ECOFIN ministers adopted reduced VAT rate freedoms into EU law as optional from Mar 2022 and mandatory Jan 2025 On 5 April 2022, EU Finance Ministers (ECOFIN) formally adopt changes to the EU VAT Directive to give member states wider rights to use reduced VAT
40 years’ old travel and tourism VAT scheme needs reform to reflect market developments – slips into 2024 for proposals The 2023 review of the tourism VAT regime has been put on hold. The review was looking to revamp the scheme to reflect modern online
ViDA reform conclusions 7 December 2022: Single VAT registration in the EU; Digital Reporting Requirements; and Digital Platforms and VAT The European Commission is set to publish its VAT in the Digital Age VAT Directive amendments on 7 December 2022. Read our ViDA reform predictions. The
European Commission call for evidence and public consultation on 3 reforms to EU VAT The European Commission is inviting feedback on three proposed reforms to improve the efficiency, fairness and tax collections of the 27-member state VAT regime : Separate reforms to OSS and IOSS were
European Commission VAT reforms public consultation extended 20 days The EC has stretched out the public consultation deadline of its VAT in the Digital reforms from 15 April to 5 May 2022. The public call for evidence phased completed on 17 February. The consultation seeks
EU Parliament backs member states’ reduced VAT rate freedoms – can now enter EU law The European Union Parliament has backed this month Finance Ministers’ agreement on extended reduced VAT rate setting powers. Member states may now commence incorporating into EU law once gazetted. The
European Commission proposal to give its VAT Committee legal interpretative status – comitology – update In December 2020, the European Commission provided detailed proposals to give its VAT Committee the right to rule on certain aspects of the EU VAT Directive. This would give it
EU Finance Ministers agree reduced VAT rate freedoms at December ECOFIN; 2025 implementation deadline but states may proceed early 2022 A new proposal for more use of reduced VAT rates – including below 5% for the first time (in addition to existing 0% rate option)
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
