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GST Tax vs. VAT: What’s the Difference? Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Value Added Tax (VAT) are effectively two names for the same type of indirect tax. However, that doesn’t mean that GST and VAT are applied identically in all places. Each country has its own tax regulations, and there are different processes […]
Hotelbeds v HMRC: Can Businesses Reclaim VAT Without Invoices? Can Businesses Reclaim VAT Without Invoices? Hotelbeds vs HMRC: Understanding VAT Reclaims Without Invoices Can businesses recover VAT without holding valid invoices? A recent High Court judgment in Hotelbeds UK Ltd v HMRC [2025] EWHC 2312 has confirmed that, in some cases, the answer is yes. This landmark ruling reshapes […]
South Korea Introduces Self-Billing Invoices Understanding South Korea’s Self-Billing Invoices: Key Business Insights Tax reforms launched by The South Korean Ministry of Finance and Economics allow purchasers to issue invoices to claim VAT deductions. A newly introduced self-billing system in South Korea allows businesses to issue their own tax invoices instead of relying on suppliers. […]
Canadian Excise Duties On Fuel Bills Canadian Excise Duties On Fuel Bills And How To Claim Them What are Canadian excise duties on fuel? Excise taxes on fuel bills are often referred to as Mineral Oil Tax. This is a tax levied only on the jet fuel amount when a plane refuels, on a per […]
Netflix to pay nearly €56 million in taxes in Italy Understanding Netflix’s €56 Million Tax Payment in Italy Netflix has agreed to pay €55.8 million to settle a tax dispute with Italian authorities. Investigators in Italy argued that the streaming giant was in breach of tax rules. However, Netflix says it believes it has complied […]
VAT Compliance: A Guide Essential Guide to Meeting VAT Compliance Obligations VAT compliance is an ongoing process. That’s important for any business to bear in mind because you have VAT obligations; you need to ensure that there are systems, processes, and oversight in place to ensure that those obligations continue to be met. This is […]
Cracking the Code: Germany’s E-Invoicing Mandate and what it means for your business Understanding Germany’s E-Invoicing Mandate and Its Impact on Businesses Germany is the latest EU heavyweight to join the growing list of countries modernising their invoicing processes under the VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) movement. With a phased rollout that began in January 2025, […]
International VAT Registration: A 7-Step Guide to Compliance and Success How to Navigate International VAT Registration: 7 Steps to Success Expanding into new markets is an exciting milestone for any business. But with opportunity comes responsibility, especially when it comes to Value Added Tax (VAT). Each country has its own rules on when and how foreign […]
Australia cracks down on GST refund fraud GST Refund Fraud Enforcement Tightens in Australia: Key Updates The Australian Tax Office is cracking down after discovering GST refund fraud. About 40 000 people received payments after submitting fraudulent business documents. The scale of the fraud is considerable. The scam, which appears to have been widely transmitted […]
Spain’s e-Invoicing Landscape Changes Again: VERI*FACTU Postponed as Mandatory B2B e-Invoicing Moves Towards October 2027 Spain has taken two important steps in the development of its digital invoicing framework. On the one hand, the Ministry of Finance has announced plans to postpone the outstanding obligations under the invoicing software rules commonly associated with VERI*FACTU until […]
Can You Reclaim VAT on Corporate Events When Family Members Are Invited? Most finance teams already know that VAT on staff entertainment is a complicated area. What is less well known is what happens when a corporate event extends beyond employees to include their families. Does inviting partners and children to a company away day […]
Where did that invoice go? Sage Intacct customers won’t have to ask anymore Every finance team that sells across borders knows the feeling. You’ve issued the invoice, the work is done, and now you wait. Did it arrive? Did the local tax authority accept it? Is it sitting in a queue somewhere waiting to be […]
eezi by VAT IT and Consilio.io: SAP Concur e-Invoicing Partnership Every Business is Also Somebody Else’s Supplier A finance team running SAP Concur usually thinks of e-Invoicing as an incoming problem. A supplier issues something and Concur Invoice has to make sense of it. But that same business is also a supplier to somebody […]
When You Need an Intra-Community VAT Number and How to Get One If your business buys or sells goods and services across EU borders, intra-community VAT is something you will need to understand. It is not the same as domestic VAT, and the rules around registration, invoicing, and reporting work differently from what most businesses […]
5 Top AI-Powered Tax Compliance Tools Tax compliance software has come a long way and what used to mean basic automation now includes machine learning, smarter data processing and tools that can spot problems before they become expensive. The category has a new name: AI-powered tax compliance. For finance and tax teams managing tax […]
SAF-T Reporting Explained: What Businesses Need to Submit for VAT Compliance Tax authorities across Europe are moving away from manual, sample-based audits. In their place, a growing number of jurisdictions now require businesses to submit structured accounting and VAT data in a standardised format that can be checked automatically, at scale, and in far greater […]
The DGFiP Has Spoken: France’s September e-Invoicing Deadline Stands. There has been speculation in recent weeks about whether France’s mandatory e-Invoicing deadline would be pushed back following a cyberattack on the DGFiP, France’s Public Finances Directorate. The French government has now responded directly, and the answer is unambiguous: no postponement. David Amiel, Minister for […]
How to Deregister for VAT and What to Consider First A drop in turnover, a change of business model, or the closure of a cross-border sales channel can all result in a company being registered for a tax it no longer needs to charge. Cancelling that registration is rarely as simple as writing to the […]
Income Tax vs. GST:How They’re Different Income Tax vs. GST: Understanding the Key Differences What is GST tax exactly? GST, goods and services tax, is a consumption tax that applies to a wide range of goods and services. Like value-added tax (VAT), GST is charged at every stage in the production process. That means that just […]
Singapore drives changes on GST claims for motor cars & more Understanding Singapore’s New GST Rules for Motor Cars and Other Assets 2023 has been a year of change regarding Singapore’s GST rates and scope. The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore has recently published another update regarding GST claims for motor cars – this time […]
Foreign Registration in Japan and JCT Foreign Business Registration in Japan and Understanding JCT Japan has become renowned for its lucrative business landscape, compelling many foreign companies to travel to Japan for business purposes or one-off events. Although this doesn’t necessarily involve making sales, it still includes a plethora of business-related expenses. Where does VAT […]
This webinar explains how US businesses can identify and recover foreign VAT, breaking down key concepts like reciprocity and showing where refund opportunities are often missed.