• Ruling: Deducting VAT from the commune’s expenditure on thermal modernization of the ZOZ building
• Ruling: Exemption from VAT of organization by the poviat through a shelter for children and youth from non-public schools
• Ruling: WIS TOWAR – sauce prepared on the basis of a yoghurt-like product – CN 19 – 0% VAT rate

SAINT LUCIA

• Health And Security Levy Not A VAT, Says St Lucia Government Officials

SAUDI ARABIA

• Saudi Arabia e-invoices (FATOORAH) – eighth wave March 2024
• Saudi Arabia issues tax warning to submit VAT statements for July by August 31

SINGAPORE

• Singapore going ahead with GST hike to 9%, bigger ‘Assurance Package’ likely

SLOVAKIA

• Tax Reliability Index – an effective incentive tool or an unlawful concept?

SOUTH AFRICA

• Recent Changes In VAT Registration Requirements: A Good Move For Sars?

SPAIN

• Spanish mandatory B2B e-invoice delay; Jan 2025 potential date

SRI LANKA

• Tax Agency Announces July 2023 VAT Filing Deadline

UKRAINE

• Is VAT charged when writing off damaged goods?
• Ukraine Standard Audit File for Tax ‘SAF-T UA’ 2025

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

• Federal Tax Authority: ‘Muwafaq Package’ and ‘Specialised Tax Agent’ Transformational Projects Post Remarkable Results
• Federal Tax Authority’s Transformational Projects Post Remarkable Results

UNITED KINGDOM

• Electronic Invoicing (eInvoicing)
• Land related services

UNITED STATES

• Tennessee: Staff augmentation and payment processing services were not subject to sales and use tax

WORLD

• 24/7 VAT News on www.vatupdate.com – This was in the news on August 21, 2023
• Did you already join our LinkedIn Groups on …?? New Group on VAT Rates – Legislative changes
• E-Invoicing & E-Reporting developments in the news in week 33/2023
• E-Invoicing Exchange Summit Europe: ViDA and the Major Industry Trends, Challenges and Opportunities
• What does ”Governance” mean for Tax?
• Which countries have introduced OECD’s SAF-T?

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