Category: International VAT

SimplyVAT.com’s Consultancy Team helps business claim €1m VAT refund  When the new schemes were introduced in 2021, some businesses may have found it difficult to decipher whether they were registering for the correct one. The MOSS expanded into the OSS…

New DAC7 reporting obligations for online platforms comes into effect On 1 January 2023, the DAC7 came into effect in the EU, making online platforms liable for reporting seller’s income on an annual basis. This new reporting requirement was adopted…

Belgium introduces new statutes of limitations, interest rates and makes changes to the application of the reverse charge mechanism With effect of 1 January 2023, the Belgian government introduced a number of measures impacting VAT. Firstly, the reverse charge mechanism…

As the original influencer platform, Instagram holds promise for modern entrepreneurs and business owners alike. With over 1 billion active monthly users and over 200 million of them visiting business accounts daily, the social media platform has become a popular…

Audits: Don’t let one ruin your year It’s one of the most dreaded letters any business person receives. It starts innocently enough, “Dear Taxpayer, while processing your return, we noticed a few issues which raised questions…” and then the dreaded…

The federal government of Canada is introducing new tax rules for ecommerce, which are proposed to come into effect as of 1 July 2021. These will aim to create a fair environment for taxation where all online businesses can compete on equal footing.   Currently, foreign ecommerce traders generally don’t have to collect GST/HST on the supplies they…

VAT rates: Are you charging your customers correctly? Only a few days to go before the new ecommerce VAT rules should come into effect in the EU. Starting 1 July 2021, the general rule for ecommerce taxation is changing and all online businesses should make sure they are ready to apply the new…

Amazon expansion into Sweden: what are the tax implications?  Amazon has announced the launch of Amazon.se, the latest Amazon store in a country where consumers are keen online shoppers with a high purchase power.   The expansion to a new market means further business opportunities for sellers,…

Germany requested by the EU to withdraw legal changes affecting EU e-commerce retailers This will probably come as a relief for many e-commerce sellers who dreaded having their accounts potentially shut on Ebay or Amazon German marketplaces.   In October 2019, the European Commission decided…

VAT Update 2019 UK VAT Update New VAT updates have been introduced by the European Union for businesses making digital sales to consumers across the EU. This should simplify the process for SME’s selling digital services cross-border. From January 1,…