Free webinars aimed for organizatios trading between the EU and this the UK are offered at the site of the UK Government. Among other, the following topics on importing and exporting goods to and from the UK are offered: ExportersCompleting customs import declarationsHow to continue to trade at the end of the end of transition periodExporting: actions you need to take to prepare for 1 January 2021Importing: staged controls and how to prepare to use themUK transition trader responsibilitiesExport...

As advanced in a former entry, a significant practical implication of the Brexit for UK companies operating in other member states is how to recover the input VAT they may incur since the 1st January 2020 in these countries when there is no local VAT charged and, as a result, there are no periodical VAT returns where such input VAT can be compensated. Since the said date and due to the Brexit the special procedure regulated in Directive 2008/9/EC of the Council laying down detailed rules for the...

Las autoridades fiscales francesas han empezado con la recaudación del impuesto digital. De hecho, ha notificado el pago de impuestos en 2020 a empresas como Facebook y Amazon.   El impuesto digital francés se aprobó en julio de 2019, aunque su recaudación se pospuso de forma temporal en espera del impuesto internacional de la OCDE. La tasa digital francesa establece un impuesto de servicios digitales del 3 % a las empresas residentes y no residentes con una facturación global mayor a 750 millon...

Published on December 11, 2020 in the Official Journal of the European Union Directive (EU) 2020/2020 of the Council, of December 7, 2020, which modifies Directive 2006/112 / EC in relation to temporary measures in relation to the value added tax applicable to vaccines against COVID-19 and medical devices for in vitro diagnosis of this disease in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new article 129.bis in Directive 2006/112 / EC is added by virtue of which Member States may adopt one of the foll...

The British tax authorities (HMRC) have published a "Revenue and Customs Brief 20 (2020)" so to explains the actions they are taking to enable overseas (not established in the EU) businesses to claim VAT refunds where they've been having difficulties in obtaining a certificate of status.

The European Commission is financing a project taking plaplace between 1 Oct 2020 and 0 Nov 2021 which aim is to evaluate the impact of digitalization in different aspects related to the management of VAT, namely:   Digital Reporting and e-invoicing;The VAT treatment of the platform economy;Single EU identification number, and aspects related to the import One-Stop Shop and the low-value threshold, with a particular focus on SMEs. The findings are expected to contribute to the preparation of a f...