In its Communication on tax fraud (COM/2006/254) the Commission suggested a series of measures to improve the exchange of information. One of these measures was the collection and exchange of more detailed information on intra-Community transactions. In the discussions in the anti tax fraud...

One of the debated solutions to combat certain types of VAT fraud is the introduction of a general reverse charge mechanism in the VAT system for all invoices with an amount above a certain threshold and issued between businesses. In that respect, the European Commission decided to explore the...

In its Communication on the need to develop a coordinated strategy to fight against fiscal fraud (COM/2006/254) the Commission suggested a series of measures to improve the exchange of information. One of these measures is the reduction of timeframes for the collection and exchange of...

A study on the VAT invoicing rules contained in the VAT Directive (2006/112/EC) was carried out for the European Commission by PricewaterhouseCoopers. It aims to look at the four principal areas of invoicing - the requirement to issue an invoice, the content of an invoice, electronic invoicing...