ViDA Pilot: Supporting ViDA via 5-corner e-invoicing Peppol Network The Open Peppol network has started in December 2024 its pilot program to demonstrate how Peppol 5-corner model can facilitate compliance with the B2B VAT in the Digital Age‘s first Pillar of reforms, agreed in November
1-year delay for single-use plastics levy The annual levy on the use of single-use plastics in Germany is being delaye by one year to 1 January 2025. Germany’s EWKFondG is based on the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Directive The Germany levy is charged on the use
Recategorisation of supplies to higher VAT rates from 1 January 2025 Finland’s new government announced planned reclassifications of many reduced rate supplies to raise taxes. This is part of the Ministry of Finance’s 2024 budget proposal, and will come into effect on 1 January 2025.
2023 VAT on food 5% applied from 1 January A law cutting the VAT rate on basic foods from the standard 14% to the reduced rate 5%. The is applied retrospectively from 1 January 2023. Affected supplies include: eggs, edible vegetables, fruit, tea, cereals, maize
VAT and customs duties due on all B2C imported consignments 1 January 2024 From 1 January 2024, Norwegian VAT and customs duties is payable on all B2C import consignments. This ends the NOK 350 (approx. €31) exemption threshold which was introduced on 1 April 2020.
Option for import VAT payment postponement 1 January 2024 Bulgaria is the latest EU member state to offer taxpayers the option to bypass the obligation to pay import VAT at the point of clearing goods into the country. Instead, they can make the payment by
Non-residents liable to register and collect VAT on e-services The North Macedonian Ministry of Finance has imposed Value Added Tax on digital and telecommunications services provided by non-resident providers from 1 January 2024. This includes the appointment of fiscal representative. The imposition of VAT on
