Eswatini launches the TaxCore e-invoicing pilot
- Jurisdiction
- Eswatini
- Tax
- VAT
- Change type
- E-invoicing
- Status
- In force
- Announced
- 11 May 2026
- Effective
- 11 May 2026
- Authority
- Swaziland News
- Verified
- Corroborated against official id · medium confidence
Eswatini taxpayers, in phases. TaxCore transmits invoice data to the ERS in real or near-real time; the programme is in pilot now, with full mandatory fiscalisation targeted for January 2027.
The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) officially launched the TaxCore Electronic Invoicing Programme on 11 May 2026 at ERS headquarters in Ezulwini. Under TaxCore, invoice data is transmitted automatically to the ERS in real time or near real time as transactions occur. The programme is in a pilot phase; the target date for full mandatory fiscalisation is January 2028. Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg attended the launch.
What changed in detail
The Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) officially launched the TaxCore Electronic Invoicing Programme on 11 May 2026 in Ezulwini. Under TaxCore, invoice data is transmitted to the ERS in real or near-real time as transactions occur. The programme is currently in a pilot phase, with the target date for full mandatory fiscalisation set at January 2028.
What it means
This is the opening move in a multi-year rollout, not a near-term obligation — mandatory fiscalisation is not expected until 2028. For businesses in Eswatini, the signal is to start tracking TaxCore’s pilot and accreditation requirements early; there is runway, but the direction is set.
Proof
launches TaxCore Electronic Invoicing, Commissioner General Brightwell Nkambule says programme to enhance tax compliance by reporting to the ERS whenever companies issue invoices. EZULWINI: Brightwell Nkambule, the Commissioner General of the Eswatini Revenue Service (ERS) says, the newly launched TaxCore Electronic Invoicing Programme will enhance tax compliance by reporting to the revenue institution whenever companies issue invoices.
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