- Operational challenges and market risks may lead to a retreat from full liability for deemed supplier VAT obligations for online marketplaces
- Introduction of deemed supplier VAT obligations has created challenges for platforms, sellers, buyers, and tax authorities
- Recent failure in the EU to agree on deemed supplier requirements for ride and accommodation sharing platforms
- Obligations make marketplaces responsible for collecting and remitting VAT on behalf of sellers
- Designed to improve tax compliance and simplify the VAT system
- Tax authorities see this as a remedy for lost VAT revenues due to online marketplace success.
Source: vatcalc.com
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