Considerations on COM(2017)568 - Amendment of the VAT Implementing Regulation as regards certain exemptions for intra-Community transactions - Main contents
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dossier | COM(2017)568 - Amendment of the VAT Implementing Regulation as regards certain exemptions for intra-Community transactions. |
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document | COM(2017)568 |
date | December 4, 2018 |
(2) | Directive 2006/112/EC sets out a number of conditions for the exemption of supplies of goods from VAT in the context of certain intra-Community transactions. One of those conditions is that the goods have to be dispatched or transported from one Member State to another. |
(3) | However, the divergent approach amongst Member States in the application of those exemptions for cross-border transactions has created difficulties and legal uncertainty for businesses. This is contrary to the objective of enhancing intra-Community trade and to the abolition of the fiscal borders. It is therefore important to specify and harmonise the conditions under which the exemptions can apply. |
(4) | As cross-border VAT fraud is primarily linked to the exemption for intra-Community supplies, it is necessary to specify certain circumstances in which goods should be considered as having been dispatched or transported from the territory of the Member State of supply. |
(5) | In order to provide a practical solution for businesses and also to provide assurance for tax administrations, two rebuttable presumptions should be introduced in Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011 (2). |
(6) | The call-off stock simplification arrangements should be accompanied by appropriate recording obligations in order to ensure their correct application. |
(7) | Implementing Regulation (EU) No 282/2011 should therefore be amended accordingly, |