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EU VAT reforms tracker 2026 to 2035

1 September 2026 in

e-invoicing

The EU is undertaking an extended program of reforms to its Value Added Tax regime. This commenced with the 2016 Tax Action Plan, containing over ten reforms included the later separated 1 July 2021 e-commerce VAT package and the new VAT in the Digital Age

EU ViDA Transfer of Own Goods reduces VAT registrations July 2028

23 August 2026 in

EU targets e-commerce & warehouse multiple VAT registrations with OSS single VAT return option The European Commission has published the first detailed technical rules for the Transfer of Own Goods (TOOG) scheme, one of the flagship measures within the VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA)

EC operational framework for ViDA Single VAT Registration

22 August 2026 in

Implementing regulation sets the technical for OSS expansion and 2028 Single VAT Registration reforms The European Commission has published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1869, providing the detailed technical and administrative rules needed to operate the Single VAT Registration (SVR) pillar of the VAT in the

EU ViDA Single VAT registration July 2028 initial explanatory notes

19 August 2026 in

July 2028 extension of OSS return (SVR) and IOSS reforms SVR: Cross-border transfer of own goods TOGG; harmonisation of domestic reverse charge 19 Aug: updated SVR 2027 changes explanatory notes issued covering changes to OSS and IOSS 27 July 2026: EC adopts implementing regulations for

EU VAT in the Digital Age updates

6 July 2026 in

e-invoicing

ViDA 3-pillars reforms in force; implementation regs & explanatory notes drafting Following the March 2025 adoption of VAT in the Digital Age reforms, progress is underway on the drafts Explanatory Notes during Spring 2026 - final versions expected end of 2026 or early 2027. Read

EU financial service VAT exemption overhaul proposal

1 July 2026 in

EU VAT

EC study concludes the technical case for exempting financial services from VAT has disappeared, opening the door to long-stalled reform World's only single VAT engine & reporting platform, including financial services Find out more The European Commission (EC) has published a landmark study concluding

EU VAT Debate on Financial Services Exemption

13 June 2026 in

EU VAT

European lawmakers call for review of decades-old VAT rules for banking and insurance The European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) has adopted a report urging the European Commission to review the VAT treatment of financial services, potentially reopening one of the most complex

EU Working Party on Tax Questions – IOSS reforms

2 March 2025 in

Customs

Working Party on Tax Questions debates Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) in Conjunction with the 2028 EU Customs Reforms On 27 March, the Council of the European Union’s Working Party on Tax Questions will meet again to continue the exchange of views on Import One-Stop

EU 2025 VAT and Customs reform priorities

21 February 2025 in

Customs

European Commission 2025 Work Programme, including VAT and customs initiatives The EC has published its 2025 Commission Work Programme, which includes progressing initiative on VAT and Customs reform – notably the 2028 Customs Reforms which includes and new EU Customs Authority and IOSS reforms. Below

EU definitive VAT system laid to rest

17 February 2025 in

Continuous Transaction Controls

EC withdraws stalled proposal to pivot to destination-based VAT for intra-community goods transactions On 11 February 2025, the European Commission adopted its 2025 Work Programme which included confirmation that it withdraw its proposed definitive VAT system reform. This 2019 proposal sought to tackle missing trader

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EU VAT reforms tracker 2026 to 2035

EU ViDA Transfer of Own Goods reduces VAT registrations July 2028

EC operational framework for ViDA Single VAT Registration

EU ViDA Single VAT registration July 2028 initial explanatory notes

EU VAT in the Digital Age updates

EU financial service VAT exemption overhaul proposal

EU VAT Debate on Financial Services Exemption

EU Working Party on Tax Questions – IOSS reforms

EU 2025 VAT and Customs reform priorities

EU definitive VAT system laid to rest

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