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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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amavat® welcomes HLB Blömer
Date13 Nov 2017
Categoryamavat Announcement - news
amavat® are delighted to announce a further addition to our outstanding offering across Europe, new partner firm HLB Blömer. HLB Blömer was founded in 1917, and this year celebrates 100...
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amavat® welcomes Fiduciaire Fernand Faber
Date10 Nov 2017
Categoryamavat Announcement - news
amavat® are delighted to announce another new partner firm this time from Luxembourg – Fiduciaire Fernand Faber (FFF) will add further to our outstanding offering across Europe. FFF was incorporated...
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Switzerland confirms new VAT rates
Date09 Nov 2017
The Swiss authorities have confirmed that VAT rates will be reduced as from 1st January, 2018, as a result of the 24th September referendum. As anticipated, the standard VAT rate...
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amavat® welcomes Conceito
Date08 Nov 2017
Categoryamavat Announcement - news
amavat® are delighted to announce another new partner firm this time from Portugal – Conceito will add further to our outstanding offering across Europe. Conceito with offices in Lisbon, Mafra...
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Poland – Foreign Companies ‘Fixed-Establishment’
Date07 Nov 2017
Poland is progressively altering its attitude regarding the conception of ‘fixed establishment’ for VAT purposes. The Polish tax authorities and courts are taking an expanding approach concerning those activities of...
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Czech Republic is preparing changes to VAT ‘Control Report’ content requirements
Date02 Nov 2017
The Czech Republic tax authorities are preparing to change data requirements in the ‘Control Report’ periodic VAT obligation. What exactly are the changes? The Czech parliament approved an adjustment to...
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OECD requires feedback on additional ‘BEPS Action 1’ work
Date31 Oct 2017
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released a request for feedback on further work on ‘Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action 1’, on addressing the international tax challenges...
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EU e-Commerce NEWS
Date26 Oct 2017
e-Commerce has evolved rapidly as consumers’ appetite for simple and instant buying continues to grow. This means that regulators have been struggling to keep pace with these advancements. In particular...
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Changes to Italian Intrastat 2018
Date24 Oct 2017
Italy will implement changes to its Intrastat reporting system starting from 1st January, 2018. These simplifications were first scheduled for 2018, when a new quarterly VAT reporting regulation was introduced....
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France’s 2018 Budget – Tax cuts announced
Date19 Oct 2017
In the 2018 Budget the French Government confirmed that taxes and compulsory levies will be reduced by around EUR10 billion (USD11.8 billion) next year. The Budget, released in draft format...
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EU VAT Gap
Date17 Oct 2017
The EU recently announced the latest analysis of missing EU VAT (the ’VAT Gap’) from fraud, bankruptcies and poor administration, has fallen to €151.5 billion in 2015, comparing to €160...
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France – NEWS
Date06 Oct 2017
VAT fraud software 2018 From 1st January, 2018 France is recommending to enforce the requirement for French registered companies to use certified VAT software on B2C transactions. These proposals will...
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