Belize
BZBelize's General Sales Tax (GST) is administered by the Belize Tax Service through its IRIS online portal; the government has announced the full implementation of electronic invoicing, but the sources reviewed describe no e-invoicing obligation yet, and Belize does not use Peppol.
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Invoicing and electronic documents
IRIS Belize portal
The Belize Tax Service's taxpayer portal on its Revenue Management System, funded by an IDB loan signed in November 2019. It provides e-filing, e-payments and account management. It has no link to Peppol.
Online taxpayer portal · Official source: Government of Belize Press Office · statement on the SARA transition
Electronic invoicing (planned)
The government has announced that the Belize Tax Service will oversee the full implementation of electronic invoicing for businesses in the GST regime, with IDB and CIAT support. No technical specification or legal text was found in the sources reviewed.
Not yet published in the sources reviewed · Official source: Government of Belize Press Office · budget presentation for fiscal year 2026/2027
Belize has announced electronic invoicing, but this review found no published rules. Watch the Belize Tax Service for the legal instrument, start dates and technical format. Until then, check the GST Act's invoice requirements with the Belize Tax Service. The budget presentation gives the policy intent only.
The Belize Tax Service website (bts.gov.bz) loads its content with JavaScript and could not be read during this review. That includes its guides and FAQ pages. Belize has no Peppol Authority, and no link between the planned system and Peppol has been announced.
Legal guide
B2B and B2G · electronic invoicing
Announced; no e-invoicing obligation found in the sources reviewedIn the budget presentation for fiscal year 2026/2027, the Prime Minister said the Belize Tax Service will oversee the full implementation of electronic invoicing, to reduce tax evasion, improve compliance and simplify reporting for GST businesses. No start date, scope or legal instrument was given.
Official source: Government of Belize Press Office · budget presentation for fiscal year 2026/2027General Sales Tax
Administered by the Belize Tax ServiceThe Belize Tax Service administers income tax, business tax and GST under the relevant legislation. The GST Act's invoice requirements could not be read in this review; check them with the Belize Tax Service.
Official source: Ministry of Finance · revenue and tax administrationTax administration reform
In progressThe former Income Tax and General Sales Tax Departments merged into the Belize Tax Service Department in August 2019. Cabinet approved its transition to a Semi-Autonomous Revenue Authority (SARA) in October 2022, and the government links that transition to the implementation of electronic invoicing.
Official source: Government of Belize Press Office · statement on the SARA transition
Timeline
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E-invoicing announced in the budget
The 2026/2027 budget presentation committed the Belize Tax Service to the full implementation of electronic invoicing during the fiscal year. This is an announcement, not a legal obligation.
Official source: Government of Belize Press Office · budget presentation for fiscal year 2026/2027
Peppol in Belize
- Directory participants
- 7
- Document families
- 7
Peppol Authority: OpenPeppol.
Peppol Directory data as of .
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- ApplicationResponse6 participants
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Peppol Directory data as of .
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