ViDA 3-pillars reforms now in force following Council approval in March 2025 The Council of the European Union on 11 March 2025 adopted 3-pillar ViDA reforms’ legislative measures, and it entered into force 14th April. Read more details of each of the pillars: Jul 2030
The EU is undertaking an extended program of reforms to its Value Added Tax regime. This commenced with the 2016 Tax Action Plan, containing over ten reforms included the later separated 1 July 2021 e-commerce VAT package and the new VAT in the Digital Age
Preparations July 2028 Extension of OSS return for cross-border movement of own goods: B2C e-commerce; and B2B call-off stock The full EU VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA), which Single VAT Registration (SVR) is one of three pillars, enters into force from 14 April 2025.
Working Party on Tax Questions debates Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) in Conjunction with the 2028 EU Customs Reforms On 27 March, the Council of the European Union’s Working Party on Tax Questions will meet again to continue the exchange of views on Import One-Stop
European Commission 2025 Work Programme, including VAT and customs initiatives The EC has published its 2025 Commission Work Programme, which includes progressing initiative on VAT and Customs reform – notably the 2028 Customs Reforms which includes and new EU Customs Authority and IOSS reforms. Below
EC withdraws stalled proposal to pivot to destination-based VAT for intra-community goods transactions On 11 February 2025, the European Commission adopted its 2025 Work Programme which included confirmation that it withdraw its proposed definitive VAT system reform. This 2019 proposal sought to tackle missing trader
2025 SME Special Scheme introduces pan-EU €100,000 VAT registration threshold to reduce foreign compliance burden for EU businesses From 1 January 2025, there is a new, optional €100,000 EU VAT registration threshold, enabling EU-resident businesses to sell in other EU states, declaring the sales as
EU banking & insurance VAT exemption overhaul rolled into wider financial services tax review The EU’s long term aim to withdraw the outdated VAT exemption on financial services has now been rolled into a wider examination of the taxation of the sector. Concerns around the
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
EU Finance Ministers broadly agree with ViDA proposals at ECOFIN. But requests for delays on e-invoicing timetable and more consideration on platform reforms EU Finance Ministers today provided the European Commission’s proposed VAT in the Digital Age reforms. At the monthly Economic and Financial Affairs
