The planned amendments to the regulation on marketplace liability in the Annual Tax Act 2020 are contrary to the purpose of the OSS procedure. Online traders will be required to submit a German VAT-ID to their online marketplace operator. Online traders from other EU countries must therefore register in Germany for VAT purposes. This is precisely what the new OSS procedure was intended to avoid.
Source: kmlz.de
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