Business using IOSS may incur customs duties debt on import distance sales from March 2028 The EU European Commission unveiled major Customs Union 2028 reforms last month which included the creation of a new ‘Deemed Importer’ model. These are traders importing goods into the EU
EU’s Directorate-General Taxation and Customs (DG TAXUD) has summarised its top reforms and ongoing work around the EU’s VAT regime, customs and related areas in its Management Plan 2023 Key issues DG TAXUD is looking to progress includes: Agreement of the 3-pillars of EU VAT in
European Commission may delay 2028 existing e-invoicing regimes’ convergence to ViDA Digital Reporting Requirements Several EU member states with existing or planned mandatory domestic e-invoicing regimes look likely to secure a delay on the January 2028 deadline for them to converge with the proposed VAT
EU OSS 2021 for e-commerce and digital services. Extension to own goods 2025 The EU’s e-commerce VAT package has updated the reporting rules for VAT on digital services as well as reform goods reporting via One-Stop Shop (OSS) from July 2021. EU and non-EU providers
Lawmakers call for Financial Transaction Tax and a Digital Levy to meet shared EU COVID debts The European Parliament has backed a report to implement a host of new taxes to help meet the €800m post-pandemic economic EU recovery and green and digital transformation plans.
2025 VAT in the Digital Age build on OSS returns for services The EU e-commerce VAT package on 1 July 2021 simplified VAT on distance selling of goods with the new One-Stop-Shop OSS VAT return. The VAT in the Digital Age reform pillar on Single
2028 ‘Facilitating marketplaces’ take on EU import VAT reporting IOSS obligations as part of Customs reforms Plans to require marketplaces to become the deemed supplier and use the VAT Import One-Stop Ship (IOSS) return for their sellers EU imported B2C sales have been moved back
Global standard for CTC electronic invoicing to fight VAT fraud Peppol CTC (Continuous Transaction Controls) is a technical architecture developed in 2021 by PEPPOL (Pan-European Public Procurement Online) that seeks to set a new standard for pre-clearance e-invoicing regimes based on CTC. It aims to improve interoperability
European Commission proposes 2024 (TBC) quick fixes to the existing e-commerce regime prior to ViDA changes to e-commerce VAT rules from 2025 As part of the VAT in the Digital Age ViDA reforms, the European Commission has proposed the extension of the OSS e-commerce single EU
PSP’s – credit card, bank and online payment providers – to supply e-commerce payment details to shared EU CESOP database Member states have started to adopt the implementing regulation for imposing reporting and bookkeeping requirements on payment services providers (PSP’s) for their sellers’ activities. This clarifies
