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EU defers e-commerce VAT package in light Of COVID-19
May 19th, 2020
The EU will postpone the entry into force of its VAT e-commerce package and will defer certain filing deadlines under the administrative cooperation directives due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Commission has proposed that the VAT e-commerce package ...
VAT exemption thresholds in Europe
April 7th, 2020
Countries around the world have been introducing various fiscal measures to counteract the economic distress caused by COVID-19. One measure—among many others—has been to make changes to Value-Added Taxes (VAT), such as delaying payments, speeding up refunds, or reducing ...
VAT Gap: EU countries lost €137 billion in VAT revenues in 2017
September 12th, 2019
EU countries lost €137 billion in Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenues in 2017 according to a study released by the European Commission today. The so-called ‘VAT Gap’ – or the overall difference between the expected VAT revenue and the amount ...
AxiCorp derivatives licence suspended
August 1st, 2019
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA), New Zealand’s government agency responsible for the regulation of capital markets and financial services in New Zealand, has issued today a press release to inform that has suspended the derivatives issuer licence of AxiCorp ...
UK financial regulator proposes ban on sale of crypto-derivatives to retail consumers
July 4th, 2019
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing rules to address harm to retail consumers from the sale of derivatives and exchange traded notes (ETNs) referencing certain types of cryptoassets. The FCA considers these products are ill-suited to retail consumers ...
Cross-border testing pilot for innovative firms open to applications
February 1st, 2019
The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) – a group of 29 international organisations including the Financial Conduct Authority – is inviting applications from firms wishing to test innovative financial products, services or business models across more than one country ...
ESAs released a report on innovation facilitators established within the EU
January 8th, 2019
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published a joint report on innovation facilitators (regulatory sandboxes and innovation hubs). The report sets out a comparative analysis of the innovation facilitators established to date within the EU. The ESAs also set out ...
EU VAT changes on vouchers became effective
January 7th, 2019
Significant changes to the way that businesses should account for value-added tax on vouchers became effective on January 1, 2019. The overhaul to the rules is intended to simplify the tax treatment of vouchers, especially where they can either ...
EU issues Regulations on 2021 VAT rule changes for e-Commerce
December 20th, 2018
The European Commission has published proposed implementing regulations for reforms to VAT rules for e-commerce that will be effective from January 2021. These implementing regulations are intended to ensure the smooth running of the new VAT rules for e-commerce ...
The AFS licence of the retail OTC derivative issuer AGM Markets cancelled
November 14th, 2018
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued an announcement to inform that ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) licence of the retail OTC derivative issuer, AGM Markets. In accordance the announcement, an ASIC investigation found ...
