- Introduction of § 22g UStG under JStG 2022 requires payment service providers to keep records of cross-border payments
- BMF issued guidelines on the application of the new regulation and granted an extension for the first report submission
- BMF references CESOP guidelines for interpretation of the new rules
- Special recording and reporting obligations for payment service providers since January 1, 2024
- Information on payments in Germany for cross-border transactions must be recorded and reported to BZSt
- Data is collected and analyzed in the central electronic payment information system (CESOP)
Source: datenbank.nwb.de
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