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Belgium implement the ECJ’s jurisprudence regarding the right to subtract VAT on invoices with missing details
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 ECJ decisions concerning the conditions under which a taxable person may exercise their right to... Read More →
Luxembourg has collected unpaid taxes as a result of a tax amnesty scheme
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 exposed that 221 applications were filed under the amnesty scheme in 2016, with a further... Read More →
Spain prolonged 4% transfer tax to the sale by consumers of second-hand goods on the internet
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 4% withholding tax relates. amavat® provides a one-stop-shop solution for VAT Compliance within Europe. We assist clients with a single... Read More →
Hungarian ‘live VAT invoice reporting’ will proceed in 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 up since the last update, and the choice to report within 24 hours of the issuance of any invoice has... Read More →
UK Tax News | 26.01.2018
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 to safeguard those that make administrative errors, but are not accused of involvement in tax evasion, are not penalised with... Read More →
EU VAT News | 25.01.2018
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 system more resilient to fraud. The package comprises of numerous changes to how Member States will communicate and co-operate with... Read More →
EU Tax News | 24.01.2018
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 doubt on the cost / benefits. The study concludes that the administrative and technology costs of running, tracking and reporting... Read More →
The most significant changes to Polish CIT for 2018
Capital income and its separation from other income of the taxpayer From the 1st January, 2018 within the ‘Corporate Income Tax Act’, taxpayers will be obliged to detach the operating income from the capital income. Subsequently, loss from one source will not decrease income from the other source. The provision... Read More →
EU VAT News | 22.01.2018
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 19% standard VAT rate on land transactions for business use Latvia Introduction of Super Reduced 5% VAT rate Norway Reduced... Read More →
New 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 B2C basis and are intended to effect business at various stages up to 2021. They are part of the EU’s... Read More →
