VAT Fraud: A Comprehensive Guide VAT Fraud Explained: A Comprehensive Guide to Risks and Prevention VAT, or, value added tax, is the main consumption tax in the OECD and a major source of revenue for governments around the world. It’s no surprise that tax authorities take VAT evasion extremely seriously. Tax offices have developed sophisticated technology to […]
Claiming VAT in the consulting industry Consulting Industry VAT Claims: Key Rules, Processes, and Best Practices Fact: your consulting firm has significant cash lying on the table, waiting to be recovered. So, why are so many consulting firms not reclaiming their money when it’s within arm’s reach? Better yet, what would it mean for your […]
Claiming VAT in the pharmaceutical and biotech business Understanding VAT Claims in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industry Life science organizations are no strangers to meticulous, precise, complex processes to ensure success. There is zero room for error, including financial planning and management. However, when it comes to VAT (value-added tax) recovery, many pharma and biotech […]
Why are input VAT claimsrejected? Why Your Input VAT Claims Might Be Rejected and How to Fix Them Despite best efforts, many organizations still succumb to the common pitfalls of domestic VAT recovery. Unfortunately, these errors are often only spotted once it’s too late and in the shape of a rejected VAT claim. So, what […]
Claiming VAT in the Construction Industry Understanding How VAT Works in the Construction Industry For many construction businesses, VAT accounts for up to 30–40% of all cash flowing through the company. So naturally, it is widely considered a significant source of additional revenue. However, the impact of successful VAT recovery is often significantly undervalued due […]
Everything you need to know about China’s VAT rebate policy Understanding China’s VAT Rebate Policy: Foreign companies and their China subsidiaries that belong to specific categories are now eligible to apply for a full VAT refund. Here’s everything you need to know about China’s VAT rebate policy and whether or not your organisation is eligible. […]
VAT Triangulation in the EU: A Practical Guide for Cross-Border Trade If you’ve ever dealt with goods crossing EU borders between multiple trading partners, you’ll know how quickly VAT obligations can become complicated. Enter triangulation, a simplification mechanism designed to ease VAT compliance for businesses involved in cross-border supply chains involving three EU-based parties. In essence, triangulation exists […]
Bulgaria set to joinpaying VAT for the Euro Area in 2026:What businesses need to know Bulgaria to Join the Euro Area in 2026: Key Insights for Businesses On 4 June 2025, the European Commission announced that Bulgaria is ready to adopt the euro, pending final approval by the Council of the EU, expected on 8 July […]
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 […]
EDI vs E-Invoicing: What’s the Difference and Which Does Your Business Need? Both EDI and e-Invoicing move structured transactional data electronically between businesses. On the surface they look similar. In practice they serve different purposes, operate through different mechanisms, and carry very different compliance implications depending on where your business operates. Understanding the distinction is […]
Backdating VAT Registration: What Businesses Need to Know VAT registration has a deadline. Miss it, and the tax authority does not simply move the start date forward to when you applied. In most cases, it moves it back to when you should have registered in the first place. That gap between when you were liable […]
VAT IT and Helios: Every Invoice Verified, All Eligible VAT Recovered. When your business crosses borders, the tax rules, invoice formats, and compliance requirements change with every country you enter. Most expense platforms were not built to handle that. Managing it across multiple vendors is where things tend to go wrong. Helios and VAT […]
VAT Fraud: A Comprehensive Guide VAT Fraud Explained: A Comprehensive Guide to Risks and Prevention VAT, or, value added tax, is the main consumption tax in the OECD and a major source of revenue for governments around the world. It’s no surprise that tax authorities take VAT evasion extremely seriously. Tax offices have developed sophisticated technology to […]
UAE: Reciprocity List Updated UAE Reciprocity List Updated: Key Changes and Business Implications The Federal Tax Authority of the United Arab Emirates has updated the list of eligible countries which have reciprocal agreements with the United Arab Emirates to include Switzerland. This brings the total of countries who have reciprocal agreements with the United Arab […]
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.
