The VAT Gap in the EU amounted to EUR 151.5 billion in 2015


Study and Reports on the VAT Gap in the EU-28 Member States:
2017 Final Report

Please find below  the information about the VAT GAP in the 28 EU Member States.Read More »

World Wide VAT 2017 – The international VAT forum


About the event

Seven years ago, we launched our World Wide VAT forum with the aim of providing our clients with insights on the latest global trends in indirect taxation (VAT/GST/sales tax/excise taxes) and creating a platform where international business people dealing with the same indirect tax issues can meet.Read More »

EU – European Commission launches public consultation on the fight against VAT fraud


The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the fight against VAT fraud and administrative cooperation in the area of VAT. The consultation stems directly from the Commission’s VAT Action Plan, in which addressing the VAT gap and tackling VAT fraud received prominent attention. Read More »

How to improve VAT revenue collection?


Based on figures recently published by the European Commission, VAT revenue collection for 2013 has failed to show significant improvement.

During 2013, the overall VAT Total Tax Liability for the EU-26 Member States grew by about 1.2 %, while collected VAT revenues rose by 1.1 %. As a result, the overall VAT Gap in the EU-26 increased by 2.8 billion Euro and reached a total of 168 billion Euro. Read More »