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

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

This document is about a common digital payment method in the Netherlands and how the country is using this payment method in retail.

Spain’s Ministry of Finance has announced plans to postpone VeriFactu-fiscalization obligations until October 2028 to align with mandatory B2B e-invoicing. However, the postponement is not yet legally effective, meaning the existing 2027 deadlines remain applicable until the regulations are amended. On 5 October 2026, Spain’s Ministry of Finance announced plans to postpone the outstand... Read more

Greece has postponed Phase 2 of its digital goods movement framework. Loading, transshipment, receipt and quantitative-control reporting will become mandatory on January 1, 2027, while standardized TARIC-based item coding moves to January 1, 2028. The Tax Authority (AADE) has postponed the second phase of the digital monitoring of goods movements, giving businesses more time to adapt their systems... Read more