VAT in Europe - News

Swiss cuts VAT rate 2018

Date07 Mar 2017

CategoryVAT and Other News For E-commerce

Switzerland had a temporary 8% VAT rate and may be now returning to pre-2011 rate of 7.7%. In 2014, in a public referendum the higher rate was voted in to fund certain public spending on...

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Italy tries to extend the VAT split payment mechanism

Date28 Feb 2017

CategoryItaly VAT and other news for e-commerce

Italy’s Finance Ministry has made an application to the European Commission (EC) to extend the VAT split payment mechanism. Since 2015, the EC has allowed the split payment mechanism in Italy for supplies to government...

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Quarterly payments withdrawn by Belgium

Date13 Feb 2017

CategoryVAT and Other News For E-commerce

As from the 1st April, 2017, Belgium has withdrawn the obligation to file VAT quarterly prepayments on their VAT obligation. At present small businesses may opt to file only quarterly In Belgium, as opposed to...

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Security deposit when registering as a VAT taxpayer

Date13 Feb 2017

CategoryPoland VAT and other news for e-commerce

The PiS government has introduced a new fiscal instrument to combat tax fraud, with the registration termination starting in 2017. The payment of a security deposit for the declaration of a company subject to VAT...

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Bank guarantee refund threshold has been raised

Date25 Jan 2017

CategoryItaly VAT and other news for e-commerce

The VAT refund thresholds have been raised where it requires a certified Italian audit or bank guarantee, this is up from €15,000 to €30,000. Most taxable people above this amount have a certified Italian account...

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ITALIAN VAT – Changes to VAT filings

Date17 Jan 2017

CategoryItaly VAT and other news for e-commerce

From 1st January, 2017, Italy has authorised (Law Decree 193) which is to introduce widespread new VAT filing requirements. Annual 2018 VAT Filing The 2017 Annual VAT return is now due by 30th April, 2018....

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Increase on ‘free allowance’ on small packages

Date16 Jan 2017

CategoryUnited Kingdom VAT and other news for e-commerce

From 1st January, 2017, the VAT-free threshold has been increased by the UK for small packages being imported in the country, from outside of the EU. The previously maximum value of goods was £34.00, this...

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VAT Anti-Fraud Measures (Poland)

Date04 Jan 2017

CategoryPoland VAT and other news for e-commerce

From the 1st January, 2017 Poland introduced a range of anti-VAT fraud measures, these include: No longer are VAT registrations automatically granted as part of a business’ incorporation process VAT registration threshold has been increased...

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VAT Registration Threshold Increased (Poland)

Date30 Nov 2016

CategoryPoland VAT and other news for e-commerce

From the 1st January, 2017 Poland increased its VAT Registration Threshold from PLN 150,000.00 to PLN 200,000.00. Poland received authorisation from the EU, which is required under the EU VAT Directive. This increase will only...

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VAT e-Filings/online Filings (Poland)

Date24 Nov 2016

CategoryPoland VAT and other news for e-commerce

From the 1st January, 2017 Poland introduced compulsory online filings for a range of VAT-related submissions. The filings that are affected include: VAT-7; VAT; VAT-7K-7D; and the summary information for VAT and EU intra-community supplies....

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The right to deduct VAT with a duplicate invoice depends on the reason to issue

Date14 Jan 2016

CategoryPoland VAT and other news for e-commerce

The moment at which the payment of duplicate invoices is made is determined by whether a business has received the original sales invoice and the invoice has been recorded in its accounts. Taxpayers still had...

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An entirely new law on VAT will come into effect on 1st January 2016

Date11 Dec 2015

CategoryPoland VAT and other news for e-commerce

The lack of ability to obtain an advance ruling on individual tax rulings on sales VAT issues, meant for taxpayers they would be deprived of the only possible instrument to obtain a certain guarantee of...

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Amazon sellers & VAT in Poland

Date05 Nov 2015

CategoryPoland VAT and other news for e-commerce

Many clients of getsix® are foreign Amazon sellers from other European Union (EU) countries or from outside the EU. getsix® handles the VAT registration process for these Amazon dealers in Poland, as well as the...

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Germany Intrastat threshold rise to €800,000

Date25 Sep 2015

CategoryGermany VAT and other news for e-commerce

German is to increase its Intrastat arrivals (Eingang) threshold from €500,000 to €800,000 per annum from 1 January 2016. There will be no increase to the dispatches (Versand) threshold of €500,000.

Polish ruling party plans to lower VAT to 22% from 2016: report

Date11 Sep 2015

CategoryPoland VAT and other news for e-commerce

Poland’s ruling Civic Platform (PO) party plans to lower Value Added Tax (VAT) to 22% starting from 2016 from 23% now and exempt the under 30-years-olds from paying the personal tax (PIT), Gazeta Wyborcza (a...

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The Polish VAT Act is to be amended from 1 July 2015

Date09 Sep 2015

CategoryPoland VAT and other news for e-commerce

Changes to the Act include: The rules on a customer’s liability for VAT have been extend on precious metals and certain types of photographic equipment Changes to the deposit calculations rules placed for transactions of...

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Companies from the UK
and sales to the EU

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Swiss cuts VAT rate 2018

Italy tries to extend the VAT split payment mechanism

Quarterly payments withdrawn by Belgium

Security deposit when registering as a VAT taxpayer

Bank guarantee refund threshold has been raised

ITALIAN VAT – Changes to VAT filings

Increase on ‘free allowance’ on small packages

VAT Anti-Fraud Measures (Poland)

VAT Registration Threshold Increased (Poland)

VAT e-Filings/online Filings (Poland)

The right to deduct VAT with a duplicate invoice depends on the reason to issue

An entirely new law on VAT will come into effect on 1st January 2016

Amazon sellers & VAT in Poland

Germany Intrastat threshold rise to €800,000

Polish ruling party plans to lower VAT to 22% from 2016: report

The Polish VAT Act is to be amended from 1 July 2015

Knowledge Base: E-commerce Accounting and VAT Compliance

Latest information on VAT registration procedure in Germany

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Companies from the UKand sales to the EU

Tax settlements for e-commerce businesses

Companies from the UK
and sales to the EU