Sarah Halsted provides an updated guide to the VAT standard rates and compliance thresholds across the European Union
This table summarises the standard rates of VAT in each member state and other useful information such as registration distance selling and intrastat thresholds.
The various thresholds have remained relatively static around the EU since the last update published in September 2013. Only three countries – France Cyprus and Italy – have raised their standard rate of VAT and none of these increases have exceeded 1%. Luxembourg intends to raise its standard rate of 15% (currently the EU’s lowest) to 17% but this is not expected to take effect until 2015.
The EU recently reduced the percentage coverage of compulsory
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Sarah Halsted provides an updated guide to the VAT standard rates and compliance thresholds across the European Union
This table summarises the standard rates of VAT in each member state and other useful information such as registration distance selling and intrastat thresholds.
The various thresholds have remained relatively static around the EU since the last update published in September 2013. Only three countries – France Cyprus and Italy – have raised their standard rate of VAT and none of these increases have exceeded 1%. Luxembourg intends to raise its standard rate of 15% (currently the EU’s lowest) to 17% but this is not expected to take effect until 2015.
The EU recently reduced the percentage coverage of compulsory
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