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New VAT Guidelines on Company Vehicles for Employees

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The French tax authorities have issued new guidelines on the VAT treatment of company cars provided to employees. When a vehicle is provided for a defined consideration, it is considered a taxable service. This includes...more

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El Servicio de Impuestos Internos Publica su Catálogo de Esquemas Tributarios 2025

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Cada año, el Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII) actualiza la guía denominada Catálogo de Esquemas Tributarios, que contiene un listado de operaciones que pueden ser declaradas elusivas por aplicación de la Norma General...more

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Belgium - VAT: New Belgian Circular Letter on the VAT Implications of Credit Insurance - Monthly Indirect Tax Alert – January 2025

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Previously, for credit insurance covering the price of a supply including VAT, in so far as the credit insurer was subrogated in the rights of the insured supplier, the insurer was entitled to exercise the VAT refund right...more

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Brazil - VAT: Approval of the Supplementary Law on Tax Reform - Monthly Indirect Tax Alert – January 2025

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On 16 January 2025, the President ratified Supplementary Law No. 214/2025, marking a significant step in Brazilian tax reform. This new law outlines the framework for the IBS, the CBS, and IS, while also establishing the IBS...more

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China - VAT: China's New VAT Law - Monthly Indirect Tax Alert – January 2025

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The new VAT law introduces several key changes including the scope of taxable transactions, clarification of "deemed sales", non-taxable items, tax rates and more....more

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France - VAT: New French Administrative Guidelines - Regularisation of Incorrectly Invoiced VAT - Monthly Indirect Tax Alert –...

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The modification of the French administrative guidelines puts an end to an asymmetrical situation where the taxpayers had 2 years to claim incorrectly invoiced VAT and the French tax authorities had 3 years to reassess...more

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Germany VAT - VAT Grouping: Final Verdict of the German Federal Fiscal Court in Finanzamt - Monthly Indirect Tax Alert – January...

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The issue of the taxability of intra-group supplies in the context of a VAT group has been of concern to taxpayers for many years. The starting point was the question of whether a VAT group existed between a foundation under...more

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Italy - VAT: Italy Broadens Digital Services Tax Scope - Monthly Indirect Tax Alert – January 2025

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Company belonging to Euro 750 Mio Group, will pay DST regardless of their digital service turnover in Italy. ...more

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Netherlands - VAT: Dutch Attorney General (AG) Issues Conclusion on Impact of Receiving VAT Exempt Interest Income on VAT Recovery...

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Back in November 2023, the Amsterdam High Court ruled that the interest received by X BV (a notary firm) for funds in its trust account qualifies as VAT exempt turnover. According to the High Court, the interest received by X...more

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Romania - VAT: Extension of the Applicability of RO e-Invoicing System to B2C Transactions - Monthly Indirect Tax Alert – January...

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1 January 2025 marked the entry into force of the obligation for Romanian established taxpayers that carry out taxable operations in Romania to report in the Romanian invoicing System the invoices issued in B2C transactions....more

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United Kingdom - VAT: Upper Tribunal Holds that Sonder's Short Term Accommodation Failed the TOMS Tests - Monthly Indirect Tax...

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Sonder Europe Limited (Sonder) leased self-contained apartments from landlords for 2 to 10 years, furnishing and decorating them if needed (without altering the fabric or structure of the apartment), and then sub-let them to...more

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Changes to German Tax Law - What Is Planned?

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The German legislator is currently introducing a large number of tax law changes in various draft bills. This article provides an overview of the most important planned changes. The draft Annual Tax Act 2024 (JStG 2024)...more

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Not Yet Fixed in Place

In Barclays Service Corporation and another v HMRC, the First Tier Tribunal (the “FTT”) has held that the UK branch of an overseas company did not qualify as a member of a value added tax (“VAT”) group in the UK....more

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What You Need to Know About the Amendments to VAT in Para-Hotel Business

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The government has just issued an amendment n°5374 to the draft Finance Bill for 2024 aimed at clarifying the VAT regime applicable to the para-hotel and serviced residences sector, following the Administrative Supreme Court...more

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Mexico | Taxation and Collection Master Plan for 2023

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The Tax Administration Service published the coordination strategy for taxpayer audits for the fiscal year 2023, which mainly consists of management by the tax authority for taxpayer compliance, actions for the auditing of...more

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México | Plan Maestro de Fiscalización y Recaudación para 2023

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El Plan Maestro de Fiscalización y Recaudación para el ejercicio de 2023 publicado por el Servicio de Administración Tributaria publicó la estrategia de coordinación para la fiscalización de contribuyentes, la cual...more

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UK: HMRC changes to notification process for opting to tax on land and buildings

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Whilst the default position is that supplies of land and buildings are usually exempt from VAT (the sale of new commercial buildings excepted), landowners of commercial property will often choose to opt to tax their property...more

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UK VAT Treatment of Fund Management Review Announced

As part of the Edinburgh Reforms announced by the UK Government (link back to “UK FS Reforms”), the UK Government has launched a public consultation on the VAT treatment of fund management. The consultation, published on 9...more

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UK Tax Round Up - May 2022

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Welcome to May's edition of the UK Tax Round Up. This month has seen a number of interesting court decisions, an important opinion of the European Commission’s Advocate General and the commencement of a Treasury consultation...more

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Winners and Losers: HMRC Revises Policy on VAT Treatment of Fees and Compensation for Early Termination of Contracts

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) now considers that charges made by businesses to their customers to withdraw early from agreements to supply goods or services are payments for a supply and potentially subject to value added-tax...more

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VAT liability for supervisory board remuneration

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The VAT handling of the settlement of remunerations for Supervisory Board members has been changed. Consequences resulting from these changes must be implemented by 1 January 2022 at the latest. Companies must check the legal...more

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UK Tax Round Up - May 2021

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UK General Tax Developments - Stamp Duty and COVID-19 - Since the start of the first UK lockdown in March 2020, HMRC has been accepting that documents can be stamped electronically. HMRC has now confirmed that, where...more

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Global Tax Insights: Uncertain tax positions: preparing for further tax disclosure

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The UK government is pressing ahead with its proposal to require large businesses to notify their “uncertain tax positions” to HMRC. ...more

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Taxes — Not So Certain After All? HMRC Looks to Mind the Gap

The size of the UK's 'legal interpretation tax gap' is a matter of increasing concern to the government, so much so that it has now published its second consultation on the topic. A 'legal interpretation tax gap' arises where...more

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UK Tax Round Up - April 2021

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UK Case Law Developments - Tax avoidance motive did not prevent availability of share for share exchange treatment - In Euromoney Institutional Investor plc v HMRC, the FTT held that the share for share exchange...more

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