VAT updates: June 2015

The latest developments in VAT including EC plans reform of digital tax rules for VAT and e-services, HMRC loses Southern Cross appeal at Upper Tribunal, cross-border rulings opinion to shape transparency in decisions across EU28 and India on path to single rate of nationwide sales tax

EC plans reform of tax rules for VAT and e-services

European Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker has announced plans to create a digital single market, which will see the simplification of tax rules to reduce the burden of cross-border VAT, along with other reforms to the treatment of certain e-services.

The plans comprise 16 initiatives which aim to remove barriers to trade in the digital space to provide better access for consumers and businesses to digital goods and services in Europe while creating the right regulatory conditions for digital industries to thrive, and levelling the playing field for digital networks and services.

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