VAT in Europe - News

amavat | VAT Returns

Date26 Oct 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

amavat® was created on the belief that compliance services are consultancy led, and that compliance services should be provided with special consideration given to the far-reaching VAT position. By reassuring and developing the connection between […]

amavat | VAT Representation

Date24 Oct 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

This is when it is necessary for a company to be registered for VAT in another country as a result of its business activities, due to this it may be required to hire a local […]

amavat | EC Sales Lists

Date22 Oct 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

Maybe you are an EU VAT registered company trading with other VAT registered companies across the European Union, it might be required for you to produce regular EC Sales Lists (ECL) to report the value […]

amavat | VAT Reporting Guide

Date19 Oct 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

Where your business is registered for VAT, your business will need to ensure that it is complying with local VAT reporting obligations. VAT Returns Once your business is registered for VAT in an EU country, […]

amavat | Intrastat Monitoring & Reporting Service

Date17 Oct 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

‘Intrastat Reporting’ is the requirement for businesses that trade across EU borders. Intrastat monitors the movement of goods among EU Member States; the data collected empowers EU countries to accumulate essential trade statistics to monitor […]

amavat | VAT De-Registration Service

Date15 Oct 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

The VAT registration rationale requires to be reviewed on a continuing basis, as any changes to your business’ activity could mean the registration is actually no longer necessary. If this does happen, there would be […]

amavat | Retrospective VAT Registrations

Date12 Oct 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

It is very important that your company registers for VAT at the correct time, in order to remove exposure to fines and interest, and to make sure that relationships with your customers operate smoothly. The […]

amavat | VAT Registration Guide

Date10 Oct 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

Following on from our recent amavat® feature communication on our ‘VAT Registration Service’ let us go into a little more detail with our ‘VAT Registration Guide’. When you have an established company, it is possible […]

amavat | VAT Registration Service

Date08 Oct 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

Dealing with overseas VAT registrations requires expert knowledge of local tax authority regulations and appropriate language skills if the process is to be handled successfully and the VAT registration number issued quickly. Given the expert […]

amavat | SERVICE INFORMATION

Date05 Oct 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

Cross-Border VAT Guidance If your business is selling goods or services cross-border, and wants to trade successfully, it requires to meticulously understand the VAT implications of its transactions. amavat® using our experience and expertise can […]

Amazon.de easily the largest in Germany

Date04 Oct 2018

Categoryamavat Announcement - news

As per previously years, new research published by EHI and Statista has revealed that Amazon.de is by far the largest online shop of Germany. As the total turnover has reached 8.8 billion EUR in 2017. […]

Hungary has introduced a VAT cut for internet access

Date12 Feb 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

This move comes notwithstanding the fact that the measure could be in breach of EU law, as such services are not included in Annex III of the EU VAT Directive, which sets out a preventive […]

Bulgaria increases there Intrastat Reporting Threshold in 2018

Date08 Feb 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

Bulgaria as of the 1st January, 2018 increased the ‘Intrastat Reporting Thresholds’ for both arrivals and dispatches. Arrivals threshold will be greater than before, increasing from BGN 410,000.00 to BGN 430,000.00 (approximately €220,000.00), with dispatches […]

Portugal’s February Tax Dates

Date07 Feb 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

Conceito our Portuguese amavat® Partner Firm has put together an English document with generic* information regarding Portugal’s ‘Tax Calendar’ for February 2018. (also available in Portuguese below) Click here for English version Click here for […]

The EU Council issues its VAT priorities for 2018

Date07 Feb 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

The Presidency of the Council of the EU, which is held in Bulgaria for the first half of 2018, has issued its priorities for indirect tax. These comprise of: Implementing the Norwegian agreement on administrative […]

There will be tax cuts, not tax hikes for Germany’s new coalition government

Date02 Feb 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

Germany’s three political parties set to form the next governing coalition have agreed to decrease the solidarity tax burden, according to the text of the recently released agreement. This solidarity tax is a 5.5% surtax […]

Belgium adopts the ECJ’s position on unfinished invoices

Date01 Feb 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

Belgium has implemented the recent ECJ jurisprudence regarding the right to subtract VAT on invoices with missing details. On the 12th October, 2017 the authorities published a circular letter 2017/c/64 summarising their clarification of recent […]

Luxembourg collects unpaid taxes from recent tax amnesty

Date31 Jan 2018

CategoryVAT Compliance, VAT OSS and Export

Luxembourg has collected over EUR30mln (approx. $36.7mln) in unpaid taxes in 2016 as a result of a tax amnesty scheme, Finance Minister Mr Pierre Gramegna has told parliament. Reacting to a parliamentary question, Mr Gramegna […]