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UK Legislates For Postponed Import VAT Accounting

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

The UK Government has published, and tabled before the House of Commons, The Value Added Tax (Accounting Procedures for Import VAT for VAT Registered Persons and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019. Read Full Story

Italy Lists Companies Covered By VAT Split Payment Regime

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, January 21, 2019

The Italian Department of Finance has released new lists of government and private sector entities covered by Italy's split-payment mechanism. Read Full Story

Belgium Reminds Traders Of Upcoming VAT Deadlines

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 14, 2018

The Belgian tax agency has issued a reminder to value-added tax-registered persons of their obligations to file VAT returns and pay VAT during the holiday season. Read Full Story

UK Consolidates No-Deal Brexit Tax Law Guidance

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, December 7, 2018

On November 27, 2018, the UK Government published consolidated guidance on the customs, VAT, and excise regulations that have been drafted to deal with the possibility that the UK may leave the EU on March 29, 2019, without a deal on a transition period that would delay Brexit until 2020. Read Full Story

UK Launches Pilot Of Making Tax Digital For VAT

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Friday, October 19, 2018

The UK Government on October 17 launched a pilot of its Making Tax Digital project. More than half a million businesses registered for VAT will be invited to sign up for the regime, prior to its full introduction from April 2019. 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

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

UAE Waives VAT On Precious Metals Trading

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Thursday, May 3, 2018

The UAE's Cabinet has announced that wholesale trading in gold and diamonds will be made exempt from value-added tax. Read Full Story

UK Updates Missing Trader VAT Fraud Guidance For Traders

by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London

Thursday, May 3, 2018

In a first update since August 2006, HM Revenue and Customs has redrafted its value-added tax guidance on the due diligence businesses must undertake to ensure they do not engage in transactions with fraudsters. 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

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