Retail standards are entering a new phase as cloud, mobile technologies and AI reshape how systems communicate. Fiscal Solutions’ webinar explored the evolution from UPOS and POSLog to digital receipt standards, retail ontology and AI-ready models designed to support the next generation of global retail. Retail technology has changed dramatically over the past three decades, yet many standar... Read more

France’s VAT guidance confirms reduced rates for key product categories, including food, medicines, healthcare items, agricultural inputs and art goods. Businesses should check product classifications carefully, as similar goods may be taxed at 2.1%, 5.5%, 10% or 20%. France applies several reduced VAT rates to essential goods and selected product categories, alongside its standard VAT rate... Read more

Austria will introduce a €2 parcel tax from October 1, 2026, for qualifying B2C distance sales delivered in Austria. The tax targets distance sellers with more than €100 million in relevant Austrian sales and creates separate reporting, payment and system requirements. Austria has adopted a new Parcel Tax Act introducing a national tax on parcels delivered in Austria as part of qualifyin... Read more

Slovakia will introduce mandatory structured e-invoicing and near-real-time reporting for domestic B2B and B2G transactions from January 1, 2027. Businesses will exchange invoices through certified providers using the Peppol network. Slovakia is preparing for a major change to its VAT compliance framework with the introduction of mandatory electronic invoicing and digital reporting from January 1,... Read more

Poland is preparing changes to the technical requirements for cash registers ahead of 1 January 2027. The changes will remove cash-register invoice functions and align fiscal devices with the end of transitional KSeF rules, while fiscal receipts and CRK reporting remain in place. Poland is preparing amendments to the technical requirements applicable to cash registers (as part of the transition to... Read more

BIR rules require POS and CAS software to gain accreditation and generate primary invoices with full tax details. Systems must maintain non-resettable grand totals, tamper-evident audit logs, and 5-year e-journals while transmitting JSON payloads to the EIS within 3 days. Adjustments require dedicated credit notes. Under Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) regulations, software used to operate Point-... Read more

This document explains the technical specifications for integrating with the Czech EET 2.0 system, including the transmission of sales data, XML message formats, web service communication, security requirements, certificate usage, acknowledgements, and validation procedures required for electronic sales reporting to the Czech Tax Administration.

Enacted in January 2024, the EOPT Act simplified tax compliance by replacing the former dual system where official receipts served as primary proof for service sales, unifying the invoice as the sole main sales document for both goods and services while relegating official receipts to supplementary payment proof.  Before the Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act (Republic Act No. 11976), the Philip... Read more

Belgium’s Cash register system 2.0 (GKS 2.0) FAQ published by Tax Authority clarifies that refunds, corrections and other negative transactions cannot all be treated in the same way. Affected businesses must distinguish the reason for the adjustment because each situation has a different fiscal treatment and reporting consequence.  TA has further clarified how negative transactions shou... Read more

In Mexico, a Tax Receipt (CFDI) may be cancelled or replaced after a retailer has already recorded it. Monitoring issued and received receipts, cancellation requests and replacements helps retailers detect differences between their own records and the information held by SAT.

Colombia’s new Music Law changes VAT treatment from July 29, 2026. Musical works become VAT-exempt, while qualifying instruments, specialised software, hardware and certain manufacturing inputs are excluded from VAT. Colombia has introduced new VAT incentives for parts of its music sector through Law 2615 of 2026, also known as the Music Law. The law was enacted on July 29, 2026, and applie... Read more

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) of the Philippines is accelerating its digital tax transformation, driven by the Ease of Paying Taxes (EOPT) Act and the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law. The country operates under a hardware and software ( ) hybrid fiscalization framework alongside a phased electronic invoicing mandate. Under current Philippine regulations, Point of Sale... Read more

Estonia faces no immediate general domestic e-invoicing mandate under ViDA. Key changes begin with OSS/IOSS updates in 2027, broader VAT reforms in 2028, and mandatory structured e-invoicing and transaction-level reporting for certain cross-border B2B transactions from July 1, 2030. The EU’s VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) reform will gradually affect Estonian businesses, especially those invo... Read more

Reminder: The Croatian Tax Administration announced on August 4, 2026 that the Fiskalcis application certificate will be replaced on September 8 at 5:00 a.m. The new public key will be available from September 1, giving retailers and POS providers one week to prepare their systems. This is a reminder of the Croatian Tax Administration’s notification originally published on August 4, 2026, co... Read more