VAT in Europe - News

Registering as a VAT Taxpayer in Poland — 2026 Guide

Date31 Aug 2023

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

VAT, or value-added tax, is a compulsory tax imposed on most goods and services. Under the VAT system, the tax is levied at each stage of production and sale, with taxpayers acting as intermediaries in […]

Where are Amazon FBA’s European warehouses located in context of the necessity to calculate VAT?

Date25 Aug 2023

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

Amazon is a major player in the European e-commerce market and one of the largest trading platforms globally, with an extensive network of warehouses across Europe. This strategically positioned distribution center network facilitates swift product […]

JPK – Polish SAF-T – what should you know?

Date21 Aug 2023

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

What is JPK? The Standard Audit File for Tax (SAF-T), in Poland known as JPK, is an advanced, electronic way of providing the tax authorities with information on transactions and operations carried out by businesses. […]

EC Sales List (VAT-UE) – What It Is, How It Works, and What Will Change

Date11 Aug 2023

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

The EC Sales List (ECSL), also known as the Summary of Intra-Community Sales or VAT-UE in Poland, is one of the core reporting tools for businesses conducting cross-border trade within the European Union. In 2025, […]

Warehousing Abroad and VAT in E-Commerce – What You Need to Know in 2026

Date19 Jul 2023

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

Relocating warehousing operations abroad is one of the most effective ways to scale online sales. Shorter delivery times, lower shipping costs, better product availability for customers across different countries — the benefits are real. But […]

The government wants to tighten VAT in the e-commerce sector. What will be changed?

Date24 Mar 2023

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

The Council of Ministers has accepted a draft law to increase the effectiveness of VAT sealing. This means that banks and other financial institutions will be obliged to report, keep, store and send to the […]

DAC7 in Poland 2026 – What Digital Platform Operators Need to Know

Date16 Mar 2023

Categoryamavat Announcement - news

The DAC7 Directive (Council Directive 2021/514 of 22 March 2021) introduced mandatory reporting obligations for digital platform operators across the European Union. In Poland, the implementing legislation came into force on 1 July 2024, and […]

Penalties for late submission of OSS declarations

Date18 Jan 2023

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

One-Stop-Shop (OSS) is so far the best solution to simplify VAT compliance in cross-border e-commerce. It turns out that this so-called special tax procedure, as defined in European Directive 2017/2455, is a privilege. Privileges have […]

The Customs Tariff for 2023 and correlation tables in the EU

Date28 Dec 2022

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

We would hereby wish to remind you that on January 1st, 2023, a new Customs Tariff and correlation tables come into force. This year’s changes to the CN nomenclature are a consequence of the changes […]

New Special tax on non-reusable plastic packaging in Spain

Date19 Dec 2022

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

We hereby wish to remind you that on January 1st, 2023, the “Special tax on non-reusable plastic packaging” will come into force. The tax is levied on the use of non-reusable packaging containing plastics, whether […]

New VAT Penalty Regime in the UK from 1st January 2023

Date14 Dec 2022

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

From 1st January 2023, the way the UK’s tax authorities (HMRC – Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs) charge penalties for late submission of VAT returns or payment of the resulting tax will change. In essence, […]

SAF-T important changes to VAT reporting in Portugal for VAT PT payers

Date24 Nov 2022

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

We would like to remind you that taxable entities that are not established in Portugal, but registered for VAT purposes, has the obligation to use certified invoicing software since the 1st of July 2021. In […]

Black Friday & the pre-Christmas period vs. your VAT on sale in the EU

Date23 Nov 2022

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

As always, the last two months of the year are the busiest sales season. There are many guides and tips available on how to increase sales in an online shop, but often entrepreneurs forget about […]

Intrastat Reporting in Poland 2026: What E-Commerce Sellers Need to Know

Date30 Aug 2022

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

If you sell goods to customers in other EU countries from Poland — or import goods into Poland from EU member states — you may have an obligation to file Intrastat declarations. This guide covers […]

Changes to the INTRASTAT declarations: New provisions from 2022

Date10 May 2022

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

1. Country of origin – export declaration: As of January 2022, the rules for filling the INTRASTAT export declarations have changed. This regulation refers to the country of origin of the goods. As of 1st […]

Special procedure – Import of goods from outside the EU (Import One Stop Shop)

Date21 Mar 2022

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

From 1 July 2021, the special procedure Import OSS (IOSS) came into force. It applies to distance sales of imported goods originating outside the European Union, the total value of which in a consignment does […]

The French holiday procedure for charging VAT on the example of July 2021

Date20 Jul 2021

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

There is a very popular “holiday procedure” in France during the annual summer holidays, approved and recommended by the French tax administration. It consists of filing the VAT return for July 2021 on the basis […]

Information about One Stop Shop (OSS)

Date24 May 2021

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

Until now, all e-commerce companies from the EU that sell goods to other EU countries, after exceeding a certain sales threshold (depending on the country the threshold ranges from EUR 35,000 to EUR 100,000) are […]