The greatest method to describe the delay within the implantation of the brand new billing system to be introduced in by Hacienda is… phew!
The authorities has postponed till 2027 (lower than a month earlier than it was resulting from take impact) the obligatory implementation of the brand new, digital, invoicing software program, developed by the Tax Agency – the Verifactu system
This measure, a part of the Ley Antifraude (Ley 11/2021), goals to fight the black economic system and assure transparency in invoicing, however in current months it has confronted resistance from hundreds of autónomos because of the uncertainty the brand new system was inflicting.
This last-minute postponement implies that Verifactu is not going to be compulsory for professionals and corporations till January 1st of subsequent yr, in the event that they pay Corporation Tax, and July 1st of that yr for all others. Autónomos, as stated above, gained’t be affected till the first of January 2027.
Verifactu stipulates that invoicing programs should generate a document that can’t be modified or deleted and should be accessible to Hacienda, both by sending the data instantly or by storing it securely.
Furthermore, new invoices should embody a QR code by way of which clients can confirm that the registration necessities with the Tax Agency have been met and, due to this fact, that the IVA or Personal Income Tax (IRPF) included within the invoices has been accurately withheld.
The mission supplied firms two choices: implement software program accredited by the Agencia Tributaria (Tax Agency) or join on to the system supplied by the federal government company, in order that their invoices can be mechanically added to its database.
In different phrases, simply one other bureaucratic nightmare!
The extension accredited yesterday will produce a sigh of aid from autónomos, who, by way of the Federación Nacional de Asociaciones de Trabajadores Autónomos (ATA), had been requesting “frequent sense” since October thirty first and a postponement of this measure because the deadline approached.
The ATA weren’t the one physique that was pressuring the Government to again off, a minimum of quickly, as a result of the Catalan independence celebration, Junts and different look-warm allies of the minority, Central Government had additionally insisted on delaying it for autónomos.
Along the identical traces, the Chairwoman of the Small & Medium Businesses Association (Cepyme), Ángela de Miguel, identified that hundreds of small companies and autonomos don’t have the, sources, and technical capabilities massive firms must deal with this further administrative burden.
On the opposite hand, one other physique that appears after the pursuits of the self-employed, Unión de Profesionales y Trabajadores Autónomos (UPTA), described it as “totally absurd” for the Government to boost points after which backtrack.
“This solely breeds mistrust, it doesn’t create a way of safety,,” said its Chairman, mentioning that Verifactu will be unable to counter fraud dedicated by extremely certified professionals who see their purchasers of their workplaces. “They merely gained’t situation an bill, and as an bill isn’t issued, Verifactu is totally pointless,” he identified.
Editorial remark: autónomos are already the bottom caste in the entire system and those which can be paying the salaries of all of the bureaucrats and politicians, but they’re frequently being dumped on by the Government, regardless of who’s in energy.
(News: Spain)
Keywords: Autonomos, Self-Employed Workers, Small Businesses, Invoicing, Hacienda, Verifactu
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