RSM Ireland’s Spring 2026 VAT newsletter highlights key updates from Irish Revenue, including a new e‑invoicing mandate for large corporates, a 9% VAT rate for qualifying apartment construction, and guidance on Relevant Contracts Tax and fraud prevention.
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Revenue · about 14 hours ago
Ireland will require large VAT-registered corporates to issue eInvoices for domestic B2B transactions from 1 November 2028. The eInvoices must comply with EN 16931 and a subset of data must be reported to Revenue.
Crowe · 5 days ago
Ireland has reduced the VAT rate for hospitality services to 9% from 1 July 2026, replacing the previous 13.5% rate. The change applies to restaurants, catering, hot takeaway food and hairdressing services, and will remain until 31 December 2030.
Agriland · 6 days ago
Ireland's VAT Flat Rate Scheme for farmers is reviewed annually, with the flat-rate addition falling to 4.5% from 1 January 2026. The scheme allows unregistered farmers to add a percentage charge to invoices to VAT-registered businesses, compensating for input VAT.
Global VAT Compliance · 9 days ago
Ireland: The 9% VAT rate for food, catering and hairdressing services became permanent on 1 July 2026, replacing the temporary measure. The standard 13.5% rate continues to apply to hotel accommodation, while the reduced rate also covers food and catering services provided by hotels.
Orbitax · 15 days ago
Ireland will reintroduce a 9% VAT rate for food businesses, catering services and hairdressers from 1 July 2026. The reduced rate does not apply to hotel accommodation, but does apply to food and catering provided by hotels.
HelloTax · 18 days ago
EU VAT registration may be required for US e-commerce sellers who store goods in Europe or import products into an EU country. The guide outlines registration timelines, filing frequencies, and fiscal representative requirements for key EU markets such as Ireland, Germany, Estonia, Netherlands, Spain, Latvia, Lithuania, United Kingdom, France, and Italy.
Key Takeaways
From 1 November 2028, VAT‑registered large corporates must issue structured e‑invoices and report domestic B2B transactions digitally.
The rate is reduced to 9% for supplies and construction of qualifying apartments and apartment blocks from 26 November 2025 to 31 December 2030.
After completion, construction services revert to the first reduced rate of 13.5%.
VAT at 9% should be accounted for under the reverse charge basis by the Principal Contractor when RCT applies.
Primary source
Read the full article at RSM IrelandThis summary was published on VATfaqs.com on 7 May 2026. It relates to VAT developments in Ireland. The original source is RSM Ireland.
