CFE Tax Advisers Europe issued an Opinion Statement on the EU VAT in the Digital Age Consultation on 5 May 2022. On Digital Reporting Requirements, the CFE is of the view that if Member States will be required to implement such measures, it is highly desirable that the systems should...
The definition of 'intra-community acquisition' has been revised by LN 140 of 2022 to include the application by the armed forces of a Member State taking part in a defence effort carried out for the implementation of a European Union activity under the common security and...
LN 138 of 2022 has revised item 14 of part 1 and item 9 of part 4 of the fifth Schedule to the VAT Act, adding to the list of exempt with credit supplies and imports, certain supplies of goods and services and imports intended...
The Ministry for Finance and Employment has released a Press Release in relation to the repayment of taxes that were eligible under the Tax Deferral Scheme launched in March 2020 (See MIT News 20 March 2020). It has been announced that beneficiaries under the scheme will...
The European Commission has published its Screening and Diagnostic Report of Value-Added Tax (VAT) Administration in the EU containing a series of recommendations to help Member States improve their VAT revenue collection, control procedures and processes. source: ec.europa.eu...
With effect from 1 January 2024 payment service providers who are established or provide payment services in the European Union are to keep certain records of cross-border payments originating from payers within Member States and certain information of the payees, and transmit those records to...
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022 amending Directives 2006/112/EC and 2020/285 as regards rates of value added tax has been published. The Directive, which reflects the rules agreed to in December 2021, introduces amendments to the VAT Directive and the Directive relating to the special scheme for small...
The EU Council has welcomed the preliminary results presented by the Commission of the successful application of the new EU VAT rules for e-commerce, and the Commission’s intentions to propose further simplification in the EU cross-border trade, reduction of administrative burdens for businesses as well...
The Commission has published a proposal to extend the application of articles 199a and 199b of Directive 2006/112EC, which are currently in force up until 30 June 2022. These articles, which permit Member States to apply the reverse charge to combat VAT fraud, as well as...
