5 Major Developments: European Union
- European Commission proposes measures to bring VAT into the Digital Age
- EU call-off stock VAT simplification ends 2025 – VAT in the Digital Age
- Status of the DAC7 implementation in the EU
- EU DAC8 proposals – Cryptocurrency tax reporting harmonisation
- European Parliament and European Council reach provisional agreement on EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Consignment Stock
Cryptocurrency and NFT
- EU DAC8 proposals – Cryptocurrency tax reporting harmonisation
- EU publishes Directive proposal on tax transparency rules for crypto-assets
Customs
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European Union: VAT implications to customs agents on import 
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EU requests two WTO panels against China: trade restrictions on Lithuania and high-tech patents 
DAC6
DAC7
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Online Platforms Are in the VAT Spotlight in the European Union 
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Challenges for Digital Platform Operators as DAC7 Looms – and How to Face Them 
DAC8
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EU DAC8 proposals – Cryptocurrency tax reporting harmonisation 
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DAC8 proposal would require service providers to report crypto asset users 
- European Commission publishes crypto and other revised reporting proposals for tax (DAC8)
- EU Cryptocurrency tax reporting harmonisation – DAC8
- EU Delays VAT, Crypto Proposals Until At Least December
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DAC8: New transparency rules require service providers to report crypto-asset transactions 
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EU publishes Directive proposal on tax transparency rules for crypto-assets 
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Directive proposal with reporting obligation for providers of crypto-asset services (DAC8) 
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EU proposal for New Transparency Rules Concerning Crypto-Asset Transaction Reporting (DAC8) 
Deduction (input tax credit)
E-Commerce / Electronic services
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A proposal on new policies under ViDA to help and support EU businesses 
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Embracing the digital transition to help fight VAT fraud and support EU businesses 
- VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA): Platform Economy Update
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(Part 10) Get ready for Dec 7, 2022: Platform Economy – Policy Options 
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(Part 11) Get ready for Dec 7, 2022: Platform Economy – Comparison of Policy Options 
- (Part 12) Get ready for Dec 7, 2022: Single EU VAT registration & IOSS – Current situation
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(Part 13) Get ready for Dec 7, 2022: Single EU VAT registration & IOSS – Problem definition 
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(Part 14) Get ready for Dec 7, 2022: Single EU VAT registration & IOSS – Policy options 
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Group of the Future of VAT – Minutes Meeting 126 – ”VAT package on travel and tourism” 
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Digital Training and Events—Getting VAT Right for UK Businesses 
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VAT Persons in the Sharing Economy: The Taxable, the Non-Taxable, and the In-Between – Part I 
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One Stop Shop (OSS) and the US entrepreneur: the O stands for impossible 
- EU VAT in the Digital Age ViDA adopted by EC
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EU addresses misuse of IOSS identification numbers in VAT fraud – VAT in the Digital Age 
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EU Import One-Stop Shop IOSS mandated for marketplaces 2025 – VAT in the Digital Age 
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EU Platform Economy 2025 deemed supplier – VAT in the Digital Age 
E-invoicing
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EU structured e-invoices mandated 2028 intra-community supplies 
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The European Commission wants the convergence of VAT eReporting systems 
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The EU’s VAT in the Digital Age Directive- Ten things to look out for 
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EU VAT in the Digital Age & DAC8 proposals delayed till December 7 2022 
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EU VAT in Digital Age Proposal will be released on Dec 7, 2022 – These may be the highlights 
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E-Invoicing will be mandated across European Union for all B2B intra-community supplies 
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E-Invoicing Mandatory for Intra-EU Business, Tax Official Says 
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The EU’s VAT in the Digital Age Directive- Ten things to look out for (Updated) 
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EESPA AGM: VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) iniatitive presented by the European Commission 
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ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age): data-elements to be provided electronically to Tax Authorities 
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EU-VAT: Mandatory e-Invoicing – The VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) package 
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VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) proposal: what is heading our way? 
- Be prepared for the proposals of the European Commission on ”VAT in the Digital Age” (ViDA) on December 7
- ViDA – more VAT in the Digital Age adopted texts
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Skatteverket: Major changes await in the area of VAT in the EU 
- VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) – A revolution is underway
ECJ (European Court of Justice)
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Agenda of the ECJ VAT cases – 1 Judgments still in 2022 on Dec 22 
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Regarding VAT fraud; supplies of services are not supplies of goods 
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The general principles of tax law in ECJ case law: the principles of neutrality and proportionality 
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Agenda of the ECJ VAT cases – 6 Judgments, 3 AG Opinions till end of 2022 
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Excise duty exemption for electricity: the word to the Court of Justice 
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Agenda of the ECJ VAT cases – 6 Judgments, 3 AG Opinions in December 2022 
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IBFD’s interview with Juliane Kokott (Advocate General ECJ/CJEU) 
- Is output VAT due on retail vouchers given to employees under an employee award scheme? (C-607/20)
Environmental Tax
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EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment – impact on Australian businesses 
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EU climate action: provisional agreement reached on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) 
EU policy
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Cooperation between tax authorities – final evaluation of Fiscalis 2020 
- (Part 10) Get ready for Dec 7, 2022: Platform Economy – Policy Options
- (Part 11) Get ready for Dec 7, 2022: Platform Economy – Comparison of Policy Options
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(Part 12) Get ready for Dec 7, 2022: Single EU VAT registration & IOSS – Current situation 
- (Part 13) Get ready for Dec 7, 2022: Single EU VAT registration & IOSS – Problem definition
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(Part 14) Get ready for Dec 7, 2022: Single EU VAT registration & IOSS – Policy options 
- Group of the Future of VAT – Minutes Meeting 126 – ”VAT package on travel and tourism”
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EU Finance Ministers agree on Code of Conduct mandate reform 
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Örebro researcher appointed EU advisor: “ VAT is a powerful economic instrument” 
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European Finance Ministers approve a revised Code of Conduct for Business Taxation 
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E-Invoicing will be mandated across European Union for all B2B intra-community supplies 
- European Commission will launch its proposal on ”VAT in the Digital Age” (ViDA) on Dec 7, 2022 – More and more details are known
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Group of the Future of VAT – 40th meeting on December 9, 2022 
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Did you know? There are currently four own resources for the EU budget 
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EU VAT in the Digital Age – Link to the Press Conference (Dec 8, 1PM CET) 
Excise
Exemption
- Group of the Future of VAT – Minutes Meeting 126 – ”VAT package on travel and tourism”
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List of Gold Coins considered ‘Investment Gold’ for VAT purposes published 
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 9: Single VAT Registration (SVR) and improvements to the existing e-commerce rules and the margin scheme
Export
- Updated version (v6) of the Guidance document on Rules of Origin of the EU-Vietnam FTA has been published.
- Combined Nomenclature has been updated by the European Commission and is applicable as of 1 January 2023
Fiscalization
Fixed Establishment
Flat Rate Schemes
Fraud / Tax evasion
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 9: Single VAT Registration (SVR) and improvements to the existing e-commerce rules and the margin scheme
- A proposal on new policies under ViDA to help and support EU businesses
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Europol support to EPPO investigation into EUR 2.2 billion VAT fraud scheme 
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Largest VAT fraud investigated in EU: 24 arrests, 312 house searches and seizures worth €67 million 
- Regarding VAT fraud; supplies of services are not supplies of goods
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VAT Gap: EU countries lost €93 billion in VAT revenues in 2020 
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Embracing the digital transition to help fight VAT fraud and support EU businesses 
- VAT in the Digital Age: What You Need to Know
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European Commission proposals to modernize and digitalize VAT system 
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VAT in the Digital Age proposal issued to modernize the EU VAT system 
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VAT in the digital age, summary of EU published legislative proposals 
Group of the Future of VAT (GFV)
- Group of the Future of VAT – Minutes Meeting 126 – ”VAT package on travel and tourism”
- Group of the Future of VAT – 40th meeting on December 9, 2022
Importation
- European Union: VAT implications to customs agents on import
- Import/export and VAT
- Updated version (v6) of the Guidance document on Rules of Origin of the EU-Vietnam FTA has been published.
- Combined Nomenclature has been updated by the European Commission and is applicable as of 1 January 2023
- VAT implications to customs agents on import
- Valid proof of origin for imports of products originating in Madagascar into the EU under the EU-ESA interim EPA from 1 January 2023
- EU addresses misuse of IOSS identification numbers in VAT fraud – VAT in the Digital Age
- EU Import One-Stop Shop IOSS mandated for marketplaces 2025 – VAT in the Digital Age
Intra-Community Transactions
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EU EC Sales List replaced by Digital Reporting Requirements 2028 – VAT in the Digital Age 
- VAT Exempt Supplies: Selling under Ex Works Clause
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The basics of Intra-Community VAT – Understanding your VAT obligations in Europe 
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EU 2028 Digital Reporting Requirements (DRR) and e-invoicing 
Intrastat
Invoice
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ViDA Analyzed – Part 3: Elimination of the possibility to issue summary invoices 
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 5: Call-Off Simplification (Art. 17a) introduced via the Quick Fixes will cease to exist
Liability (reverse charge/withholding)
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EU harmonises domestic Art 194 Reverse Charge 2025 – VAT in the Digital Age 
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 10: Member States should allow ”Domestic reverse-charge” (Art. 194)
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 9: Single VAT Registration (SVR) and improvements to the existing e-commerce rules and the margin scheme
One Stop Shop
- (Part 12) Get ready for Dec 7, 2022: Single EU VAT registration & IOSS – Current situation
- (Part 13) Get ready for Dec 7, 2022: Single EU VAT registration & IOSS – Problem definition
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(Part 14) Get ready for Dec 7, 2022: Single EU VAT registration & IOSS – Policy options 
- EU VAT in Digital Age Proposal will be released on Dec 7, 2022 – These may be the highlights
- Be prepared for the proposals of the European Commission on ”VAT in the Digital Age” (ViDA) on December 7
- EU VAT in the Digital Age ViDA adopted by EC
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 9: Single VAT Registration (SVR) and improvements to the existing e-commerce rules and the margin scheme
Place of Supply
- Regarding VAT fraud; supplies of services are not supplies of goods
- Digital Training and Events—Getting VAT Right for UK Businesses
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 9: Single VAT Registration (SVR) and improvements to the existing e-commerce rules and the margin scheme
Private Use
Rate
- EU Refund Directive – VAT Rate Guide
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Remember tools offered by the European Commission: VAT Rate & Taxes in Europe Database 
- Updated version (v6) of the Guidance document on Rules of Origin of the EU-Vietnam FTA has been published.
- European VAT News by IVA
Real Estate/Immovable Property
Real Time Reporting/Continuous Transaction Controls
- EU structured e-invoices mandated 2028 intra-community supplies
- A proposal on new policies under ViDA to help and support EU businesses
- Embracing the digital transition to help fight VAT fraud and support EU businesses
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VAT in the Digital Age (Part 3): digital reporting requirements and mandatory e-invoicing 
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VAT in the Digital Age – conclusions of the European Commission’s DDR study 
- The European Commission wants the convergence of VAT eReporting systems
- The EU’s VAT in the Digital Age Directive- Ten things to look out for
- EU VAT in the Digital Age & DAC8 proposals delayed till December 7 2022
- VAT in the Digital Age: E-Invoicing is coming, ZM is going
- E-Invoicing Mandatory for Intra-EU Business, Tax Official Says
- The EU’s VAT in the Digital Age Directive- Ten things to look out for (Updated)
- European Commission – ViDA commentary on the (almost) published draft directive – The good, the bad and the ugly
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Europe May Be Heading Towards Standardized Digital VAT Reporting 
- EESPA AGM: VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) iniatitive presented by the European Commission
- ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age): data-elements to be provided electronically to Tax Authorities
- EU-VAT: Mandatory e-Invoicing – The VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) package
- European Commission will launch its proposal on ”VAT in the Digital Age” (ViDA) on Dec 7, 2022 – More and more details are known
- VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) proposal: what is heading our way?
- Be prepared for the proposals of the European Commission on ”VAT in the Digital Age” (ViDA) on December 7
- EU VAT in the Digital Age ViDA delay 1 day to 8th December
- EU VAT in the Digital Age ViDA adopted by EC
- ViDA – more VAT in the Digital Age adopted texts
- VAT goes digital – the tax practitioners’ perspective
- Questions and Answers: VAT in the Digital Age
- VAT in the Digital Age: What You Need to Know
- European Commission proposals to modernize and digitalize VAT system
- VAT in the Digital Age proposal issued to modernize the EU VAT system
- VAT in the digital age, summary of EU published legislative proposals
- VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) – A revolution is underway
- EU 2028 Digital Reporting Requirements (DRR) and e-invoicing
- EU directive stresses urgency of tax digitisation
Refund
Registration
- Embracing the digital transition to help fight VAT fraud and support EU businesses
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VAT in the Digital Age (Part 2): “Single VAT Registration” to avoid foreign registrations 
- EU VAT in Digital Age Proposal will be released on Dec 7, 2022 – These may be the highlights
- 2023 EU VAT registration & Intrastat thresholds
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Council Implementing Decision Published Authorizing Bulgaria to Increase VAT Registration Threshold 
- Proposal: European Commission to authorise Netherlands to exempt from VAT taxable persons – threshold of EUR 25,000 annual turnover
- EU VAT Registrations checker
- Questions and Answers: VAT in the Digital Age
- European Commission proposals to modernize and digitalize VAT system
- VAT in the Digital Age proposal issued to modernize the EU VAT system
- VAT in the digital age, summary of EU published legislative proposals
Reporting / Compliance
- Embracing the digital transition to help fight VAT fraud and support EU businesses
- VAT in the Digital Age (Part 2): “Single VAT Registration” to avoid foreign registrations
- EU EC Sales List replaced by Digital Reporting Requirements 2028 – VAT in the Digital Age
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The EU aims to introduce mandatory supply chain due diligence obligations 
- One Stop Shop (OSS) and the US entrepreneur: the O stands for impossible
- ViDA – more VAT in the Digital Age adopted texts
- EU 2028 Digital Reporting Requirements (DRR) and e-invoicing
SAF-T (Standard Audit File for Tax)
Taxable Amount
Taxable Person
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VAT Persons in the Sharing Economy: The Taxable, the Non-Taxable, and the In-Between – Part I 
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 8: Platform economy: Deemed supplier regime for short-term accommodation rental and passenger transport
Taxable Transaction
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 8: Platform economy: Deemed supplier regime for short-term accommodation rental and passenger transport
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 9: Single VAT Registration (SVR) and improvements to the existing e-commerce rules and the margin scheme
Tax Authorities / Penalties
TOMS (Tour Operators Margin Scheme)
Transfer Pricing
VAT Committee
VAT Expert Group
VAT Identification Number
VAT Group
- German VAT group rules – ECJ rulings
- Does the Court of Justice require a broader interpretation of the VAT group condition ‘financial interdependence’?
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Potential for structuring: VAT group also includes non-economic activities 
VATupdate Content
ViDA
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An EU VAT System Fit for the Digital Age? The Reform Proposals (Part 1) 
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VAT in the Digital Age Proposals Published by the European Commission 
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VAT in the Digital Age: Learn about the EC’s proposals and how they will impact your business 
- EU structured e-invoices mandated 2028 intra-community supplies
- A proposal on new policies under ViDA to help and support EU businesses
- Embracing the digital transition to help fight VAT fraud and support EU businesses
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An EU VAT System Fit for the Digital Age? The Reform Proposals (Part 2) 
- VAT in the Digital Age (Part 2): “Single VAT Registration” to avoid foreign registrations
- VAT in the Digital Age (Part 3): digital reporting requirements and mandatory e-invoicing
- EU call-off stock VAT simplification ends 2025 – VAT in the Digital Age
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European Commission proposes measures to bring VAT into the Digital Age 
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VAT in the Digital Age: Platform economy and e-commerce changes 
- EU EC Sales List replaced by Digital Reporting Requirements 2028 – VAT in the Digital Age
- EU harmonises domestic Art 194 Reverse Charge 2025 – VAT in the Digital Age
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ViDA Analyzed – Part 10: Member States should allow ”Domestic reverse-charge” (Art. 194) 
- Webinar: VAT in the Digital Age: What’s next for the EU tax agenda?
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VAT in the Digital Age (“ViDA”) – EU Commission announces major VAT reforms 
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VAT in the digital age: Proposal for digital reporting requirements and e-invoicing 
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VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) is around the corner: what should we expect? 
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ViDA – The European Commission announces proposals for new VAT regime 
- Be prepared for the proposals of the European Commission on ”VAT in the Digital Age” (ViDA) on December 7
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EU ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) – Proposed Changes to the EU VAT Directive 2006/112/EC 
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EU ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) – Proposed Changes to the Implementing Regulation 282/2011 
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EU ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) – Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment Report 
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EU ViDA (VAT in the Digital Age) – Website European Commission 
- European Commission released VAT in the Digital Age and Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC8)
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 1: E-invoicing will be the general rule for the issuance of invoices – Legal basis
- Europe accelerates mandatory digital invoicing
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ViDA Analyzed – Part 2: 2 days deadline for the issuance of invoices on intra-Community supplies 
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VAT in the Digital Age: Mandatory e-reporting and e-invoicing for EU Intra-Community Transactions 
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 3: Elimination of the possibility to issue summary invoices
- VAT in the Digital Age: What You Need to Know
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VAT in the Digital Age: what does the biggest VAT reform of this century entail? 
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 4: Content of invoice – More data elements added to allow automation of process reporting (Art. 226)
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European Commission publishes proposals for VAT in the Digital Age 
- VAT in the Digital Age proposal issued to modernize the EU VAT system
- VAT in the digital age, summary of EU published legislative proposals
- EU Single VAT registration 2025 – VAT in the Digital Age
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ViDA: Commission has opened a consultation on the package on VAT in the Digital Age 
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ViDA: EU VAT Directive 2006/112/EC with the changes per Jan 1, 2024 
- EU marketplace deemed supplier for EU sellers VAT 2025
- Skatteverket: Major changes await in the area of VAT in the EU
- VAT in the digital age: the platform or sharing economy
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EU’s VAT in the Digital Age: what can we expect between 2025 and 2028? 
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ViDA: EU VAT Directive 2006/112/EC with all changes (2024 – 2028) 
- EU Import One-Stop Shop IOSS mandated for marketplaces 2025 – VAT in the Digital Age
- EU Platform Economy 2025 deemed supplier – VAT in the Digital Age
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European Commission Proposes Measures to Improve VAT System in the Digital Age 
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 7: Digital reporting system for supplies of goods and services for consideration carried out within the territory of one Member State: Articles 271a to 273
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 8: Platform economy: Deemed supplier regime for short-term accommodation rental and passenger transport
- ViDA Analyzed – Part 9: Single VAT Registration (SVR) and improvements to the existing e-commerce rules and the margin scheme
Vouchers
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Article (2017): EU VAT: The Directive on Vouchers in the Light of the General VAT Rules 
- ECJ VAT Cases – Pending cases
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