The Inspectorate SZW did enforce the reporting obligation during the first six months but did not impose any penalties. This trial period ended on September 1, 2020 and thus the freedom to voluntarily comply with the reporting obligation has come to an end.
On August 28, 2020 by letter to the Lower House of Parliament, the government presented a relief and recovery package for businesses and workers, which follows on from the two previous emergency packages.
Many companies are not aware that retrospective intercompany transfer pricing adjustments could potentially impact the customs valuation of goods imported into the EU. It is therefore imperative that action will be taken.
In the order for reference, the Court of Appeals The Hague based its assessment on the framework set by the Supreme Court in its judgment and offered more clarity on some practical elements.
In this edition of the FS Tax newsletter we discuss two important judgments by the Court of Justice of the European Union in VAT cases: firstly, in the A Oy case, the Court established that co-location services do not constitute the leasing of or service attributable to immovable property. Secondly, in the BlackRock case, the Court confirmed that the provision of a single management service is not partially VAT-exempt.
The postponement of the effective date of the e-commerce EU VAT package to 1 July 2021 has been confirmed by the Council of the EU on 22 July 2020. E-commerce businesses will need to get their data, systems and processes ready for these major changes on time.
Last week the European Commission announced its first steps towards a new EU Tax Package, with already quite some attention towards tax compliance formalities.
“It was great to see that the emphasis on tax compliance is an integral part of this package. The EU seems to acknowledge the impact on the EU compliance position of European multinationals from the start” states Frank Metsemakers, Senior Tax Manager Global Compliance, in his blog.
