- Sweden has adopted a new VAT law to align with the EU Directive 2006/112/EC.
- The new legislation includes measures such as aligning definitions with the EU directive and excluding transactions without VAT from annual turnover calculations.
- The VAT exemption for intra-community acquisitions of products subject to excise duty is limited to cases where the duty is suspended.
- The taxable amount for transfers to another EU member country is generally the purchase price.
- Invoices must be issued for payments made before the execution of an intra-community supply of taxable goods.
- Clarity is provided on the exchange rate to be used when the taxable amount is in a currency other than the currency of the EU member country.
Source: globalvatcompliance.com
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