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5 Mar 2026

Vietnam VAT Refunds: Seller Declaration No Longer a Barrier for Buyers

Vietnam VAT Refunds: Seller Declaration No Longer a Barrier for Buyers VAT refunds have long been a source of frustration for businesses operating in Vietnam. Even when buyers complied fully with the law, refunds could be delayed or denied for reasons entirely outside their control. The most common issue was simple but damaging: if a supplier failed to declare […]

27 Feb 2026

VAT on Employee Expenses: What Is Recoverable and What Is Not

VAT on Employee Expenses: What is Recoverable and What Is Not Employee expenses are a necessary part of doing business. From travel and accommodation to meals, client meetings, and day-to-day operational costs, employees often incur expenses on behalf of their employer. What many businesses underestimate, however, is how much VAT sits within these costs and […]

24 Feb 2026

VAT Compliance Risk in the EU: Where Companies Lose Control

VAT Compliance Risk in the EU: Where Companies Lose Control Value Added Tax (VAT) remains one of the more complex tax systems in the world. For companies trading across borders, particularly within the European Union, VAT is an integrated compliance system including registrations, reporting, invoicing, and data exchange. As the regulatory environment and digital reporting requirements continue to expand, VAT compliance risks have become a greater concern. Businesses that fail to control it face the probability of incurring penalties, reduced cash-flow, […]

20 Feb 2026

Why Reclaiming VAT Is So Challenging and How VAT IT and Navan are Making It Easy

VAT IT and Navan make Reclaiming VAT Easy Companies forfeit billions annually in unclaimed VAT from travel expenses, as highlighted here. Many businesses overlook this refund opportunity or struggle with its complexities, missing out on vital cash flow opportunities. Two-thirds of businesses do not explore VAT reclaims or capture just a small portion of what they could be rightfully due. That’s a costly implication, as travel and expense data holds untapped VAT potential. “The European VAT landscape […]

18 Feb 2026

Sweden’s Temporary VAT Cut on Food: What It Means for 2026 and Beyond

Sweden’s Temporary VAT Cut on Food: What It Means for 2026 and Beyond Rising food inflation has placed sustained pressure on households and businesses across Europe. In response, Sweden has introduced a temporary VAT reduction on food, aiming to ease cost pressures while stabilising consumer demand. While the policy is positioned as a short-term relief […]

16 Feb 2026

Economic Nexus and US Sales Tax: What Triggers Compliance Obligations

Economic Nexus and US Sales Tax: What Triggers Compliance Obligations For decades, the concept of “nexus”, the connection between a business and a taxing jurisdiction, was relatively straightforward. If you had an office, a warehouse, or an employee in a state, you had a physical presence and, therefore, an obligation to collect and remit sales […]

16 Feb 2026

e-Invoicing Data Validation: Why Errors Increase VAT Exposure

e-Invoicing Data Validation: Why Errors Increase VAT Exposure The introduction of B2B e-invoicing and e-reporting mandates that is rolling out globally is changing the way that tax compliance is monitored and enforced. It has resulted in a shift away from post submission audits to real-time monitoring of structured data with little to no intervention from taxpayers’ tax […]

12 Feb 2026

How e-Invoicing Impacts VAT Reporting and Reclaim Processes

How E-Invoicing Impacts VAT Reporting and Reclaim Processes Electronic Invoicing refers to the structured electronic creation, transmission, and processing of invoices between businesses and increasingly, tax authorities. Instead of traditional paper and PDF invoices, e-invoicing uses structured standardised digital formats that can be automatically read, validated and analysed by government systems. Closely related is e-reporting, where invoice and transaction data is submitted to […]

5 Feb 2026

How Digital VAT Processing Improves Reclaim Success Rates

How Digital VAT Processing Improves Reclaim Success Rates VAT reclaim is often treated as a transactional exercise, submit the claim, wait for the outcome, and respond if queries arise. In reality, reclaim success is shaped much earlier in the process. The way VAT data is captured, validated, processed and stored has a direct impact on approval rates, processing times, and audit exposure. As tax authorities […]

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7 Oct 2026

Spain’s e-Invoicing Landscape Changes

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 […]

6 Oct 2026

Can You Reclaim VAT on Corporate Events When Family Members Are Invited?

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 […]

5 Oct 2026

eezi by VAT IT Integrates with Sage Intacct for Automated e-Invoicing Compliance

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 […]

23 Sep 2026

eezi by VAT IT and Consilio.io: SAP Concur e-Invoicing Partnership

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 […]

17 Sep 2026

When You Need an Intra-Community VAT Number and How to Get One

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 […]

10 Sep 2026

5 Top AI-Powered Tax Compliance Tools in 2026

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 […]

8 Sep 2026

SAF-T Reporting Explained: What Businesses Need to Submit for VAT Compliance

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 […]

28 Aug 2026

The DGFiP Has Spoken: France’s September e-Invoicing Deadline Stands

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 […]

20 Aug 2026

How to Deregister for VAT and What to Consider First

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 […]

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27 Nov 2025

Foreign GST/HST reclaim opportunity in Canada

Foreign GST/HST reclaim opportunity in Canada The reclaim opportunity in Canada If you’re a business owner frequently incurring expenses in Canada, you may be eligible for significant reclaim opportunities. How? Like most countries, Canada charges a consumption tax on most goods and services. This tax is referred to as either Goods and Services Tax (GST) […]

27 Nov 2025

Disclosed vs Undisclosed VAT Agents – What’s the difference?

Disclosed vs Undisclosed VAT Agents: What’s the Difference? In an era where businesses are increasingly using third-party providers to transact with suppliers and/or buyers, businesses need to keep a close eye on whether or not they’re using disclosed or undisclosed agents. Why? Well, it may have an overall effect on your VAT treatment. In […]

27 Nov 2025

What to know about VAT in healthcare

What to know about VAT in healthcare Everything You Need to Know About VAT in the Healthcare Sector How is VAT applied in the healthcare sector? Many goods and services that are essential to our wellbeing, such as staple food items, are zero-rated for VAT. That is, VAT is not applied to those supplies. As […]

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See how much VAT your business is leaving unclaimed on travel, and how Ramp and VAT IT recover it automatically.
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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.