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Luxembourg to Expand VAT Reverse Charge to Counter Carousel Fraud

08 November 2023

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Proposed Changes

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Luxembourg

On 3 November 2023, the Luxembourg government submitted Bill 8339 in the Chamber of Deputies, which would expand the scope of the VAT reverse charge mechanism to counter carousel fraud. Carousel fraud, also known as missing trader fraud, is a form of VAT fraud in connection with the supply of certain goods or the provision of certain services where an EU Member State reimburses input VAT for the purchaser without the supplier paying the output VAT. The expanded scope includes the following supplies: Supplies of mobile phones, including all devices capable of connecting to a mobile telephone network made or...