The draft of the Annual Tax Law 2020 (Jahressteuergesetz 2020, or JStG 2020) recently published by the German Federal Government amends a large number of tax laws, including the German VAT Act (Umsatzsteuergesetz, or UStG) and the German VAT Ordinance (Umsatzsteuer-Durchführungsverordnung, or UStDV). It mainly provides for the implementation of the Digital VAT Package, which involves a complete redesign of the distance sales regime, but also includes several other important amendments. It should be noted that the JStG 2020 is only a draft at present, so its current wording may be withdrawn or amended and new measures may still be added.
Source Mihaela Merz
