HMRC
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Tax authorities and e-invoicing
HMRC Will Become the UK Peppol Authority for E-Invoicing, and the Government's Roadmap Says the Authority Will Not Receive Copies of VAT Invoices for Business Transactions
In a roadmap published on October 28, 2026, HMRC and the Department for Business and Trade set out the milestones toward mandatory e-invoicing for VAT invoices from April 1, 2029, and say that "No decisions have been taken" on whether e-invoicing digital reporting should be introduced.
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Regulators and standard setters Tax
HMRC Says Generative AI in Tax Software Should Support, Not Replace, Human Judgment
On January 28, 2026, the UK's HMRC published guidelines for software developers who use generative AI in commercial products that help customers submit information to it. Such software, it says, "should support, not replace, human judgment," and should clearly remind users that making sure each tax return is accurate is their responsibility.
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Tax authorities and e-invoicing
Always With Skilled Caseworkers Making Final Decisions: HMRC's Transformation Roadmap Update, July 2026
HMRC's update on its Transformation Roadmap, dated July 2026, says the UK tax authority will continue rolling out an AI tool that supports its compliance work, "always with skilled caseworkers making final decisions," and that the government will mandate e-invoicing for all VAT invoices from April 2029.
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Tax authorities and e-invoicing
Mandatory E-Invoicing for All VAT Invoices From 2029: The UK's Consultation Response, November 2025
The UK government's response to a consultation on electronic invoicing says that, as announced at Budget 2025, the UK "will introduce mandatory e-invoicing for all VAT invoices from 2029."
