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COFFEE

Have you ever returned a cup of coffee because it tasted terrible?

Most of us would ask for a fresh one. Some might even ask for their money back. But in 1975, a judge in Hauppauge, New York, chose a rather different approach.

After taking a sip of coffee bought from a food truck outside the courthouse, the judge became convinced t...

Effective July 1, 2027, OpenPeppol’s Managing Committee (MC200) mandates that all Peppol Service Providers globally must hold ISO/IEC 27001 certification, formalizing a universal security standard that supersedes varied national requirements. This new requirement impacts not only direct Peppol Access Point providers but also Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) whose products ro...

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Germany’s B2B e-invoicing mandate is phased: all businesses must receive structured e-invoices by January 2025, larger companies (over EUR 800,000 turnover) must issue them by January 2027, and all others by January 2028. The mandate requires a structured invoice format (e.g., ZUGFeRD or XRechnung) but does not mandate a specif...

Summary On 8 July 2026, France’s DGFiP published the consolidated doctrine BOI‑TVA‑I...

Summary Following Government Regulation No. 44/2022, Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance issued Regulation No. 41/2023 (PMK‑41), effective 1 May 2023, governing VAT on the submission of collateral taken over by creditors and handed to collateral purchasers, as summarised by