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EU consultation on administrative co-operation and VAT fraud

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The European Commission is consulting until 31 May 2017 on updating the rules governing administrative co-operation in tackling cross-border VAT fraud in the EU. This is the latest in a group of four consultations forming part of the Commission’s action plan on VAT, launched in April 2016.

The European Commission is consulting until 31 May 2017 on updating the rules governing administrative co-operation in tackling cross-border VAT fraud in the EU. This is the latest in a group of four consultations forming part of the Commission’s action plan on VAT, launched in April 2016.

The consultation aims to update the rules Council Regulation (EU) No 904/2010 on administrative co-operation and combating fraud in the field of VAT. It seeks to:

  • gather views from stakeholders about their experience of the current rules governing administrative co-operation and fight against cross-border fraud in the field of VAT;
  • bring new insights for the on-going evaluation of Regulation (EU) 904/2010;
  • provide information about possible improvements for checking the validity of VAT identification numbers, including ‘VIES on-the-web’.
  • collect quantitative data on possible regulatory costs/benefits for businesses, and SMEs in particular.

Responses must be submitted via an online questionnaire by 31 May 2017. See http://bit.ly/2mlzdRZ.

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