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TAX MAG: VAT news in Europe

Keep up with the latest Intra-Community and European VAT news, decoded by our experts.

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Northern Ireland – BREXIT: what’s new in INTRASTAT for 2022

Following the BREXIT, Northern Ireland has a special status with respect to the European Union and Intra-Community VAT rules: for sales of goods, the Intra-Community rules are still applicable to this territory and it is necessary to have a XI VAT number (Northern Ireland); for sales of services Northern Ireland is considered a third territory....
3 December 2021

Great Britain – BREXIT: what’s new in INTRASTAT for 2022

Following BREXIT, Great Britain (England, Wales, Scotland, Jersey and Guernsey) is no longer part of the European Union and the VAT directives are therefore no longer applicable. In 2021, a transition period was in place. Companies were still liable to pay INTRASTAT on entry into the UK for importing goods from the EU. On the...
30 November 2021

France – New data to be reported on the statistical survey

In order to comply with the European Business Statistics regulation (EBS) of 27th November 2019 n°2019/2151 it will now be mandatory to indicate product origins on statistical surveys (at introduction and dispatch) along with the customer’s VAT number. There have also been many changes to the transaction codes. Product origin : Regarding the origin, the DGDDI...
24 November 2021

France – EC Sales List and INTRASTAT returns replace DEB in France

To comply with the European Business Statistics (EBS) regulation of 27th November 2019 n°2019/2152, the Trade of Goods Declaration will disappear in favour of the EC Sales List and a statistical survey (the INTRASTAT return). The EC sales list is a return that allows the amounts of Intra-Community sales to be declared by entering the purchasers’...
22 November 2021

Poland – Self-Billing – No Response Means Approval

The European Directive 2006/112/EC (article 219a and 224), allows for a purchaser to issue the invoice (self-billing) where there is an agreement between the supplier and the purchaser and if each invoice is accepted by the supplier. Where self-billing is applied, invoicing shall be subject to the rules in the Member State in which the...
20 September 2021

Belgium – Declarations of activity, changes or cessation of activity must be filed electronically

On 12th July 2021, the Belgian authorities announced that it is now mandatory to file the following forms electronically: Application for VAT registration (form 604 A) Application for Amendment (Form 604 B) Application for Cessation of VAT activity (form 604 C) By way of exception, the authorities allow taxpayers who do not have sufficient computer...
12 July 2021