On 02.10.2018, the EU Finance Ministers in the ECOFIN reached a decision on a number of measures in the field of VAT legislation. The ECOFIN agreed on the so-called “quick fixes” proposed by the EU Commission last year and these shall apply as of 01.01.2020 (cf. KMLZ Newsletter 32/2017). Furthermore, the Council allowed, until 30.06.2022, to apply temporarily the generalised reverse charge regime. In the future, member states will be permitted to apply a reduced VAT rate or a zero rate to electronic publications. The agreed measures to strengthen administrative cooperation between member states shall apply as of 01.01.2020.
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