Blogs

Below is a summary of changes to the requirements for German VAT invoices.  This follows the Parliamentary approval of a new Act to implement a range of changes to bring German VAT compliance rules in...Continued

French VAT on the sale of art is to increase from 7% to 10% on 1 January 2014. French VAT rate increases This rise comes as French VAT rates are simplified to match EU VAT rates - including a higher...Continued

From the 1 June 2013, new German Value Added Tax rules on invoices came into effect following the implementation of the 2nd EU VAT Directive on Invoices.  There were also a range of other changes, inc...Continued

Germany has changed the rules to determine the German VAT place of supply on the sale of tickets to live event by organisers. Change in German VAT event and exhibitions rules Previously, where ticke...Continued

France’s government is likely to quietly drop a plan to introduce a French sales tax on digital services such as the provions on internet access, online advertising etc. The plan, raised in Februar...Continued

The German VAT authorities have provided details of the latest changes to the German VAT compliance regime. This includes:  Non-resident businesses are still regarded as foreign entities for VA...Continued

The French Supreme Court has imposed tighter rules for foreign companies processing French VAT invoices. In a recent court decision, a French VAT registered business was ruled as not being able to ...Continued

The German Ministry of Finance has curbed a concession on the German VAT treatment of wholesale cross-border supplies. Reduced German VAT import simplification Currently, supplies from wholesalers t...Continued

The German Federal Council has delayed plans to reduce the time companies are obliged to hold German VAT invoices for. The plan, approved by the German lower parliament, had been to reduce the reco...Continued

Germany has provided updated guidance on the documentation required when bringing goods into Germany from another EU member state.  This is an important element of the German Value Added Tax complianc...Continued