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- EU states' VAT collection gap at EUR 137 bn in 2017
- Thorough reform of the VAT system is needed to make it more fraud-proof, the EU Commission said Thursday as it released a study showing Member States lost EUR ... — last modified 10 September 2019, 23:48 CET — filed under: Commission, Headline2, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- VAT Gap
- EU countries lost almost €150 billion in Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenues in 2016, according to a new study published today by the European Commission. — last modified 21 September 2018, 22:15 CET — filed under: VAT — Relevance: 1%
- Brussels proposes more flexibility over VAT rates
- The European Commission proposed Thursday new rules which would give EU Member States more flexibility to set Value Added Tax (VAT) rates and to create a ... — last modified 23 January 2018, 13:28 CET — filed under: Headline2, SMEs, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- EU finance ministers agree lower VAT for e-publications
- Ministers agreed to allow EU states to apply reduced, 'super-reduced' or zero VAT rates to electronic publications Tuesday, thereby allowing alignment of VAT ... — last modified 04 October 2018, 18:23 CET — filed under: Headline2, VAT, European Council — Relevance: 1%
- EUR 160 billion VAT gap "unacceptable", says EU
- EU Member States lost a staggering EUR 159.5 billion in uncollected VAT revenue in 2014, according to figures released by the European Commission on Tuesday in ... — last modified 07 September 2016, 22:45 CET — filed under: Headline1, Tax, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- VAT fraud costs the EU EUR 50 billion a year
- EU countries lost almost EUR 150 billion in VAT revenues in 2016, of which EUR 50 bn went to the benefit of criminals, according to a new study published ... — last modified 24 September 2018, 22:49 CET — filed under: Headline2, VAT, Crime — Relevance: 1%
- Brussels launches new tool to crack down on VAT fraud
- A new system to help EU countries crack down on VAT fraud, launched Wednesday by the European Commission, allows EU Member States to rapidly exchange and ... — last modified 16 May 2019, 23:05 CET — filed under: Headline2, Finance, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- EU states agree measures to combat VAT fraud
- The EU Council of finance ministers reached provisional agreement Friday on a set of rules on exchange of VAT payment data to facilitate detection of tax fraud ... — last modified 11 November 2019, 23:32 CET — filed under: Headline1, Finance, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- EU to strengthen cross-border cooperation on VAT fraud
- EU Finance Ministers today reached an agreement on a draft regulation which will enable EU member states to combine efforts in combating fraud with regard to ... — last modified 08 June 2010, 20:15 CET — filed under: fraud, Finance, EU Law, Taxation, Council of Ministers, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- MEPs back measures to cut VAT fraud in e-commerce
- The European Parliament gave its approval Tuesday to measures designed to fight e-commerce VAT evasion that would help cut some of the EUR 137 billion lost ... — last modified 19 December 2019, 17:29 CET — filed under: Headline2, Consumer, Finance, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- EUR 152 bn VAT gap points way to EU reform
- The EU Commission published a report Thursday showing that EU Member States lost an estimated total of EUR 152 billion in VAT revenues in 2015, as it readies ... — last modified 29 September 2017, 18:18 CET — filed under: Headline2, SMEs, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- EU looks to reduce VAT burden for online trade
- A new system for VAT for digital products - the EU's response to distortions of the market and loss of revenue through the online economy - has attracted much ... — last modified 01 October 2015, 16:54 CET — filed under: SMEs, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- EU VAT reform to crack down on fraud
- The EU Commission set out plans Wednesday for the biggest reform of EU VAT rules in a quarter of a century, hoping to crack down on an estimated EUR 50 billion ... — last modified 05 October 2017, 15:49 CET — filed under: Headline, SMEs, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- Brussels mulls changes to VAT rules for financial and insurance services
- The EU Commission launched a public consultation Tuesday to gather views on the current VAT rules for financial and insurance services, and to seek ideas on ... — last modified 10 February 2021, 21:25 CET — filed under: Finance, Tax, Headline2, SMEs, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- SMEs say no to Commission approach for definitive VAT system
- In a position paper, UEAPME presents quite a negative assessment of the European Commission's proposal for the first steps towards a Single EU VAT system. — last modified 06 March 2018, 15:21 CET — filed under: SMEs, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- VAT gap - frequently asked questions
- The VAT GAP is the overall difference between the expected VAT revenue and the amount actually collected. — last modified 05 September 2019, 23:40 CET — filed under: VAT — Relevance: 1%
- ECA special report No 13/2011 on whether the control of customs procedure 42 prevents and detects Value Added Tax (VAT) evasion
- Customs procedure 42 is the regime an importer uses in order to obtain a VAT exemption when the imported goods will be transported to another Member State. In ... — last modified 13 December 2011, 19:43 CET — filed under: VAT — Relevance: 1%
- Equality for VAT E-Invoices
- New Directive 2010/45/EU sets out measures that ensure tax authorities accept electronic invoices under the same conditions as for paper invoices, and to ... — last modified 01 December 2010, 01:21 CET — filed under: Taxation, VAT, Finance, EU Law summaries — Relevance: 1%
- VAT Gap
- Member States in the European Union are losing billions of euros in value-added tax (VAT) revenues because of tax fraud and inadequate tax collection systems. ... — last modified 06 September 2016, 19:01 CET — filed under: Tax, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- Billions lost in VAT Gap - study
- An estimated EUR 193 billion in VAT revenues (1.5% of GDP) was lost due to non-compliance or non-collection in 2011, according to a new study on the VAT Gap in ... — last modified 19 September 2013, 17:27 CET — filed under: fraud, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- Standard VAT Return
- A new standard VAT return, which could cut costs for EU businesses by up to EUR 15 billion a year, is proposed by the European Commission. The aim of this ... — last modified 24 October 2013, 13:28 CET — filed under: VAT — Relevance: 1%
- Action Plan on VAT - Towards a single EU VAT area
- On 7 April 2016 the European Commission adopted an Action Plan on VAT - Towards a single EU VAT area. Following adoption of this Action Plan, the European ... — last modified 18 January 2018, 16:47 CET — filed under: VAT — Relevance: 1%
- VAT for small businesses and setting VAT rates - background guide
- The European Commission proposed on 18 January new rules to give EU Member States more flexibility to set Value Added Tax (VAT) rates and to create a better ... — last modified 18 January 2018, 17:06 CET — filed under: SMEs, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- Common system of VAT (the 'VAT Directive')
- This Directive codifies the provisions implementing the common system of VAT, which applies to the production and distribution of goods and services bought and ... — last modified 26 December 2009, 00:45 CET — filed under: Finance, EU Law, SMEs, Taxation, EU Law summaries, EU legislation, Consumer, VAT, Economy — Relevance: 1%
- VAT: Commission proposes new instrument for speedy response to fraud
- The European Commission on 31 July adopted a proposal for a Quick Reaction Mechanism which would enable EU Member States to respond more swiftly and ... — last modified 01 August 2012, 19:17 CET — filed under: VAT — Relevance: 1%
- Green Paper on the future of VAT - Towards a simpler, more robust and efficient VAT system - consultation
- The European Commission on 1 December launched a wide public consultation on how the EU’s Value Added Tax (VAT) system can be strengthened and improved, to the ... — last modified 02 December 2010, 13:04 CET — filed under: Taxation, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- Study to quantify and analyse the VAT Gap in the EU-27 Member States - final report
- The study aims to understand the recent trends in the field of VAT collection better, by updating the VAT Gap estimates for 2000-2006 produced in the Reckon ... — last modified 19 September 2013, 17:03 CET — filed under: Finance, VAT — Relevance: 1%
- The VAT Gap 2015 report
- VAT revenue collection has failed to show significant improvement across EU Member States according to the latest figures released by the European Commission ... — last modified 04 September 2015, 22:40 CET — filed under: VAT — Relevance: 1%
- VAT Gap questions & answers
- EU Member States lost EUR 152 billion in 2015, according to a European Commission report, which the EU executive says shows there is urgent need for VAT reform. — last modified 28 September 2017, 22:24 CET — filed under: VAT — Relevance: 1%
- VAT number validation (VIES)
- This web page allows you to verify the validity of a VAT identification number issued by an EU Member State by specifying the VAT number you wish to validate, ... — last modified 17 June 2014, 13:13 CET — filed under: Taxation, VAT — Relevance: 1%