Czech VAT reverse charge on domestic supplies
The Czech authorities are proposing to amend the VAT Act to apply the reverse charge on domestic supplies of goods by non-resident businesses to Czech VAT registered businesses.The proposal is to...
View ArticleEU to relaunch voucher VAT proposal
The EU Dutch presidency of the EU Council of Europe is expected to put forward revised proposal for the treatment of VAT on vouchers by June.The EU had drafted an amendment to EU VAT Directive to cover...
View ArticleEU triangulation VAT for supply chain management
Supply chain management (SCM) businesses must regularly face EU VAT problems with multiple party involvement in the goods supply process. While VAT triangulation is an extensively used facility in...
View ArticleEU Finance Ministers back VAT Action Plan
EU Finance Minister today backed the European Commission’s (EC) plans for a wholesale modernisation of the EU VAT regime.The Economic and Financial Affairs Council configuration (ECOFIN) reviewed the...
View ArticleECJ rules VAT on card payment handling
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled this week on the VAT liability of credit payment handling feed for a cinema ticket service. The ECJ backed the UK’s HMRC and First-tier Tribunal and ruled that...
View ArticleSerbia VAT representative
The Serbian Ministry of Finance has confirmed the requirements of the appointment of a approved tax representative by foreign companies registering for VAT. This is required for foreign companies...
View ArticleFrance VAT unused vouchers
The French Council of State has endorsed the view that VAT is due on unused vouchers for B2C supplies. This backs a European Court of Justice ruling that VAT was due on Air France vouchers. The case...
View ArticleBelgium VAT online betting July 2016
Belgium is to make online betting subject to 21% VAT from 1 July 2016. Under the EU VAT Directive, member states are no obliged to charge VAT on betting or games of chance for cash or prizes. Many...
View ArticlePoland monthly SAF-T July 2016
Poland is to require all large VAT registered businesses to submit monthly Standard Audit Files for Tax (SAF-T) from 1 July 2016. The obligation will be extended to all VAT registered businesses by...
View ArticleIreland €640m tourism VAT subsidy challenge
Irish government officials have challenged the continuing discount on the country’s tourism VAT rate. Currently hotels, restaurants, cafes and related industries only levy the reduced VAT rate of 9%...
View ArticleRussia 2017 digital VAT law progresses
The Bill to impose VAT on sales to Russian consumers of electronic services from foreign providers progressed to a third, and final reading in the Parliament. The plan is to implement the VAT law from...
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Are you ready for SAF-T?
Are you VAT registered in the EU? Join us in London at the 1st FREE Avalara VAT Pop-Up event “Are you ready for SAF-T?” to learn about the new transaction reporting requirements sweeping across the...
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Join Avalara at the Festival of Speed for a FREE day of networking, lively discussions and presentations, followed by food, drinks, networking and fast cars. Last few remaining spaces – register your...
View ArticleEU anti tax avoidance block by Czech VAT fraud fears
At today’s ECOFIN meeting of EU finance ministers, the Czech representative is threatening to block the European Commission’s anti-tax avoidance directive. The Czech’s are claiming they have received...
View ArticleNorway fiscal representation
Non-Norwegian resident companies providing taxable supplies in Norway may no longer be required to appoint a fiscal representative. This relaxation of the rules is expected to pass into legislation for...
View ArticleSlovenia import VAT deferment
Slovenia is to become the next EU country to offer an import VAT deferment scheme. A proposal has been put forward to change the Value Added Tax Act for implementation from 1 July 2016. This would...
View ArticleCzech wins VAT reverse charge concession
The Czech Republic has won its battle to have an EU reverse charge VAT pilot. It gained the concession at the European ECOFIN meeting last week in return for giving its backing to the EU’s anti tax...
View ArticleEU VAT on vouchers agreement
The EU has adopted an agreement on the VAT treatment of vouchers which will come into place across all member states by 1 January 2019 or sooner. The new directive covers: the definition of vouchers,...
View ArticleBREXIT Customs Union implications
Following the 23 June UK referendum decision to leave the EU (‘BREXIT’), the UK is to set to leave the EU at some point over the next few years. This will include leaving the EU Customs Union...
View ArticleSweden VAT threshold proposal
Sweden has proposed introducing a VAT registration threshold for resident companies from 2017. Sweden currently does not have a VAT registration threshold – companies or individuals are liable to...
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