January 2020 four reforms to improve efficiency of B2B EU VAT regime Since 1 January 2020, the EU introduced four changes to EU B2B compliance system to help harmonise the rules and make cross-border trade easier. These were part of the 2016 VAT Action Plan,
Latest estimate on lost EU VAT shows €6.6bn shrinkage – but COVID-19 effect won’t show till next year The European Union member states are estimated to be losing €134 billion per annum in Value Added Tax revenues based on the European Commission’s (EC) latest ‘VAT
3 reforms: e-invoicing and digital reporting requirements (DRR); platform gig & sharing economies and e-commerce; and Single EU registration number – extension of OSS to all B2C and certain B2B The European Commission (EC) will shortly be initiating the next rounds of its ‘VAT in
Finance Ministers set to review finalised compromise text on reduced VAT rate freedoms at next week’s December ECOFIN meeting. July 2022 implementation still open Last week, VAT experts met to discuss a final compromise draft on giving EU member states more freedoms around setting reduced VAT
Finance Ministers set to review finalised text on reduced VAT rate freedoms at December ECOFIN meeting. July 2022 implementation still open Talks are advancing this week on giving EU member states more freedoms around setting reduced VAT rates on a wider ranges of goods and
The EU e-commerce VAT package launch on 1 July 2021 aimed to simplify Value Added Tax reporting for sellers, but also reduce fraud and give marketplaces a new role taking on VAT obligations of their sellers. The reforms implemented captured non-EU sellers and marketplaces selling to EU
Two new data requirements on country of origin and the recipient introduced from 1 January 2022 The EU’s reporting regime for the movement of goods between member states, Intrastat, is being updated on 1 January 2022. This will require the capture and reporting of extra
The European Member states have agreed for member states to extend the same VAT registration thresholds enjoyed by domestic businesses to EU taxpayers from other member states (non-resident). The aim is to encourage EU businesses to trade within the Single Market by cutting the costs
Three member states fail to clarify proper adoption of new July 2021 e-commerce VAT rules The EU’s European Commission has warned with a Letter of Formal Notice Croatia, Denmark and Lithuania that they have failed to detail their implementations of the July 2021 e-commerce package
EU Parliament highlight disproportionate cost for small businesses; EU VAT rate could be cut to 15% if reduced rates withdrawn An EU Parliamentary Research Service study has highlighted that the use of reduced VAT rates by member states raises the compliance costs for businesses. In
