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Germany has new Annual VAT return deadlines

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Date08 Aug 2017
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The German authorities have confirmed an extended deadline for annual VAT returns, when these filings are done directly by the taxpayer, they will now be due by 31st July of the following year (instead of currently 31st May). If they are submitted by a recognised tax consultant, there is an extended deadline until 28th February...
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Poland VAT – Split Payments 2018

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Date03 Aug 2017
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From the 1st January 2018, Poland will introduce a voluntary anti-VAT Fraud split payment mechanism. This system will ONLY apply on domestic transactions and will not affect invoice requirements. B2C transactions WILL NOT be impacted by these changes, only business to business sales. We have not received information about the possibility of opting for this...
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Poland – Automatic De-registrations

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Date13 Jun 2017
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Over 35,000 businesses in Poland have been de-registered by the tax authorities in the last few months. This is expected to continue in the coming months as part of an anti-VAT fraud initiative. If you are VAT registered in Poland, amavat Europe recommend checking your VAT registration to make sure that you are indeed still...
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Decision from ECJ regarding penalties on reverse charge VAT

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Date06 Jun 2017
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The ECJ gave its decision in the Farkas case (C-564/15), following the opinion published last November by the advocate general. The powers of Member States after this judgement have been reduced, they are no longer allowed to impose penalties on reverse charge transactions that are mistakenly reported. This case is particularly significant for non-established companies...
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Probable extension of Spanish SII

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Date29 May 2017
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It is expected that the Spanish authorities will allow individual extensions of the 1st July deadline on SII requirements. Officially this has not been confirmed, so at amavat Europe we are working on the basis of no possible extensions to the current calendar. Along with this there are important changes on the content and data...
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Italy VAT

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Date26 May 2017
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Reduction to statute of limitations Resulting from the publication of ‘Manouvrina decree’, the statute of limitations for VAT deduction in Italy has been reduced. Going forward, VAT deduction will only be acceptable by 30th April of the subsequent year. Annual VAT returns are due on this date, hence a purchase invoice will only be deductible...
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Poland considers VAT split payments from 2018

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Date25 May 2017
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Voluntary VAT split payments system is being considered by Poland, introducing from 2018. This measure, which will include customers paying VAT into a unique, locked bank account, is intended to reduce VAT fraud. This drafted scheme comprises of a split payment procedure, whereby the VAT amount of a sale is paid into a special, controlled...
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e-Book VAT reduction backed by EU committee

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Date22 May 2017
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An important EU Parliamentary committee has voted to back the European Commission (EC) suggestions to decrease VAT on electronic books to the same rates as their paper equivalent. The full EU Parliament will now vote on, after the Economic and monetary Affairs Committee backed the measure. Within the EU VAT Directive Annex II, only goods...
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VAT rises ruled out ahead of UK elections

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Date19 May 2017
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The current Conservative government and the main opposition Labour party recently ruled out future rises in VAT ahead of June’s election. Since the 10%+ debit from the financial crisis, the UK has enjoyed a decreasing government deficit, but still faces a challenge to balance the books. Since the 2015 elections pledge from the Conservatives not...
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