E-Invoicing in Germany 2026 – Mandatory B2B Requirements, Timeline and Formats
Date23 May 2024
CategoryE-commerce accounting
E-invoicing has been a mandatory component of Business-to-Government (B2G) transactions in Germany since November 2020. The next major phase — mandatory B2B e-invoicing — is now actively rolling out, with […]
VAT in Germany 2026 – Registration, Rates and Compliance for E-Commerce
Date20 Feb 2024
CategoryE-commerce accounting
Every e-commerce business planning to expand into the German market must be aware of the tax obligations that come with it. Germany is the fourth largest economy in the world […]
There will be tax cuts, not tax hikes for Germany’s new coalition government
Date02 Feb 2018
Germany’s three political parties set to form the next governing coalition have agreed to decrease the solidarity tax burden, according to the text of the recently released agreement. This solidarity […]
Decree announced for call-off stock
Date21 Nov 2017
On the 10th October, 2017 the German Federal Ministry of Finance announced a decree to permit a VAT registration exemption for foreign companies holding call-off stock in Germany. Goods which […]
amavat® welcomes two new German partner firms
Date15 Nov 2017
Categoryamavat Announcement - news
amavat® welcomes two new German partner firms to our exceptional offering across Europe – HLB Dr. Schumacher & Partner GmbH (Düsseldorf) and Truehand Weser-Ems GmbH (Oldenburg). Firstly, we have HLB […]
Germany has new Annual VAT return deadlines
Date08 Aug 2017
The German authorities have confirmed an extended deadline for annual VAT returns, when these filings are done directly by the taxpayer, they will now be due by 31st July of […]