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Community Day fosters connections, enhances relationships, encourages knowledge sharing, and aims to create meaningful experiences for all participants.
Japan Plans Temporary 1% Consumption Tax Rate on Food From April 2027
Japan
Author: Ivana Picajkić
Japan plans to reduce the Consumption Tax rate on qualifying food and beverages from 8% to 1% for two years from April 2027. The proposal will require legislative changes and is expected to affect POS, ERP, pricing and receipt configurations for retailers. Japan’s government has approved a basic policy to temporarily reduce the Consumption Tax rate on qualifying food and beverages from 8% to... Read more
Japan plans to reduce the Consumption Tax rate on qualifying food and beverages from 8% to 1% for two years from April 2027. The proposal will require legislative changes and is expected to affect POS, ERP, pricing and receipt configurations for retailers.
Vietnam VAT Refunds: Fast-Track Processing Starts in September, Automation Planned for December 2026
Other countries
Author: Mirko Bijeljanin
Vietnam’s Tax Department is accelerating VAT refunds through risk-based processing, a fast-track programme from September 2026 and automated refunds from December. The roadmap aims to shorten processing times while maintaining controls against invoice and refund fraud. Vietnam’s Tax Department is accelerating the digitalisation of value-added tax (VAT) refunds, with a fast-track refund... Read more
Vietnam’s Tax Department is accelerating VAT refunds through risk-based processing, a fast-track programme from September 2026 and automated refunds from December. The roadmap aims to shorten processing times while maintaining controls against invoice and refund fraud.
Turkey Extends Mandatory Taxi Financial Device Deadline to November 16, 2026
Turkey
Author: Ivana Picajkić
Turkey has extended the deadline for taxi operators to acquire and start using approved Taxi Financial Devices from September 1 to November 16, 2026. The extension changes the implementation date but does not alter the underlying device obligation introduced by General Communiqué No. 591. Turkey’s Tax Authority has extended the deadline for mandatory implementation of the Taxi Financi... Read more
Turkey has extended the deadline for taxi operators to acquire and start using approved Taxi Financial Devices from September 1 to November 16, 2026. The extension changes the implementation date but does not alter the underlying device obligation introduced by General Communiqué No. 591.
Norway: Altinn Information Pages Move to info.altinn.no as Part of Platform Modernization
Norway
Author: Ivana Picajkić
Norway’s Altinn will move its public information pages to the info.altinn.no subdomain from October 30, 2026. Users visiting altinn.no will be redirected automatically, while logged-in services, including the inbox, profile and existing Altinn forms, will remain on altinn.no. Norway’s Altinn platform has announced a change to the web address used for its public information pages as par... Read more
Norway’s Altinn will move its public information pages to the info.altinn.no subdomain from October 30, 2026. Users visiting altinn.no will be redirected automatically, while logged-in services, including the inbox, profile and existing Altinn forms, will remain on altinn.no.
Value Added Tax Act - UStG (DE)
Austria
Author: Ivana Picajkić
The Austrian Value Added Tax Act 1994 (UStG 1994) sets out the main rules governing VAT in Austria. It defines taxable transactions, entrepreneurs, the place of supply, taxable amounts and applicable VAT rates. It also regulates VAT exemptions, input VAT deduction, invoicing, record-keeping and VAT reporting obligations.
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Austria
Author: Ivana Picajkić
The Austrian Value Added Tax Act 1994 (UStG 1994) sets out the main rules governing VAT in Austria. It defines taxable transactions, entrepreneurs, the place of supply, taxable amounts and applicable VAT rates. It also regulates VAT exemptions, input VAT deduction, invoicing, record-keeping and VAT reporting obligations.
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Value Added Tax Act - UStG (EN)
Austria
Author: Ivana Picajkić
The Austrian Value Added Tax Act 1994 (UStG 1994) sets out the main rules governing VAT in Austria. It defines taxable transactions, entrepreneurs, the place of supply, taxable amounts and applicable VAT rates. It also regulates VAT exemptions, input VAT deduction, invoicing, record-keeping and VAT reporting obligations.
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Already subscriber? LoginThe Austrian Value Added Tax Act 1994 (UStG 1994) sets out the main rules governing VAT in Austria. It defines taxable transactions, entrepreneurs, the place of supply, taxable amounts and applicable VAT rates. It also regulates VAT exemptions, input VAT deduction, invoicing, record-keeping and VAT reporting obligations.
New document was uploaded: Value Added Tax Act - UStG (EN)
Austria
Author: Ivana Picajkić
The Austrian Value Added Tax Act 1994 (UStG 1994) sets out the main rules governing VAT in Austria. It defines taxable transactions, entrepreneurs, the place of supply, taxable amounts and applicable VAT rates. It also regulates VAT exemptions, input VAT deduction, invoicing, record-keeping and VAT reporting obligations.
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Already subscriber? LoginThe Austrian Value Added Tax Act 1994 (UStG 1994) sets out the main rules governing VAT in Austria. It defines taxable transactions, entrepreneurs, the place of supply, taxable amounts and applicable VAT rates. It also regulates VAT exemptions, input VAT deduction, invoicing, record-keeping and VAT reporting obligations.
Federal Tax Code - BAO (DE)
Austria
Author: Ivana Picajkić
The Austrian Federal Tax Code (BAO) provides the general legal framework for tax administration in Austria. It regulates taxpayer obligations, record-keeping, tax assessments, audits, tax collection and enforcement procedures.
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Already subscriber? LoginThe Austrian Federal Tax Code (BAO) provides the general legal framework for tax administration in Austria. It regulates taxpayer obligations, record-keeping, tax assessments, audits, tax collection and enforcement procedures.
New document was uploaded: Federal Tax Code - BAO (DE)
Austria
Author: Ivana Picajkić
The Austrian Federal Tax Code (BAO) provides the general legal framework for tax administration in Austria. It regulates taxpayer obligations, record-keeping, tax assessments, audits, tax collection and enforcement procedures.
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Already subscriber? LoginThe Austrian Federal Tax Code (BAO) provides the general legal framework for tax administration in Austria. It regulates taxpayer obligations, record-keeping, tax assessments, audits, tax collection and enforcement procedures.
New document was uploaded: Federal Tax Code (EN)
Austria
Author: Ivana Picajkić
The Austrian Federal Tax Code (BAO) provides the general legal framework for tax administration in Austria. It regulates taxpayer obligations, record-keeping, tax assessments, audits, tax collection and enforcement procedures.
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Federal Tax Code - BAO (EN)
Austria
Author: Ivana Picajkić
The Austrian Federal Tax Code (BAO) provides the general legal framework for tax administration in Austria. It regulates taxpayer obligations, record-keeping, tax assessments, audits, tax collection and enforcement procedures.
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Austria
Author: Ivana Picajkić
The cash register security regulation is the most important regulation for definition fiscalization requirements and specifics in Austria. Besides, it is a mandatory document for analysis of the fiscalization project in Austria.
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New document was uploaded: Cash Register Security Ordinance (DE)
Austria
Author: Ivana Picajkić
The cash register security regulation is the most important regulation for definition fiscalization requirements and specifics in Austria. Besides, it is a mandatory document for analysis of the fiscalization project in Austria.
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North Macedonia E-Invoicing: Draft Law Proposes Phased Mandatory Rollout From April 2027
North Macedonia
Author: Ivana Picajkić
North Macedonia has published a Draft Law on Electronic Invoicing proposing voluntary use from October 1, 2026 and phased mandatory adoption from April 1, 2027. The timetable is not yet legally binding, but businesses and software providers can already test the e-Faktura system. North Macedonia has published a Draft Law on Electronic Invoicing setting out the proposed legal framework for its natio... Read more
North Macedonia has published a Draft Law on Electronic Invoicing proposing voluntary use from October 1, 2026 and phased mandatory adoption from April 1, 2027. The timetable is not yet legally binding, but businesses and software providers can already test the e-Faktura system.
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