- EU lawmakers seek a one-year delay to most elements of the VAT in the digital age (VIDA) package
- The VIDA package aims to improve tax authorities’ use of technology and modernize VAT rules
- MEPs want businesses to have enough time to prepare for the changes
- MEPs also recommend changes to obligations on platforms providing short-term accommodation
- MEPs endorse changes to VAT rules for taxable persons facilitating distance sales of imported goods
- Proposed changes include removing the EUR150 threshold for the Import One Stop Shop (IOSS) and extending the deemed supplier rule
- MEPs call for improved cooperation in fighting VAT fraud and improvements to the VAT Information Exchange System (VIES)
- MEPs suggest the Commission should support national tax authorities with resources and technical advice for electronic systems.
Source: answerconnect.cch.com
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