European Union – Application for refund of VAT 13th Directive – Deadline 30 June 2021
Businesses established outside the European Union are entitled to a refund of the VAT they have paid in one of the 27 EU Member States….
7 June 2021
Businesses established outside the European Union are entitled to a refund of the VAT they have paid in one of the 27 EU Member States….
As of 21 April 2021, the European Commission is imposing new conditions for the entry of composite products into the European Union. This new…
From 1 April 2021, eligible businesses are able to pre-register for the various optional special schemes and corresponding electronic portals (OSS) that come into effect…
The European Commission has published a comprehensive guide on the impacts of the E-commerce VAT reform which will come into force from 1 July 2021. …
The European Commission has published explanatory factsheets in several languages about the VAT implications of the E-commerce reform that will enter into force on 1…
As of September 15, 2020, the EU Member States’ customs authorities demand that applicants holding intellectual property rights and their representatives be uniquely identified. Therefore,…
The European Commission has published explanatory notes in chinese on the VAT implications of the E-Commerce reform that will enter into force on 1 July…
As a result of Brexit, the UK is no longer officially part of the EU. But are British companies still required to appoint a tax…
The European Commission has published explanatory notes on the customs implications of the E-Commerce Package that will come into force on 1 July 2021. Source: European…
The distance selling thresholds set by EU Member States remain unchanged on 1 January 2021. However, it should be noted that: Due to the Covid-19…
The distance selling thresholds set by the EU Member States remain unchanged on 1 January 2021 : However, due to the Brexit : BtoC…
The main measure of the free trade agreement between the EU and the UK is probably the exemption from customs duties for goods which are…
The European Union and the United Kingdom have finally agreed on a free trade agreement, which provides for a number of measures to facilitate trade…
HMRC has implemented a system for checking the validity of UK VAT numbers. This service is similar to the VIES system that currently exists for…
The VAT rules applicable to Distance Selling and E-Commerce are about to change. Review the upcoming changes.
As previously mentioned in our news article “United Kingdom – Only the owner of the goods can recover import VAT, it can be deduced from…
Despite the Coronavirus crisis, no EU member state has agreed to postpone beyond September 30, 2020 the dates for filing applications for the refund of…
On 30 July 2020, the Order of 20 February 2019 transposing into French law Directive (EU) 2018/957 (in French) came into force. It aims at…
The UK will no longer be subject to the European regulation, as it will no longer be part of the EU as of 01/01/2020. …
On 8 May 2020, due to the practical difficulties created by the Covid-19 crisis, the European Commission proposed to postpone by 6 months the introduction…
12th June 2020: the United Kingdom confirms that the transition period will not be extended. Gradual return of customs inspections.
Due to the Covid-19 crisis and in order to fight against it, Member States of the European Union reduce or exonerate the VAT applicable to…
On 8 May 2020, due to the practical difficulties created by the Covid-19 crisis, the European Commission proposed to postpone by six months the introduction…
Attention: the following information are indicative and are likely to change quickly. The Brexit transition period will end on 31st December 2020. This means that…
Encouraged by the EU Commision, EU member states are currently taking measures regarding VAT to allow business affected by the coronavirus to limit cashflow problems….
On January 1st, 2020 the current VAT system will be improved by the introduction of the “Quick Fixes”, series of small measures that will enter…
While awaiting the implementation of the Definitive VAT System on 1 July 2022, the European Union introduced a series of small measures to improve the…
Having been published in the OJ L330 on 27/12/2018 (Official Journal of the European Union) and coming into effect on 01/02/2019, the economic partnership agreement…
The Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force on February 1, 2019. A large free trade area now exists with a market of 635 million…
Speculations continue to be part of the controversy around the UK and its imminent exit from the European Union.
Since June 23, 2016, when the Brexit referendum was held and following the launch of Article 50 of the EU Treaty on 29 March 2019,…
Check the table for the VAT rates of the Member States of the European Union and the United Kingdom from January 1, 2023. Here are…
Following the European Commission’s Brexit VAT notice, the UK tax administration has in turn published a guide on 22 October 2018, titled “Partnership pack: preparing…
Reverse charging of VAT at the time of importation has been the subject of much discussion in recent months. This measure has undergone many changes…
Nowadays, many companies are facing the problem of recovery of foreign VAT because it is strictly controlled and the existing procedures are often long and complicated, sometimes…
As a company specialising in VAT recovery, we have tried to put together a set of key questions to ask in submitting a VAT refund…
Any European company subject to VAT has an intracommunity VAT number, also known as the “tax identification number” (TIN). This number is issued free of…