EU VAT Refund Rules Under the 8th and 13th Directives Depending on where your business is established and where you pay VAT, one of two European Union directives will apply to your VAT refund claim: Council Directive 2008/9/EC (formerly called the 8th Directive), or Council Directive 86/560/EEC (also known as the 13th Directive). In this […]
The Risk of Not Complying with VAT Rules Tax authorities take value-added tax (VAT) compliance very seriously, whether errors are accidental or intentional. Since VAT is one of the most widespread indirect taxes and a key revenue source for governments, getting it wrong can be costly and disruptive. In this article: Main Risks of VAT […]
VAT is Coming to the Gulf Countries and May Be Recoverable Faced with falling oil revenues and rising public spending, the Gulf Cooperation Council decided to introduce value added tax across its six member states: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar. In this article: What Businesses Need to Know Recovering […]
New VAT Rules for Virtual Events Starting January 1, 2025 (EU) As more services go digital, VAT rules are being updated to reflect how virtual events are treated for tax purposes. Importantly, the EU has clarified where VAT must be charged for virtual events that are streamed live. In this article: What’s Changing? How VAT […]
A Practical Guide to Reducing Your VAT Costs Value added tax is the world’s leading consumption tax and affects an enormous range of transactions. If your company operates in a country with a VAT system, you must charge, collect, and account for VAT correctly. The good news is that in many situations you can […]
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 […]
Simplifying EU VAT Compliance: How OSS and E-Invoicing Work Together How OSS and E-Invoicing Streamline EU VAT Compliance VAT compliance in the EU has undergone a digital overhaul, thanks to the One Stop Shop (OSS) and the rise of mandatory e-invoicing. Together, they’re transforming the way cross-border VAT is reported, recovered, and regulated. In this […]
E-Invoicing in the Middle East Reform Is Needed E-Invoicing in the Middle East: The Digital Tax Revolution Every Business Needs to Watch The Middle East is in the midst of a digital tax transformation, and e-invoicing is leading the charge. From Saudi Arabia’s pioneering FATOORA system to Egypt’s phased national rollout, countries across the region […]
Understanding EU VAT Reimbursements and the Reemtsma Principle Reimbursements and the Reemtsma Principle EU VAT Reimbursements Explained: The Reemtsma Principle and What It Means for Businesses The Reemtsma principle allows VAT to be recovered from tax authorities when the supplier is unable or unwilling to correct an overcharge. Recent CJEU rulings have clarified its application in […]
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.
