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Catering Services & VAT: When Deliveries Are Not Enough At first glance, it might seem obvious: if a business delivers food, it must be catering. But in VAT terms, it’s not that simple. Across the EU, UK, and beyond, courts and tax authorities have consistently drawn a sharp line between food delivery as a supply […]
Eezi by VAT IT Officially Approved as a Plateforme Agréée in France France’s e-invoicing reform is fast approaching, and businesses operating in or trading with France are preparing for one of the most significant tax and reporting shifts in recent years. Today, we’re proud to share an important milestone in that journey. Eezi, VAT IT’s global e-invoicing software, has been definitively registered and approved […]
Can You Recover VAT if Your Supplier’s VAT Number is Revoked? A Closer Look at the Latest ECJ Case VAT recovery should be straightforward: if you purchase goods or services for taxable business use, you expect to recover the VAT charged. But what happens when there is a technical issue on the supplier’s side, particularly […]
What is a CTP? A Complete Guide Certified Taxable Person, or CTP, is an EU VAT concept designed to make cross-border trade a little less painful and a lot more predictable. It identifies trusted businesses that meet strict compliance and reliability criteria, allowing them to benefit from simplified VAT treatment when trading within the EU. […]
Reverse Charge for VAT: A Mandatory and Optional Mechanism The VAT reverse charge mechanism shifts the responsibility for reporting VAT from the seller to the buyer. Instead of the supplier charging VAT and remitting it to the tax authority, the buyer declares and pays the VAT on their own VAT return. This avoids forcing foreign […]
The Growing Importance of VAT as a Source of Tax Revenue Value-Added Tax (VAT) has shown remarkable resilience through globalization, and its role in public finances has grown significantly over recent decades. Several countries, including Angola, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bangladesh, have adopted VAT recently, with others planning to follow. Whether in […]
e-Invoicing in Croatia: Understanding the Shifting Rules Across Europe Croatia 2026 Fiscalisation 2.0 mandates e-invoicing and e-reporting for B2B and B2G transactions, requiring VAT-registered businesses to issue, receive, and report structured electronic invoices (eRačun) in real-time, enhancing tax transparency and compliance across the economy. In this article: Introduction to e-Invoicing in Croatia: B2B Electronic Invoicing Starting January […]
VAT on Tooling: Understanding the Shifting Rules Across Europe For global manufacturers, tooling is often the quiet backbone of production. Moulds, dies, jigs, templates, and fixtures may change ownership between businesses in different countries whilst staying put in the supplier’s country to be used to make products that are moved outside the supplier’s country, which […]
VAT for Manufacturers: The Complete Guide to Staying Compliant and Profitable Manufacturers already juggle enough challenges. Supply chain hiccups. Costly materials. Machines that mysteriously break the minute the warranty expires. The last thing you need is VAT confusion sneaking up on you like a tax inspector with a magnifying glass. This guide breaks down […]
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 […]
Getting a United States EIN vs. a VAT Number A common question from businesses expanding into or trading with the US is: “How do I get a VAT number in America?” The straightforward answer is: You don’t. The United States does not operate a national VAT system and therefore does not issue VAT numbers. Instead, […]
Reclaiming VAT on mobile phones in the UAE: Dos and don’ts How to Reclaim VAT on Mobile Phones in the UAE: Dos, Don’ts, and Best Practices When can businesses in the UAE recover VAT on employees’ mobile phones? The UAE Federal Tax Authority has issued a clarification. The clarification lays out criteria for claiming 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 […]
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.