Use and operation of RO e-Transport System

Tungsten has been monitoring the RO e-transport System in Romania. You can read an overview of the System here.

ANAF/AVR joint order no. 1190/4625/2022 has approved the operating rules of the national RO e-Transport System and the categories of road vehicles used for the transport of goods with high fiscal risk that are subject to monitoring. The reporting of data on the road transport of goods with high fiscal risk became mandatory on 1 July 2022.

Inevitably, there will be situations where both goods with high-fiscal risk are transported together with goods not categorised as such. If both goods with a high fiscal risk and other goods are transported within a commercial relationship, all categories of transported goods will be declared in the RO e-Transport System, and the system will generate a single UIT code. In the case of groupage transport, the UIT codes will be noted on the transport documents related to each commercial relationship that includes goods with high fiscal risk.

Changes to procedure for use of RO e-Invoice

Through Minister of Finance (OMF) Order no. 1667/2022, some changes were made to the procedure for using and operating the national RO e-Invoice electronic invoice system, as well as the receipt and downloading of the electronic invoice by recipients in a B2G environment.

OMF no. 1667/2022 has introduced the following modifications:

  • The recipients of electronic invoices issued in B2G relationships must receive and download e-invoices by accessing the electronic invoice section available in the virtual private space (SPV) on the ANAF portal. The contracting authorities and entities access the system through the ‘Single Access Point’ on the Ministry of Finance’ website through the Forexebug national reporting system, section ‘View reports’ − ‘Electronic invoices’
  • Any taxpayer registered as a user in the SPV or with the role of viewing reports in the Forexebug national reporting system can receive and download e-invoices in the B2G environment
  • For correcting electronic invoices issued in the B2G environment, and where the recipient has objections, the recipient will notify the issuer of the electronic invoice, including through the Electronic Invoice section available in the SPV or through the Forexebug national reporting system.

For B2B e-invoicing in Romania, please refer to our most recent update here.

Commencement of B2B e-invoicing

Serbia has mandated B2B e-invoicing as of 1 January 2023.

The mandate in Serbia covers the creation, issuance and receipt of invoices, and will be facilitated via the Serbian e-invoicing platform, the Sistema E-Faktura.

Tungsten has also been following recent B2B and B2B e-invoicing developments in Serbia. You can find our most recent post regarding the same here.

Voluntary participation in Integration Phase

The Integration Phase of e-invoicing began in January 2023 for the first wave taxpayers (whose turnover exceeds 3 billion riyals annually), and ZACTA recently identified the second wave taxpayers (whose revenues exceed 500 million riyals annually); The second wave is expected to begin in July 2023.

Further, ZATCA has allowed taxpayers who are not part of the first wave to participate in the Integration Phase on a voluntary basis prior to their integration date.

Go-live of Fatoora portal and end of E-invoice pilot testing phase 

ZATCA (Zakat, Tax, and Customs Authority) launched its official Fatoora portal on 26 December 2022. Taxpayers can then onboard their respective production systems and integrate their E-Invoicing generation solutions.  The Fatoora portal considers invoices shared with the portal to be official tax invoices, therefore, it is important for taxpayers to assess and verify that all field level and security requirements have been met.  

ZATCA has also developed a “Fatoora Simulation Portal” that serves as a replica of the production environment. Taxpayers who are not part of the first wave may use this portal for testing purposes. 

E-invoicing scope further extended

We have previously communicated regarding Bolivia’s e-invoicing mandate, which has been gaining pace. 

The scope of Bolivia’s e-invoicing mandate has further been extended- on 11 November 2022, the Service of National Taxes (SIN) published the fourth group of taxpayers who are now assigned required to comply with e-invoicing regulations.  

Impacted taxpayers are cited in Resolution No. 102200000024 and will need to start issuing fiscal documents.  

E-invoicing clarification

From 1 July 2022, e-invoicing has been mandatory between Italy and San Marino. The technical specifications in Italy were updated to include special provisions to facilitate the exchange of e-invoices between the 2 countries.  

The Italian tax authorities have issued some guidance in respect of a niche e-invoicing scenario between the 2 countries. It has now been clarified that a foreign supplier in Italy, via a fiscal representative or otherwise, is not required to issue an e-invoice for the supply of goods to a customer resident in San Marino. 

Tungsten’s solution caters for the electronic exchange of invoices between Italy and San Marino. 

Delay for proposed universal B2B e-invoicing mandate

Last year, we communicated (and successfully implemented) a solution relating to high-fiscal risk products in Romania, which, as of 1 July 2022, now have to pass through the Romanian e-invoicing platform, the e-Factura.  

Romania had been considering a phased implementation roll-out of B2B e-invoicing across the country. However, the Ministry of Finance has confirmed that rather than phased implementation, B2B e-invoicing will instead impact all affected entities concurrently, in 2024.  

Romania is a compliant territory for Tungsten Network and we are assessing how we can support our suppliers and buyers in Romania once further details of the proposed mandate are available.  

We are also acutely aware of the VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) proposal published by the European Commission in December. This has significant limitations relating to the e-invoicing model countries can deploy, particularly in respect of clearance models. We are monitoring Romania’s plan to accommodate an e-invoicing model that is in line with the ViDA proposals.  

E-invoicing threshold cut to 5 Crores will not yet apply in January 2023

In our previous release, we mentioned that e-invoicing would become mandatory for taxpayers with annual turnover exceeding Rs.5 crore in India, starting from 1st January 2023. 

 This was, however, clarified by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on 26th  December 2022, that “There is no proposal before the Government, at present, to reduce this threshold limit to Rs 5 crore with effect from 01.01.2023, as no such recommendation has been made by GST Council as yet”.  

Tungsten Network has been offering compliant e-invoicing services in India since e-invoicing was introduced in 2019, and we will continue to monitor e-invoicing development in India. 

ZATCA announces the second wave of taxpayers included in Phase 2

In 2021, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia introduced e-invoicing in two phases. Phase One, the generation phase came into effect on 4 December 2021 for all taxpayers. Phase two, the integration phase, became live on 1 January 2023 for taxpayers with an annual turnover exceeding SAR 3 billion in 2021.  

From 1st July 2023, taxpayers whose annual turnover in 2021 exceeded SAR 500 million will also be required to comply with the requirements of the integration phase. ZATCA will notify taxpayers falling under this scope six months in advance of the implementation date by email or SMS message. 

 

Scope extension of electronic invoicing for commercial land transport

Resolution DGERCGC22-00000052 has extended the scope of e-invoicing to commercial land transport. Commercial transport operators, excluding taxis, are by effect of the Resolution, appointed as exclusive points of issuance of sales receipts and supporting documents. 

Taxpayers who are required to issue invoices should incorporate the e-invoicing scheme into their business, including the commercial transport operators. 

The e-invoicing scheme in Ecuador came into effect on 30 November 2022. 

Proposed e-invoice exchange tool – eSaskaita e-invoicing

Lithuania has launched a tender to introduce electronic invoicing for taxpayers. This will be based on the EU e-invoicing standard (EN 16931). 

The Ministry of Lithuania is considering an implementation plan which includes a free service to supplement an API-based submission from EPRs and accounting system service of invoices considering: 

  • Submission of sales invoices 
  • Exchange with customers 

The launch of the e-invoicing tool has currently been scheduled for September 2023.