Norway Tax News
Date19 Dec 2017
Norwegian government proposes super reduced VAT rate In October, 2017, the Norwegian government presented its plans for the 2018 budget declaring an increase of the super reduced rate from 10% to 12%. This super reduced...
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EU Tax News
Date15 Dec 2017
Weaponising VAT in 2018! Brexit VAT fraud. Austerity restrictions. Arab states panic on VAT. Global tax wars. Brexit – Are you getting ready for Armageddon? The impending trading model for post-UK Brexit looks as uncertain...
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EC provides insight on important reforms of EU VAT
Date14 Dec 2017
EC provides insight on important reforms of European Union VAT The European Commission (EC) has circulated information on a new set of reforms to the current EU VAT framework, with the aim of tackling tax...
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Portugal – Flash Tax Information
Date14 Dec 2017
Conceito our Portuguese amavat® Partner Firm has supplied a ‘Country-by-Country Report (identification of the reporting entity): Ministerial Order No. 367/2017, of 11th December – Approves the Model 54 and its filing instructions. Click here or...
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The BCC calls for tax cuts
Date12 Dec 2017
The British Chambers of Commerce calls for tax cuts Ahead of the British Chancellor’s Autumn Budget in November, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has urged the UK Government to take immediate action to rule...
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Portugal’s December Tax Dates
Date08 Dec 2017
Conceito our Portuguese amavat® Partner Firm has put together an English document with generic* information regarding Portugal’s ‘Tax Calendar’ for December 2017. (also available in Portuguese below) Click here for English version | Click here...
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The Netherlands announces reduced VAT rate
Date07 Dec 2017
The Netherlands has announced a reduced VAT rate rise from 6% to 9% to pay for income tax rate cuts and band simplifications. The Dutch will reduce the number of income tax bands from 4...
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EU Finance Ministers reach agreement on a series of e-Commerce VAT reforms
Date06 Dec 2017
At yesterday’s meeting of EU Finance Ministers (ECOFIN) they reached agreement on a series of e-Commerce VAT reforms. These proposals are aimed at simplifying the collection of VAT when consumers buy goods or services online....
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Danish SMEs receive support to spot tax errors
Date05 Dec 2017
From the beginning of 2018, the Danish tax agency will introduce a pilot scheme to support small to medium sized enterprises on value-added tax and direct tax compliance matters. This new ‘VAT and tax check’...
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UK government guidance for new tax avoidance penalty law
Date30 Nov 2017
Last month the UK government released guidance involving the new legislation that will introduce penalties for enablers of defeated tax avoidance arrangements. The Finance Bill (No. 2) 2017 legislation – presents a penalty for any...
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VAT in Italy will rise to 24.2% in 2019
Date28 Nov 2017
VAT in Italy will rise to 24.2% in ’19 On 31st October, 2018 Italy’s 2018 Budget (Manovra), sanctioned the postponement of 2018 VAT increase from 22% to 24.2%. The planned rises in rates, to support...
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OECD’s Secretary-General calls for collective action on digital taxation
Date24 Nov 2017
OECD Secretary-General calls for collective action on digital taxation Angel Gurria, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General has requested a collective effort on the design of temporary, short-term measures to tackle the...
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Germany – Tax News
Date21 Nov 2017
Decree announced for call-off stock On the 10th October, 2017 the German Federal Ministry of Finance announced a decree to permit a VAT registration exemption for foreign companies holding call-off stock in Germany. Goods which...
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amavat® welcomes HLB Hellas SA
Date17 Nov 2017
Categoryamavat Announcement - news
amavat® are delighted to announce another valuable new partner firm this time from Greece – HLB Hellas SA will add further to our outstanding offering across Europe. HLB Hellas SA was founded by a small...
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amavat® welcomes two new German partner firms
Date15 Nov 2017
Categoryamavat Announcement - news
amavat® welcomes two new German partner firms to our exceptional offering across Europe – HLB Dr. Schumacher & Partner GmbH (Düsseldorf) and Truehand Weser-Ems GmbH (Oldenburg). Firstly, we have HLB Dr. Schumacher & Partner GmbH...
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UK – Tax News
Date14 Nov 2017
The UK sets out post-Brexit cross-border tax plans On the 9th October, 2017, the UK Government released a number of ‘white papers’, setting out how it will accomplish its trade and customs policies, containing its...
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