- EU member states have reached political agreement on VAT rules for the digital age
- The agreement includes making VAT reporting obligations for cross-border transactions fully digital by 2030
- Online platforms will be required to pay VAT on short-term accommodation and passenger transport
- The VAT one stop shop scheme will be improved and expanded to avoid multiple registrations in different member states
- VAT entrepreneurs will issue e-invoices for cross-border transactions and report data automatically to tax authorities
- National tax authorities will share data through a new IT system to combat VAT fraud
- Platform operators will be responsible for collecting and remitting VAT in cases where service providers do not pay VAT
- The new rules aim to prevent excessive VAT registrations and expand the one-stop-shop scheme to certain products sold between businesses and consumers in different member states
Source: advocatie.nl
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