European VAT

Refusal to grant a tax exemption to an intra-community supply due to the absence of VAT identification number in the country of arrival

Can Member States refuse to grant a tax exemption in respect of an intra-Community supply (in this instance, an intra-Community transfer) when the VAT identification number (in the country of

Fixed establishment (“supplier”)

A company established in the UK operated services on mobile and Internet networks by resorting exclusively to services from French operators and server centres in order to carry out its

VAT Expert Group (VEG) – September 2016 Report

The VEG submitted a report as part of the implementation of the definitive VAT system. The main subjects tackled in this report are the following: The establishment of a common

Retrospective effect of a corrected invoice

Does the correction of an invoice have a retrospective effect? In dealing with this question, the ECJ held that the correction of a men-tion on an invoice does have a

Reverse-charge mechanism for import VAT in France

Following the publication on the Economie Bleue law, it is possible to elect to account for VAT under the reverse-charge mechanism by way of simple option, from 22, June 2016,

Gemeente Borsele (CJUE, 12 May 2016, case C-520/14)

A municipality which organises school transport using third-party transport companies, and which received contributions, from the parents of (only) certain students, representing merely 3% of the actual transport costs, was