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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Shopify Just Stopped Filing Your Sales Tax. Now What? Shopify Tax files its last returns for sales made up to 31 December 2026. Here is what that means for your store, and why the right replacement is more than a cheaper return. Switching Offer Sign up before 31 January 2027 and your first three months […]
VAT Split Payment: How It Works and Where It Applies VAT fraud costs EU member states billions each year. One of the tools governments have introduced to address it is the split payment mechanism, a system that separates the VAT portion of a transaction from the net price at the point of payment, directing it […]
Digital Services Tax vs VAT on Digital Services: What’s the Difference Most businesses selling digital services across borders are already familiar with VAT. Fewer are prepared for a second, separate tax obligation sitting alongside it: the digital services tax. DST and VAT on digital services are not the same thing. They are calculated differently, […]
Colorado Is About to Tax SaaS. Here Is Why the Local Layer Is the Hard Part. Governor Jared Polis signed House Bill 26-1223 into law on 4 June 2026. From 1 January 2027, Colorado state sales and use tax will apply to computer software however it is delivered, including SaaS subscriptions, downloaded software and mobile […]
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 reclaim on corporate events 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 […]
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 […]
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.