Opinion Statement FC 7/2018 on a Proposal for a Council Directive Amending Directive 2006/112/EC, as Regards the Introduction of Detailed Technical Measures for the Operation of the Definitive VAT System for the Taxation of Trade between Member States (20

This CFE Opinion Statement concerns the EU proposal to amend the VAT Directive to introduce detailed technical measures for the operation of the proposed definitive VAT system. In this Statement, the CFE sets out its concerns regarding the practical implications of introducing “Certified Taxable Persons” and the potential impact of the proposed Directive on SMEs, call-off stock and chain transactions, reverse charge supplies and the special schemes extending the one-stop account for VAT.