Blogs

The European Commission has today referred Germany to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for its continuing non-compliance with the EU VAT Directive on travel agents. The EC had already sent Germany ...Continued

EU Finance Ministers this weekend discussed the success of a ‘Big Data’ project which is attempting to tackle VAT fraud. The project, Transaction Network Analysis (TNA), operating in 10 EU states, see...Continued

Greece will raise its VAT rate from 23% to 24% on 1 June 2016. UPDATE: this was approved by the Greek Parliament on 22 May 2016 [Public Revenue Authority Circular POL 1061]. The rise will genera...Continued

The French Senate last month proposed introducing a €9 annual tax on subscribers to internet services. This tax would be collected by the major internet service providers, which is primarily the state...Continued

The European Court of Justice’s Advocate General (AG) has opined on a VAT treatment of goods held within customs warehouses. Eurogate Distribution GmbH and DHL Hub Leipzig GmbH Eurogate operate...Continued

Oman looks set to become the first of the six Arab Gulf states to introduce VAT with plans for a mid-2017 launch. The long-planned introduction of Value Added Tax has been accelerated by the ...Continued

The French tax office has issued guidance for companies to help them identify potential VAT fraud involving their suppliers. The guidance comes as the French revenue looks to place more responsibility...Continued

The Azerbaijan VAT registration threshold is to rise on 1 January 2016 from AZN 120,000 to AZN 200,000 per annum. The Azerbaijani VAT rate remains at 18%....Continued

The new Polish VAT Act proposes a wide range of Value Added Tax rule changes from 1 January 2016. These include: The introduction of split-payment procedures whereby purchasers pay the VAT...Continued

The Germany VAT Amendment Act for 2015 has been approved by the Bundesrat, and implemented last month. Changes included: Public bodies carrying out commercial activities are deemed to be exemp...Continued