Rolling out a global POS solution involves navigating fiscal requirements, local regulations, and aligning teams, requiring collaboration among experts in retail and compliance. How do you roll out a global POS solution when every market comes with its own requirements? The technology is only part of the challenge. Fiscal requirements, local regulations, business processes and organizational stru... Read more

Romanian retailers could face fines from November 1, 2026, for issuing Fiscal Receipts without mandatory QR codes. The Chamber of Tax Consultants warns that technical specifications have not been published, preventing fiscal cash register manufacturers from implementing the requirement.  Romanian retailers and other businesses using electronic fiscal cash registers could face penalties from N... Read more

Romania is targeting euro adoption by 2035 and must leave the EU’s excessive deficit procedure by 2030. The plan puts fiscal consolidation, a credible 2027 budget and stronger competitiveness at the centre of the country’s economic strategy. Romania is planning to adopt the euro by 2035, with exiting the European Union’s excessive deficit procedure by 2030 forming an essential pa... Read more

From January 1, 2026, most Turkish taxpayers outside the registered electronic invoicing systems must issue invoices electronically, regardless of value. Existing turnover thresholds also determine when businesses must join the electronic invoicing system, affecting retailers, e-commerce businesses and software providers. Turkey has expanded its electronic invoicing requirements from January 1, 20... Read more

Slovakia’s Financial Administration identified more than €24.6 million in tax irregularities during August 2026. Inspections also found 480 eKasa violations, while undeclared sales, unjustified VAT exemptions and unreported income remained key enforcement areas. Slovakia’s Financial Administration has published the results of its August 2026 tax inspections, showing continued inte... Read more

Denmark has revised its digital bookkeeping requirements, postponing new e-Invoicing registration and identity verification measures to March 1, 2027. Additional requirements concerning business master data, electronic documents and system security will apply from January 1, 2028. Denmark has adopted amendments to its digital bookkeeping regulations, introducing new requirements for registered sta... Read more

From 1 October 2026, Malta significantly narrows its VAT exemption for gambling. Most remote gaming services are now taxable, while the exemption remains mainly for low-risk games, occasional approved junkets and certain on-site betting. Operators may also gain broader input VAT recovery rights. Malta has introduced an important change to the VAT treatment of gambling services from 1 October 2026.... Read more

Greece has moved the second phase of mandatory e-Invoicing to November 2, 2026. Businesses with 2023 gross revenue of up to €1 million receive a transition period until January 31, 2027, before approved e-Invoicing channels become exclusive. Greece has revised the timetable for the second implementation period of mandatory e-Invoicing, giving smaller businesses an additional month to prepare... Read more

Norway will require SAF-T Financial version 1.40 for accounting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027. The update changes the required accounting data export format but does not introduce periodic SAF-T reporting. Businesses and software providers should review their systems before the deadline. The Norwegian Tax Authority has confirmed that SAF-T Financial version 1.40 will become mandato... Read more

Cyprus has expanded its temporary 0% VAT regime for essential goods. Meat and fish are zero-rated from 1 October 2026, while bread, milk, coffee, sugar and baby food follow from 12 October. The measure will remain in force until 31 May 2027. Cyprus has expanded the application of the 0% VAT rate to a wider range of basic food products, including meat, fish, bread, milk, coffee, sugar and baby food... Read more

Slovenia has published a new draft amendment to its VAT Act to begin implementing EU VAT in the Digital Age rules. The proposal is planned to start applying in 2027 and forms part of a wider EU reform covering OSS/IOSS, platforms, VAT registrations and future digital reporting. Slovenia's Ministry of Finance has published a new draft amendment to the Value Added Tax Act (ZDDV-1) as part of the cou... Read more

Since October 1, 2026, Austrian businesses have been allowed to provide Fiscal Receipts digitally, including through email, apps or on-site QR codes. Receipt issuance remains mandatory, customers retain the right to paper receipts, and tax authorities have announced increased inspections of digital receipt procedures. Austria's simplified digital receipt rules have been in effect since October 1,... Read more

Spain has triggered the final countdown for mandatory B2B e-invoicing. Large businesses must comply from 6 October 2027, followed by most remaining businesses in October 2028, while certain self-employed taxpayers receive until October 2029 for invoice-status reporting. Spain has taken a decisive step toward mandatory B2B electronic invoicing with the publication of the technical ministerial order... Read more

From 1 January 2027, every cash register in Sweden must meet SKVFS 2021:17. For registers with journal memory, this means registrations must be exportable to an XML file valid against the Swedish Tax Agency’s schema. The rules date from 2021; what ends now is the transitional period. The Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) states on its cash register page that, from 1 January 2027, a business&... Read more