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Here is our round-up of all the newest tax snippets from February 2026 – featuring news of rate changes, regulatory updates and reclassifications across the world.
Poland
The Polish Ministry of Finance has launched the 1st wave of mandatory KSeFThe National e-Invoicing System (KSeF) is for entrepreneurs in Poland to issue and receive electronic structured invoices. B2B e-invoicingElectronic invoicing - widely referred to as e-invoicing - is the exchange of a digital document between a supplier and a buyer. E-invoices are issued, transmitted and received in a structured data format that enabled automatic and electronic processing. They contain data in a machine-readable format so that an AP system can read an invoice without manual data entry, leading to faster and more efficient invoicing. for about 4,200 large taxpayers on 1st February 2026.
Lebanon
Lebanon’s government has announced a Value Added Tax increase from 11% to 12%. This will only came into effect following Parliamentary approval.
Japan
Japan’s Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, national election win last week means that her promised temporary cut or full withdrawal of the 8% reduced Consumption Tax on food is likely to proceed.
Gibraltar
Under a landmark post-Brexit agreement between the UK and Spain, Gibraltar will introduce a 15% Transaction Tax on goods from 10th April 2026. The new tax forms part of a wider settlement designed to preserve fluid border arrangements with Spain and prevent the introduction of a hard border following the UK’s exit from the EU.
Ecuador
The Government of Ecuador has ordered a temporary reduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 15% to 8% for tourist services during the 2026 Carnival holiday.
Sweden
Sweden proposes stronger checks at VAT registration, including the ability for the Tax Agency to refuse or cancel VAT registrations where there is a risk of fraud.
Belgium
The VAT rate on furnished accommodation and campsites in Belgium will double from 6% to 12% starting 1st March 2026.
Ireland
Ireland confirms phased rollout of mandatory e-invoicing and real-time VAT reporting from 2028. You can read more here.
Greece
Greece has postponed mandatory electronic invoicing for large enterprises to 2nd March 2026, with a transitional period until 3rd May 2026.
Italy
VAT-registered businesses are now required to submit the INTRA-2 bis form (see below) only if intra-EU purchases of goods reach €2 million in any of the previous four calendar quarters.
This replaces the previous threshold of €350,000. The change applies to listings due from 25 February 2026, covering transactions carried out in January 2026.
Cameroon
Cameroon announced mandatory e-invoicing in its 2026 Finance Law.
