Lower House rejects Reform Bill proposes VAT rise from 7.5% to 10% A Bill to raise immediately VAT by 2.5% to 10%, and then to 15% by 2031, has been rejected by the House of Representatives on 14 March 2025. There has been no commitment
First phase of EC estimate of losses due to missing trader intracommunity report The European Commission has published the first phase report on its attempt to quantify the value of missing trader intra-community VAT fraud. This involves criminals initiating declaring zero-rating on sales of goods
Poland’s machine learning STIR tackles missing trader VAT fraud In 2017, Poland launched its System Teleinformatyczny Izby Rozliczeniowej (STIR) machine learing Artificial Intelligence (AI) programme. This uses algorithms to analyse large data of taxpayer activities to detect suspicious transactions, fraud and non-compliance. This was in the
Annual threshold for compulsory VAT registration increases to £90k from £85k The first rise in the UK VAT registration threshold in over eight years was announced today in the UK Budget. The threshold will rise to £90,000 from the current £85,000. This was set in
5-country trade measures truce on DST’s extended as OECD Pillar 1 talks struggle The US has extended a truce on trade measures against five countries that have imposed Digital Services Taxes. The truce is pushed out to 30 June 2024 for: the UK, Italy, France,
Tax office issues VAT guidance on Non-fungible tokens The French tax authorities have published guidance on the VAT obligations for Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT’s). It reflects the common practise of treating it as an electronic service. This includes supply of intangible goods, such as the creation
Government initial proposal for excise levy on meat products The German government has produced potential legislation ideas (“Animal Welfare Cent”) for the imposition of a tax or levy on meat products. This could start with pork products and edible offal, and then be extended to
Kyrgyz Republic confirms non-residents subject to VAT obligations Kyrgyzstan has confirmed the obligation for non-resident providers of digital services that they are responsible for Value Added Tax obligations. This is separate from the new Kyrgyz 2% Digital Services Tax on resident providers of digital and physical
Marketplaces alerted on VAT obligations of Non-established taxable persons (NETP) The UK’s HMRC is working with marketplaces to identify foreign e-commerce traders which have established virtual UK companies in an attempt to avoid VAT registration obligations. It is estimated over 10,000 businesses are being approached
