Category European VAT

Spain: A closer step to mandatory B2B invoicing for local transactions, that is to be expected by the second semester of 2026 for big companies (otherwise second semester 2027)

A final draft of the ,so called, “Ley Crea y Crece Ordinance” (the Ordinance) has been published at the website of the Ministry of Economy, Commerce and Enterprise, for a public allegations period ending the 7th of April 2025.   Once the allegation period is over the Ordinance will have to...

The “VAT after ViDA” seen from a taxpayer point of view. Fighting against the “forgotten VAT gap” and related ideas

I. Background   On December 2022 the European Commission proposed a wide reform package to modernize and simplify the EU’s VAT ( “VAT in the Digital Age” or plan ViDA), with new rules on electronic invoices and real-time data reporting, as well as business carried out through digital...

Publication of the Ministerial Order that develops the Veri*factu Ordinace. Homologated invoicing software in Spain required, in principle, by 1st July 2025

The Ministerial Order HAC/1177/2024 that develops the technical aspects required for the invoicing software used by companies so they are compliant with Royal Decree 1007/2023, of 5 October (the, so called,  Veri*factu Ordinance) has been published in Today Official Gazette (accessible at the...

CONTRIBUTION OF THE SPANISH SII TO THE INTERNAL VAT MANAGEMENT FUNCTION

 I. A change of paradigm of the internal VAT management function   It is common that multinational companies which operate globally incur VAT reporting obligations in more than one country. When this happen, because of the different reporting parameters and technologies required by each...

The future of transaction-based reporting in the EU. The European Commission ask for a feed-back on the “Digital Reporting Requirements” (DRR)

As the fight against tax fraud becomes a critical issue and top ranks in the agendas of Governments around the world, there are an increasing number of tax Administrations which see immediate access to data as a solution an introduce in their local tax systems obligations known as Continuous...

TTL Travel VAT Conference 2022. The status quo of the intended reform of the Special Scheme for Travel Agents (TOMS) and other topics

  Next 16, 17 and 18 February 2022 we will assist to the TTL Travel VAT Conference 2022 (TTL TVC 2022) to be held at the Robinson Club Cala Serena Mallorca. This is one of the yearly events organized by Tax, Tourism and Law (TTL), a network we form part integrated by lawyers and VAT advisors...

B2C distant sales of goods by companies doing business in the European Union from a third country or territory: The new level playing field scenario

As much publicized in the media, since the 1st July 2021 there is a new scenario of the VAT treatment of the B2C distant sales of goods of companies operating from outside the European Union when selling to final consumers in any of the 27 member states.   This represents a drastic change in...

Spain. The new VAT e-commerce regulations and the SII obligations for non-resident companies

The so called “Suministro Inmediato de Información” (“Immediate Information Supply”) or SII, consists of the obligation to file electronically through the website of the Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT), in almost a “real time” basis, the data for all the transactions that must be...

Spain. The Spanish Tax Agency updates it site to inform about the new VAT regime of e-commerce

The portal of the Spanish Tax Agency (AEAT) has published a new section where all the information about the new VAT regime for electronic commerce is gathered. As has been widely commented in the media, as of July 1, 2021, all member states must have transposed the new special one-stop-shop...