The Federal Tax Authority of the United Arab Emirates has updated the list of eligible countries which have reciprocal agreements with the United Arab Emirates to include Switzerland. This brings the total of countries who have reciprocal agreements with the United Arab Emirates to 22.
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 […]
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.