VAT in the Digital Age agreed at ECOFIN 5th November; compromise changes returned to EU Parliament before final acceptance by Counsel EU Finance Ministers gave political agreement to ViDA on 5th November 2024, with a revised implementation timetable: July 2028 Single VAT Registration Jan 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 begin for July 2028 Extension of OSS return for cross-border movement of own goods: B2C e-commerce; and B2B call-off stock Harmonisation of B2B reverse charge. But extension of marketplace ‘deemed supplier’ to EU sellers proposal now dropped The full EU VAT in the Digital
2025 SME Special Scheme introduces pan-EU €100,000 registration threshold to reduce foreign VAT compliance burden From 1 January 2025, there will an optional €100,000 EU VAT registration threshold, enabling resident businesses to sale in other EU states via their domestic VAT return. The European Commission
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insurance VAT exemption overhaul rolled into wider financial services tax review The EU’s long term aim to withdraw the outdated VAT exemption on financial services has now been rolled into a wider examination of the taxation of the sector.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
EU Finance Ministers debate 3 ViDA questions at ECOFIN 16 June 2024 The EU’s 3-pillar reforms of the VAT regime, VAT in the Digital Age, is to be reviewed by Finance Minister at the monthly Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) on 16 June 2023.
ViDA – major progress needed on Single VAT Registration and Platform Economy reforms in 2023 for 2025 launch. Significant consensus on more complex Digital Reporting Requirements also required for 2028 implementation On 8th December 2022, the European Commission (EC) published its proposed VAT in the
New digital reporting obligations lay foundations for major shift in tax collections between member states? The recently announced EU VAT in the Digital Age ViDA reforms could help build the detailed transaction reporting that addresses objections to the long delayed Definitive VAT System. This reform
