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European Commission Requests Germany to Withdraw its new VAT Requirements for Online Marketplace Platforms

15 October 2019

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The European Commission has announced as part of its October infringements package that it has requested Germany to withdraw its new VAT Requirements for online marketplace platforms for sales into Germany. --- Taxation: Commission requests that GERMANY withdraw recent legal changes affecting European businesses selling goods online to German consumers The Commission decided today to send a letter of formal notice to Germany in relation to its new legislation on distance sales of goods sold through digital marketplaces. According to German law, as of 1 October 2019, a marketplace becomes jointly and severally liable for the VAT due on goods...