Category: French VAT

France’s pilot program for electronic invoicing The French government is launching a pilot program and calling for applications for its upcoming electronic invoicing mandate. Companies keen to test out the functionality of the French e-invoicing regime have until the end…

France transfers VAT registration-related formalities to the INPI portal On 1 January 2023, the French government transferred all VAT registration, changes of company details and deregistration requests to the online one-stop shop of the INPI, the French National Institute of…

Starting 1 January 2022, France is making Postponed VAT Accounting automatic and mandatory for all businesses VAT registered under the standard French VAT regime. This is good news for traders importing into France who should benefit from a significant cashflow relief.   What…

Will these changes to French VAT law affect your business? From January 1st 2020, the French tax authority will be making digital marketplaces jointly liable for the VAT due by sellers suspected of ignoring their French VAT obligations.   As a new year resolution, France is going on a real hunt for e-commerce fraudsters and online marketplaces are currently in the…

Top Marketplaces in France for Online Sellers to Expand Into Are you considering expanding your e-commerce business into France? France is one of the largest e-commerce markets, not only in Europe but globally.  With a population of 65 million, it’s a great…

E-Commerce – In The News May 2018 A round-up of the latest and greatest e-commerce news stories this week   Weekly Round-Up EU Receives EU Green Light For Real-Time VAT Reporting By Ulrika Lomas On the 19th April 2018, the…

Our 2018 VAT webinar will provide you with a great introduction to the VAT regulations that any business new to exporting will need to understand.   Date: Tuesday, 13 February 2018 Topic:  Whether you are planning to sell goods or services…

Information for online retailers selling into France marks our sixth country-specific Essential Guide to VAT and what you need to know when selling online.  This is focused on those companies based within the EU as well as those non-EU sellers…

Selling Online Internationally? SimplyVAT.com and ibt Partners are hosting a WEBINAR to get your New Year international expansion plans off on the right foot! Date: 13th JANUARY 2016 Topic:  The Essential Guide To European Value Added Tax (VAT) and Ecommerce  – Understand how VAT…

VAT Registration Foreign companies can register for VAT in France without the need to form a local company. You can also voluntarily register for VAT in France. However please let your own tax authority know that you have opted to…