Slovakia: Major changes in draft amendment to VAT Act

A draft amendment to the Slovak VAT Act proposing several major changes

A draft amendment to the Slovak VAT Act proposing several major changes

The Slovak Ministry of Finance introduced a draft amendment to the Slovak Value Added Tax (VAT) Act proposing several major changes.

The planned effective dates are 1 July 2024 and 1 January 2025 (except for amendment of reporting obligation of providers of payment services which is proposed to be effective from 31 March 2024).

The changes include:

  • Introduction of special scheme for small enterprises
  • Changes in VAT registration and VAT deregistration of established and non-established taxable persons; and changes in deadlines for filing VAT reports and issuing invoices
  • Changes in late VAT registration and related reporting
  • Introduction of reverse-charge mechanism upon importation of the goods (subject to further conditions)
  • Amendment of the place of supply of services for virtual events
  • Introduction of the possibility to claim input VAT deduction from the intra-community acquisition of the goods based on a document other than an invoice
  • Decrease in the amount upon receipt of which a simplified invoice may be issued from €1,000 to €400.

Read a July 2023 report prepared by the KPMG member firm in Slovakia

 

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