Dear Readers,
The Ministry of Finance launched a Pilot Project[1] for Registering Public Procurement Contracts in the Electronic VAT Invoice System (the VAT Invoice System).
The pilot project applies to public procurement contracts and operates on a voluntary basis. According to the order, the project participants are:
- Suppliers registered in the VAT Invoice System having a public procurement contract;
- Subcontractors engaged in performing work or providing services under the scope of a public procurement contract;
- State revenue authorities.
A supplier/subcontractor signing, amending, or terminating a public procurement contract registers the contract’s number and date into the Contract for the Supply of Goods, Works, and Services section of the Electronic Contracts module of the VAT Invoice System.
The deadline for the contract registration is the date of the transaction reflected on the corresponding electronic VAT invoice. If a subcontractor engages third parties to fulfill the contract, they must also register their contracts in the system. Taxpayers sign their contracts in the VAT Invoice System with electronic digital signatures.
The order came into force on 16 January 2025 and remains effective until 31 December 2025.
1 Order No. 885 of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Kazakhstan On Approving the Rules for Implementing the Pilot Project for Registering Contracts in the Electronic Invoice System, dated 27 December 2024