VAT legislation News

Luxembourg Introduces New VAT Group Regime

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, August 9, 2018

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UK Must Leave EU VAT Area, UK's Lower House Votes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, July 23, 2018

Upon leaving the European Union, the UK should not be included in the EU VAT area and adopt its own specific VAT regime, UK lawmakers agreed on July 16, 2018, in a move that may derail the Government's efforts to agree a Brexit transition period to cushion the impact of Brexit on firms. Read Full Story

UK Legislates To Adopt New EU VAT Rules For Vouchers

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, July 6, 2018

On July 6, 2018, the UK Government issued draft legislation that would transpose new EU value-added tax rules on vouchers into UK law, along with an explanatory memorandum of the changes. Read Full Story

Netherlands To Champion EU VAT Law Change For Cost-Sharing Groups

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, June 14, 2018

The Dutch Ministry of Finance has reassured taxpayers that it seeking to resolve at EU level reform of the EU's value-added tax rules concerning cost-sharing groups, following the European Court of Justice's rulings in DNB Banka (Case C-326/15) and Aviva Towarzystwo (Case C 605/15). Read Full Story

Just Three Signatories For HMRC's Digital Marketplace VAT Pact

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

The UK tax agency, HM Revenue and Customs, has disclosed that just three online marketplaces have so far signed up to its voluntary agreement on supporting VAT compliance: Amazon, eBay, and Fruugo. Read Full Story

EU Drafts Directive To Overhaul VAT Law

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, May 28, 2018

In a new proposal for a Council Directive, the European Commission has set out the value-added tax law amendments necessary to bring about massive changes to how VAT functions in the European Union, in particular to simplify compliance obligations for businesses and to make the system less prone to fraud. Read Full Story

EU May Simplify VAT Rules For SMEs Earlier, Starting 2020

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, May 11, 2018

The EU's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has recommended that the implementation of proposals to significantly simplify value-added tax compliance obligations for small and medium enterprises should be brought forward to the beginning of 2020. Read Full Story

India Announces Plans To Simplify GST Filing, Overhaul Refund System

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Friday, May 4, 2018

Meeting on May 4, 2018, India's GST Council approved plans to simplify GST filing obligations. Read Full Story

EU VAT Cooperation Proposals To Be Amended

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, April 27, 2018

The European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs has requested a number of changes to the EU Commission's proposals for enhanced administrative cooperation in value-added tax matters, according to a document released on April 23, 2018. Read Full Story

Italy Receives EU Green Light For Real-Time VAT Reporting

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

On April 19, 2018, the European Union published in its Official Gazette a Council Implementing Decision (2018/593) to authorize Italy to introduce mandatory electronic reporting obligations on all taxable persons except those small businesses benefiting from an exemption. Read Full Story

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