The Italian tax authorities have recently clarified the right to deduct VAT incurred on the importing of goods. According to this statement, the VAT debtor is the owner of the goods and not the customs agent who acts as an indirect representative. In this context, the right to deduct import VAT belongs to the person...
Online operators who bring people together by electronic means for the purpose of selling goods or providing a service must comply with the obliations of article 242 bis of the General Tax Code. These obligations include submitting a summary document, no later than 31st January of the following year, detailing any transactions subject to VAT...
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer had announced the following regarding UK VAT: No more tax on electronic books and publications: e-books, e-newspapers, e-magazines, academic e-journals . This measure was to come into force on 1st December 2020. However, due to the current health crisis (covid-19), the date has been brought forward to 1st May...
The Italian tax authorities have recently clarified that taxable persons can only deregister and cancel their VAT number if all tax obligations resulting from purchases and sales have completed, for example, payments and the issue of invoices.
From 1st January 2022, France will abolish all requirements for businesses wishing to benefit from the reverse charge mechanism for import VAT. This scheme allows VAT-registered businesses to apply to the French tax authorities for authorisation to use the reverse charge mechanism on imports. Once accepted, there is no obligation to pay import VAT when...
The simplification measures introduced by “Quick fixes” only apply if the supplier has not established their business, or has no permanent facility, in the Member State the goods are transported to or dispatched from. If a warehouse is owned (or leased) and directly managed by the supplier under their own means in the Member State...
The European Commission’s VAT Committee acknowledges that small losses of property, which result from the very nature of the property, unforeseeable circumstances or an authorisation or instruction from the competent authorities, will not give rise to an Intra-Community supply as described in Article 17 of Directive 2006/112/EC. Small losses are defined as losses of less...
A VAT number may be communicated by any means as long as there is proof the number has been received by the supplier. It may be that exchanging e-mails is sufficient. It may be than an intermediary trader only indicates the VAT number used for all supplies to a certain Member State once. If the...
The European Commission expects Member States to accept all forms of electronic records for supplier record keeping. The only requirement is that the data be easily accessible and retrievable by the tax authorities. Suppliers are also permitted to use a single record for several warehouses, provided that the data for each warehouse and each intended...
From 1st January 2020, a reduced 10% VAT rate will apply to the sale of periodicals (newspapers, magazines and journals published at least 4 times a week). In addition, the list of foods benefiting from the 10% reduced rate is also extended to so-called healthy foods such as dairy products, natural honey, certain vegetables, fruit...
On 1st January 2020, Croatia will apply the reduced 13% VAT rate to food preparation and meal services (including take-aways), and to services related to copyright, composers and artists, and or those exercising this activity within the framework of a specific regulation.
HM Revenue & Customs – HMRC, has announced that UK companies will still be required to file INTRASTAT returns after BREXIT. The thresholds and deadlines for filing returns will remain unchanged. Consequently, the INTRASTAT return will be required in addition to the customs declaration. This obligation will no longer apply to companies established within the...
From 1st January 2020, the VAT registration threshold of BGN 50,000 for non-resident companies carrying out taxable transactions in Bulgaria will disappear. Non-resident businesses will therefore have to register for VAT, if necessary, from their first taxable transaction.
From 1st January 2020, the VAT registration threshold in Austria increases from EUR 30,000 to EUR 35,000. All domestic companies exceeding the EUR 35,000 threshold must register for VAT and submit their VAT returns. Non-resident businesses cannot benefit from this threshold and must register for VAT, if necessary, from their first taxable transaction.
The reverse charge mechanism is not currently availale for the construction and building services sector. It was due to come into force on 01/10/2019 and has now been postponed until 1st October 2020. This mechanism will not be available for certain services. The following services are excluded: drilling for or extraction of oil or natural...
