Tax authorities and e-invoicing
-
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.
-
Tax authorities and e-invoicing
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Reviewed Five IRS AI Use Cases and Found Risk Management Practices Need Improvement
On September 24, 2026, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration reported on five AI use cases the IRS presumed to be high-impact. It found that the IRS did not fully document its evaluation of risk, or how it evaluated the quality and appropriateness of the data used in its AI use cases.
-
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.
-
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."
