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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
On 18 April 2025, Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) published amendments to the VAT Implementing Regulations. Key changes include stricter VAT group formation criteria, new deemed supplier rules for...more
When the Dutch entrepreneur receives a purchase order from a customer, they order the same product from a non-EU established merchant (Merchant) via an online platform operated by a non-EU entrepreneur (Platform operator)....more
On 26 May 2025, the UAE Federal Tax Authority (FTA) issued Public Clarification VATP044, confirming that UAE-based recipients of Concerned Services are not required to self-issue tax invoices if they retain valid invoices or...more
On 18 February 2025, the Italian Revenue Agency issued Ruling n. 38/2025 (the "Ruling"), commenting the enactment of the Decree-Law No. 131 of 16 September 2024 ("Decreto salva infrazioni" – converted into Law No. 166 of 14...more
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
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
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
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
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
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
Company belonging to Euro 750 Mio Group, will pay DST regardless of their digital service turnover in Italy. ...more
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
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
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
The Spanish Tax Court clarified that a sale and lease-back transaction carried out between an entity and a bank does not qualify as a supply of goods (here Real Estate) for VAT purposes, but as a financing transaction....more
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
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
In Target Group Ltd v HMRC [2023] UKSC 35 (“Target”), the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court has held that the loan services which the taxpayer company provided to a bank were not exempt from VAT. ...more
After more than two decades of discussions, the National Congress approved, and the President of the Republic enacted the final text of the Constitutional Amendment n. 132/2023, known as the Brazilian Tax Reform on...more
En Conceptos 907362 del 26 de julio de 2021 y 90112 del 14 de febrero de 2022, la Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN) de Colombia, había limitado el descuento en el impuesto sobre la renta del impuesto sobre...more
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
The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation resolved the case 413/2022 holding that the civil law rule to offset receivables and payables between parties to a transaction is not considered payment for VAT credit purposes....more
On 15 February 2022, the Indonesian Government formalised its intention to relocate the capital from Jakarta to an undeveloped area in Kalimantan island, to be named “Nusantara” under Law No. 3 of 2022 regarding the State...more
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