Germany e-invoicing as soon as possible – new government by Richard Asquith published by VATCac (11/2021).
“Coalition new leaders confirm electronic invoice reporting system as soon as possible to fight VAT fraud; backing for EU definitive VAT system; import VAT reforms
The new German government coalition of the SPD, Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Green Party have now confirmed on 24 November 2021 plans to implement a country-wide live e-invoicing regime. It is envisaged that this will validate in real-time the creation of sales invoices by taxpayers, and then act as the forwarding channel for invoices to customers. This follows the Italian SdI model, which in turn follows similar models adopted across South America and Asia Pacific.
The new government has also restated its support for the proposed EU definitive VAT system, which aim to shift the EU VAT regime to a destination principle. Check VAT Calc’s global live VAT invoice transaction and e-invoice reporting tracker to see where else real-time submissions of invoices is being implemented. Our VAT Calculator can produce accurate invoice calculations and reporting globally.
The coalition has also committed to reform the import VAT rules to provide similar reverse charge relief as is common across the rest of the European Union…”
