- The text explains that the IOSS regime is meant to be protected against fraud by linking each shipment to the taxpayer’s unique IOSS number, preventing misuse of another registrant’s ID.
- It states that IOSS is incompatible with the EU small business scheme and, according to the new rules, also with the flat-rate regime; a business that opts for one cannot use the other.
- This incompatibility was already supported by earlier OSS and VAT Committee guidance, and the Italian tax authority’s previous contrary view is now considered outdated.
- The ViDA rules also extend the EU OSS regime from 1 January 2027 to 30 June 2028 for certain cross-border supplies of gas, electricity, heat, and cooling to non-business consumers in other Member States.
Source: eutekne.info
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