Digitisation of VAT reporting
Digitisation of VAT reporting
VAT is digitising. Global tax authorities are imposing a surge of complex and diverging new digital and live transaction reporting obligations, replacing the traditional VAT return.
From the UK's Making Tax Digital, to SAF-T and e-invoice reporting; through to Chinese special fapiao invoices, taxpayers are under siege to open up their invoices and ERP data.
VAT is digitising. Global tax authorities are imposing a surge of complex and diverging new digital and live reporting obligations, replacing the traditional VAT return with transaction-level disclosures.
From the UK's Making Tax Digital, to SAF-T and e-invoice reporting; to Chinese special fapiao invoices, taxpayers are under siege to open up their invoices and ERP data.
The evolution of the VAT return
Governments around the globe are going digital, turning to real-time tax reporting to streamline processes and combat VAT fraud.
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Digitisation of VAT reporting global tracker
Keeping you informed of all the digitisation changes happening around the world
From SAF-T to e-invoicing, tax authorities around the world. are increasingly demanding detailed electronic VAT transactional reporting from businesses to help them efficiently track tax due and reduce significant tax evasion.
Explore out updated globally tracker to check which countries have (or are planning to -) roll out a real time transactional VAT reporting initiatives.
Making Tax Digital (MTD) 2021 - March update
Watch our webinar for everything you need to know to get ready for the MTD Phase 2 deadline, including what counts as a 'digital link' and how to apply for an extension.
UK Making Tax Digital for VAT 2021 - guide
HMRC's Making Tax Digital (MTD) Phase 2 comes into force, on 1 April 2021 - affecting UK VAT registered business with a turnovers over £85,000. This guide explains the new rules on the Digital Journey, Digital Bookkeeping... and how to avoid penalties.
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