Belgium adopts the ECJ’s position on unfinished invoices
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... Please Read More
Luxembourg collects unpaid taxes from recent tax amnesty
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... Please Read More
Spain announced 4% transfer tax on P2P internet sales
Spain has prolonged its ‘Impuesto de Transmisiones Partrimoniales’ (ITP) transfer tax to the sale by consumers of second-hand goods on the internet. If consumers are not VAT registered, then the... Please Read More
Hungarian ‘live VAT invoice reporting’ will commence July 2018
Hungary advised recently that ‘live VAT invoice reporting’ will proceed from the 1st July, 2018. The requirements relate to VAT invoices above HUF100,000.00. The timing of reporting has been tightened... Please Read More
UK Tax News
HMRC urged to temper new VAT penalties for online retailers ‘ The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) is calling for amendments to a new government scheme to tackle VAT evasion... Please Read More
EU VAT News
EU Member States to work collectively to stamp out VAT fraud Towards the end of 2017 the European Commission released new tools intended to make the European Union’s value-added tax... Please Read More
EU Tax News
VAT ‘Split Payment’ benefit questioned by the EU A European Commission study into the benefits of ‘Split Payments’ as a VAT collection tool, aimed at battling VAT fraud, has cast... Please Read More
EU VAT News
VAT rate changes 2018 Below you will see a summary of the principle VAT rate changes in the European Union on 1st January, 2018. Country VAT Change Cyprus Imposition of... Please Read More
EU update on VAT rules for eCommerce businesses
The EU has recently declared new rules to help eCommerce businesses simplify how they account for VAT. These new rules apply to businesses selling both goods and services on a... Please Read More