How to avoid paying VAT for ChatGPT in Kazakhstan: A guide for businesses ChatGPT in Kazakhstan: A guide for businesses Kazakhstan VAT and ChatGPT: How Businesses Can Avoid Unnecessary Charges From 1 August 2025, users in Kazakhstan who subscribe to ChatGPT will notice a new line on their invoices: a 12% Value Added Tax (VAT). This change, […]
Australia Foreign Registration and GST: Overseas Business Claimants Explore the reclaim opportunities available within the industry Most businesses are familiar with the compliance requirements and the burdensome red tape of recovering input VAT (value-added tax) domestically – albeit roughly! Yet what about VAT potential abroad? In Australia, the equivalent of VAT is GST (goods and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
VAT recovery for businesses in the USA Understanding VAT Recovery Processes for Businesses in the United States As a business based in the United States, you’re probably well aware of the concept of sales tax. However, what happens when your business expands beyond just the 52 states? Can you reclaim the sales tax incurred […]
Tax Number vs VAT ID in Slovenia Understanding the Difference Between Tax Numbers and VAT IDs in Slovenia For businesses operating in Slovenia, or those working with Slovenian entities, understanding the difference between a tax number and a VAT identification number (VAT ID) is more than a matter of semantics. It’s a fundamental distinction that […]
Everything you need to know about VAT Registration Certificates in Professional Services Understanding VAT Registration Certificates for Professional Services Navigating indirect tax can be tricky, especially in the professional services sector. Whether you’re a law firm expanding into new territories, a consulting agency operating across borders, or a recruitment agency billing clients abroad, your VAT […]
Essential VAT Considerations when organising conferences and events abroad What to Know About VAT When Planning Conferences and Events Abroad For organisations hosting conferences and events abroad, understanding Value Added Tax (VAT) implications is a critical component of effective cost management. VAT obligations can vary significantly between jurisdictions, but there are substantial opportunities for VAT […]
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 […]
E-Invoicing in Croatia: Mandatory B2B Rollout Croatia Confirms Mandatory B2B E-Invoicing: What Companies Need to Know Croatia has officially confirmed the introduction of mandatory business-to-business (B2B) electronic invoicing beginning 1 January 2026, as part of its sweeping Fiscalization 2.0 reform project. With the Fiscalization Act now passed and published, the initiative is shifting from planning to implementation, bringing […]
25 Years of Australia’s GST: A Look at Whether 25 Years of Australia’s GST: A Look at Whether Reform Is Needed 25 Years of GST in Australia: Is It Time for an Update? It’s been a quarter of a century since the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in Australia, a system that […]
How does VAT work? A Practical Guide to How VAT Works in Modern Tax Systems VAT is one of the most common and important taxes in the world. But how does VAT actually work? Let’s take a closer look at what VAT is and how it functions in the real world. We’ll dig into […]
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.
