- From 1 January 2024, all payment service providers operating in the EU must record and report transactional data of cross-border payments in every EU Member State where they provide certain payment services via CESOP.
- The CESOP regulations also apply to businesses in the Middle East providing payment services in EU Member States.
- ME businesses should assess the impact of CESOP reporting and implement measures to become CESOP compliant.
- The data gathered will be centralized within CESOP to support efforts to close the VAT gap in the EU.
- ME businesses providing payment services in the EU should determine if they are in scope of CESOP, assess the operational impact, and prioritize compliance.
- CESOP reporting obligations apply to payment service providers, including those benefiting from the small payment institutions exemption.
- PSPs with reportable data must transmit it every calendar quarter to the tax authorities in their home and host Member States in a standardized XML format.
- There could be potentially reporting obligations in 27 different EU Member States for PSPs, each with different XML formats and requirements.
Source: www2.deloitte.com
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