Accelerating Agreement on VIDA Package: Key Points and Implementation Challenges

• The Belgian presidency aims to discuss the VIDA package during the Ecofin meeting in May and hopes to reach an agreement on the entire package
• Netherlands is supportive of the proposal and is pushing for harmonization between member states during negotiations
• The goals of the proposal are to combat fraud and reduce administrative burdens, which is expected to increase compliance and decrease errors in the VAT gap in the Netherlands and the EU
• The VIDA package will require significant IT changes, so Netherlands is advocating for sufficient implementation time for businesses and the Tax Authorities
• The European Commission’s proposal ‘VAT in the Digital Age’ will require businesses to electronically invoice their customers for intra-community supplies and services, with invoices to be issued within two working days

Source: taxence.nl

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