Czech Republic: Amendment to the VAT Act
On 11 December 2024, the Senate of the Czech Republic approved an amendment to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act. Among other things, this revision...
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Portugal: Postponement of the qualified digital signature requirement for electronic invoicing
The Portuguese State budget proposal for 2025 (OE 2025) was presented to Parliament in October and approved. The obligation to associate a qualified digital signature...
France: changes to the national minimum wage (SMIC)
Since 1 November 2024, the gross minimum wage (SMIC) in France has risen by 2%, from €11.65 to €11.88 an hour. This new hourly rate...
United Kingdom: The safety and security declarations (GB S&S) for movements from the EU to the UK will come into force on 31 January 2025
The UK government had announced a postponement of the deadlines for certain cross-border customs procedures in the post-Brexit context, effective from 1 January 2021. HM...
Slovakia: Increase in VAT rates
On 3 October, the Slovak National Council adopted an amendment to the VAT Act. This provides for an increase in the general VAT rate from...
ASD SPW 2.0 has arrived!
An even more powerful version for your secondment-related formalities! Discover a key update with a completely revamped interface and numerous new features that enhance your...
European Union: Deadlines to object to customs duty suspensions on certain products
Companies in the European Union (EU) can obtain temporary suspensions of customs duties for raw materials or semi-finished products used in the manufacturing of finished...
Portugal – Madeira : New reduced VAT rate
From 1 October 2024, the reduced rate of VAT in the Autonomous Region of Madeira will be 4% (instead of the current 5%). This...
Romania: new obligations for all, including non-residents
With the aim of digitising the Romanian tax administration, three emergency ordinances were published in the Official Journal on 21, 27 and 28 June 2024,...
Finland: Increase in the standard rate of VAT
On 28 June 2024, the Finnish Parliament passed Bill HE 61/2024, which increases the standard VAT rate from 24% to 25.5% with effect from 1...
United States: Georgia taxes certain digital downloads
Since 1 January 2024, a new law in Georgia has required retailers to collect tax on intrastate sales of products specifically downloaded digitally. This includes...
Temporary storage facilities: secure and efficient customs formalities in the EU
Within the European Union, goods from outside the EU must undergo customs formalities before they are allowed to enter. The Temporary Storage Facility allows imported...
United States – Indiana: changes for online retailers
Indiana recently abolished the transaction threshold for out-of-state sellers, i.e. those with no physical presence in the state. This major change, which will take effect...
Reform of the EU Customs Union: Towards decisive modernisation
On 13 March 2024, the European Parliament took a decisive step by adopting by a large majority the draft reform of the Customs Union. What...
The VerifActu system approved in Spain
Under Law 11/2021, the Spanish government has made it compulsory for companies to use approved Computerised Invoicing Systems (CIS) to combat tax fraud. The “VerifActu...
United States – Wyoming: New regulations on online sales
From 1 July 2024, Wyoming will drop its 200 annual transaction threshold for out-of-state sellers, i.e. those who have no physical presence in the state....
Italy: Reciprocity agreement with the United Kingdom
On 07 February 2024, the United Kingdom and Italy entered into a reciprocal agreement on VAT refunds with retroactive effect to 1 January 2021. As...
France: Reform of the BTP card
Introduced by law no. 2015-990 of 6 August 2015, the Professional Identification Card for employees in the construction and public works sector, known as the...
Romania: Grace period for electronic invoicing extended
As a reminder, the Romanian Parliament adopted tax and budgetary measures including the introduction of compulsory electronic invoicing, which also applies to non-resident companies. The...
United Kingdom: End of the transition period for EU exporters
From 31 January 2024, the UK government has introduced a transition period to help overseas exporters familiarise themselves with the new regulations on plant health...
European Union: 8th VAT Directive refund – deadline set for 30 September 2024
Businesses established in the European Union are entitled to a refund of VAT paid in any of the 27 EU Member States. This year, applications...
European Union: 13th Directive VAT refund – deadline set at 30 June 2024*
Businesses established outside the European Union are entitled to a refund of the VAT they have paid in one of the 27 Member States of...
European Union: New Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is a new regulatory instrument introduced by the European Union on 1 October 2023. The aim of this mechanism...
Latvia: Increase in Intrastat thresholds in 2024
In accordance with their desire to comply with Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament, the Latvian Statistical Office on the basis of paragraph 2...
Denmark: Increase in Intrastat thresholds in 2024
From 2024, the Danish tax authorities have decided to introduce a number of changes to the reporting requirements for intra-Community trade. The new Intrastat 2024...
Hungary: Increase in Intrastat thresholds in 2024
In order to determine the coverage rate obligation, the Hungarian Central Statistical Office (OCSH) annually sets the thresholds for the provision of Intrastat data on...
Croatia – Slovenia: Change in Intrastat thresholds in 2024
With effect from 01 January 2024, the various Slovenian and Croatian tax authorities have introduced changes to the Intrastat thresholds. The obligation to make an...
Posting of road haulage employees in France: what are the formalities?
The lex specialis, transposed into French law on 2 February 2022, introduced specific rules for secondment in the road transport sector, in line with the...
New ASD Group service in Portugal: Excise duty management for alcoholic beverages
As a wine producer or alcohol e-tailer selling alcoholic beverages to Portuguese consumers from another European Union Member State, you are aware of the challenges...
Portugal: New ASD Group partnership to strengthen your customs and transport operations
We are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration between ASD Group and TPT, a Portuguese company specialising in customs and transport services. The aim...
Portugal: Changes to intrastat thresholds from 2024
With a view to reducing the administrative burden on companies in respect of their intra-Community transactions, the National Institute of Statistics (“Instituto Nacional de Estatística”)...
Cyprus: Changes to Intrastat thresholds from 2024
In accordance with the ministerial decree, the Council of Ministers defines the INTRASTAT statistical thresholds each year. With this in mind, a number of changes...
Switzerland: Increase in VAT rates from 1 January 2024
Last year, we told you about a reform of the Old Age and Survivors’ Insurance Scheme (AVS 21) that would lead to an increase in...
Belgium: Entry into force of the law to modernise the VAT system postponed
During the 1st quarter of 2023, we informed you of the adoption of a bill to modernise VAT and the collection of tax and non-tax...
Czech Republic: Changes to Intrastat thresholds from 2024
With a view to lightening the workload for tax and customs authorities, the Czech government approved an increase in Intrastat thresholds on 13 December 2023. ...
Estonia: Changes to Intrastat thresholds from 2024
With a view to reducing the workload of tax and customs authorities by 35% by 2025, the Intrastat thresholds have been raised. As a...
Poland: Increase in Intrastat thresholds for 1 January 2024
Poland’s central statistical office (Główny Urząd Statystyczny) has announced an increase in Intrastat thresholds for the first of January 2024. The new Intrastat thresholds in...
Luxembourg: Reinstatement of VAT rates on 1 January 2024
Following the post-Covid economic crisis, the Luxembourg government reduced the various VAT rates (except the super-reduced rate) to keep pace with inflation in 2023. From...
Bulgaria – Lithuania: Increase in Intrastat thresholds for 2024
On the basis of EU Regulation 2019/2152 and with a view to reducing the statistical reporting burden on taxable companies identified as VAT payers, the...
Luxembourg: Extension of the VAT reverse charge mechanism
As part of the fight against the recurring VAT fraud known as “carousel fraud”, the Luxembourg government has decided to submit to Parliament a bill...
Spain: Import reverse charge – Monthly VAT refund
If you’re looking to expand internationally, Spain offers you a number of advantages when it comes to importing goods, thanks to its reverse charge system,...
Romania: Electronic invoicing compulsory for non-resident companies
With a view to ensuring long-term financial viability, the Romanian Parliament has adopted fiscal and budgetary measures. These include the introduction of compulsory electronic invoicing...
Hungary: Introduction of the eVAT M2M platform for VAT returns
The Hungarian government has decided to introduce additional e-invoicing tools for taxpayers and tax authorities from January 2024. This instrument will be a new platform...
France: New timetable for e-invoicing and e-reporting
Recently on our website, we informed you of the postponement of the introduction of electronic invoicing and electronic data transmission. The French government has now...
Closure of our ASD Group site in Lyon
We would like to inform our clients that our establishment ASD France SARL located in Lyon at : 10 Boulevard Marius Vivier Merle 69003 LYON...
Slovakia: VAT law amended and several measures adopted
In the wake of a number of major crises in recent decades and inadequate budgetary policies, the Slovak government has decided to present around a...
Relocation of our Lambersart branch
ASD Group Lambersart
We would like to inform you that our branch ASD France located in Lambersart at: 91 rue Simon Vollant59130 LambersartFrance moves to Lille, to the...
United Kingdom: Exporters’ obligations postponed again
London has again postponed the application of sanitary and phytosanitary checks on European goods imported into the UK. In August 2023, the UK government...
Switzerland: Partial revision of VAT law approved
Following on from the announcement on the digitisation of VAT registration and payment procedures in Switzerland, the Swiss Parliament approved the partial revision of the...
Netherlands: Supreme Court ruling on VAT reverse charge mechanism
The Dutch Supreme Court recently handed down a ruling on the obligations relating to the application of the VAT reverse charge mechanism. The Court...
E-Reporting in France
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