Blogs

Poland has announced it is delaying the withdrawal of the requirement to submit a monthly VAT return from 1 January until 1 July 2019. The plan is to replace the return with an extended version of the...Continued

From January 2020, Norway is to remove the VAT and duties exemption for imported packages below NOK 350 to its consumers. As a result, the importer will have to pay 25% Norwegian VAT and any duties fo...Continued

The Bahraini tax office has opened its VAT registration portal for businesses required to be VAT registered. The Gulf state is launching a 5% VAT regime from 1 January 2019....Continued

Italian Senators last week rejected two applications to delay the January 2019 introduction of SdI electronic invoice reporting for B2B and B2C transactions....Continued

The Italian tax office has provided further guidance on the 1 January 2019 extension of the Sistema di Interscambio (SdI) e-invoice reporting to B2C and B2B transactions. ...Continued

Brazil’s new President-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, has said he is considering introducing a Value Added Tax (VAT) in a bid to streamline the existing ICMS, ICI and other complex indirect taxes...Continued

The UK government has approved the draft EU Withdrawal Agreement (‘WA’) and Political Declaration, negotiated with representatives of the EU27...Continued

Germany has extended the timetable for the implementation of consignment stock VAT registration simplification until the start of 2019....Continued

The European Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to Romania requesting it to withdraw its new VAT split payment regime on the ground of burdening honest businesses with unreasonable complian...Continued

On 9 November 2018, the German Parliament passed a new law making online marketplaces potential liable for unpaid VAT by third-party merchants on their platforms. ...Continued