The European Commission has published a proposal for a Council Regulation amending regulations regarding measures to strengthen cooperation in VAT.
Brazil standardises accounting
SPED – the Sistema Público de Escrituração (Digital Public Digital Bookkeeping System) – is a standardised financial recording scheme used by the Brazilian Government. SPED allows for business’ tax and accounting deeds to be recorded digitally, and in a standardised format
France: Agricultural sector hit by tax increases
Under the new arrangements, farmers alike will benefit from a reduction in their social security contributions to compensate for a 1.7% CSG increase.
EU adopts new VAT rules for e-commerce
On 5th December 2017, the Council of the European Union adopted new VAT rules designed to simplify e-commerce.
Austria: Increase in R&D premiums
The R&D Premium is due to be increased by the federal government at the beginning of 2018.
Germany reforms its asset depreciation law: Low value assets threshold to rise in 2018
Everything you need to know about changes to Germany’s low-value asset depreciation laws.
Russia outlines e-commerce strategy
Russia has released a new e-commerce development strategy, streamlining payment systems and overturning excessive restrictions on e-commerce.
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Changes to Dutch VAT legislation
The Netherlands has introduced wide-ranging reforms to its VAT policies.