


Customs & International Trade
As a result of the rapidly increasing global trade, your company may be confronted with complex customs (and related) legislation. Is your company involved in international trade and are your goods moved across the globe? Then, adequate customs planning and knowledge of import- and export regulations is key to avoid unnecessary risks and costs.
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Fixed establishment services and VAT
31 March 2021 - Mutual services between a home country company and its branch (fixed establishment) are generally not subject to VAT because they are regarded as one integrated taxpayer. However, there are some exceptions.

Amendment of Polish national tax law
9 December 2020 - Do you employ workers residing in Poland? Or are you a hirer of Polish workers? If so, a change in the law in Poland may have an impact on the final net income of these workers. This is an amendment to the Polish national tax law. The bill was accepted on 30 November 2020, and the new legislation will enter into force on 1 January 2021. We have listed the consequences of this...

COVID-19 Global Tax and Law Tracker
Mazars’ global tax and legal experts have created this interactive Covid-19 Tax and Law Tracker to help you access and understand the Covid-19 legislation and tax measures that impact you and your business, wherever in the world you operate.

Videoconferencing by the Board of Directors
22 April 2020 - We are living in strange times. About half of the world population is currently in some form of ‘lock down’. As a result thereof many plans cannot be carried out as they had been devised. However, creativity looms as well. Working from home is suddenly widespread and seems to have little impact on the productivity of people. Work is done ‘from a distance’ and meetings are held...

Transfer pricing in times of COVID-19
20 april 2020 - During this global pandemic, companies should urgently review their existing transfer pricing models in order to reassess transfer pricing risks, take appropriate countermeasures in the short term and find efficient solutions for compliance.

Brexit: Is it going to happen on 31 January 2020?
17 January 2020 – At present, it is likely that the UK will leave the European Union on 31 January 2020 with a withdrawal agreement. The approval of this agreement by the EU is virtually certain following the publication of the EU on 13 January last. The withdrawal agreement provides, among other things, for the entry into force of a transition period.

Important change in customs regulation
30 July 2020 - The Dutch customs authorities have announced an important change in the definition of “exporter of record” that will apply as from 1 January 2021. Accordingly, it will (from a customs point of view) not be possible for non-EU businesses to act as exporter of record in the EU.

Brexit: deal or no-deal? We will help you!
17 October 2019 – The developments surrounding the Brexit follow each other rapidly. As it stands, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union on 31 October 2019. In that case, the United Kingdom is no longer a member of the internal market and the customs union and there is no further agreement within the EU. Then the same rules apply as for other countries outside the EU. But what does...

New reporting requirement cross-border arrangement
26 June 2018 – The ‘Mandatory Disclosure Directive’ was passed by the Council of the European Union on 25 May 2018. In short, this Directive means that cross-border arrangements involving certain characteristics known as ‘hallmarks’ must be reported to the Dutch Tax and Customs Administration. The Directive came into force on 25 June 2018.

Brexit transitional period for VAT and customs
23 March 2018 – With approximately a year left before the United Kingdom is set to leave the EU, Brexit negotiators took an important step on 19 March 2018 with regard to VAT and customs. Among other things, it has been agreed that a transitional period will apply to indirect taxes up to 31 December 2020.

Nieuwe btw-regels e-commerce
14 december 2017 - De Raad van de EU heeft op 5 december 2017 het voorstel van de Europese Commissie over de nieuwe regels voor webwinkels (e-commerce) aangenomen. Het doel van het voorstel is om de btw-heffing van grensoverschrijdende verkopen door webwinkels aan consumenten te vereenvoudigen.