Category Archives : Take Action Now


Latest HMRC Concessions
Will the new HMRC EUVAT simplifications make a positive difference for you? Or are they a sticky plaster that could actually make things worse? We worked with HMRC on this and explained to them, before Christmas, why these two simplifications weren’t actually much help for most businesses – and could make […]

HMRC Simplifications To The EUVAT Rules – A Help Or ...


EU Commission Meetings on EU VAT this week
Juliet and I are off to Brussels this week, to meet with senior members of the EU Commission. Our meeting with David Gauke (UK Treasury Secretary) in September was successful, but everything the UK government is proposing is ‘tinkering around the edges’. The are not prepared to negotiate an easement […]

Don’t Let Your Government Leave It Too Late To Help ...





EU VAT Action Campaign Update 7
Hundreds of VATMOSS-registered businesses received letters demanding ridiculous EU VAT payments from the Irish Revenue over the past week. We’re talking demands for up to millions of Euros – only received by VATMOSS-registered businesses. The letters caused stress and confusion – and also huge worry that, if they were a […]

Irish VATMOSS ‘Scam’ Letters & Important EU VAT Action Campaign ...


EUVAT Action Update: When is a 'start up' NOT a start up? 1
There have been discussions in the forums & the press this week about the EU Commission calling for an exemption threshold for EUVAT (hooray!) for ‘start-ups’ (panic!). Here’s a short video to help you understand why this is simply something getting lost in translation – but also why we URGENTLY […]

Don’t Let The Term ‘Start-Up’ Freak You Out! Still Time ...



Please share this video far and wide! 10
Here’s a short (but very important) video updating you on what has been happening with the EUVAT Action Campaign over the past few weeks – and how we urgently need your help for the next push. We also wanted to let you know about a breakthrough that has happened: thanks […]

Huge Progress – Time For A Group #EUVAT Push Ready ...


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Last night EU Commissioner VP Andrus Ansip made a formal statement in the Parliamentary debate about EU VAT. In it, he agreed that the consequences of this Digital VAT legislation are severe for small businesses and that the additional administration it brings is something they cannot manage. This is a huge […]

UK Call To Action: Get Your Business Association To Demand ...


Is it too little, too late on EU VAT? 8
We are hugely grateful to the MEPs who succeeded in scheduling this evening’s debate on EU VAT in the European Parliament. However, we are also  disappointed in the EU Commission’s official response from VP Andrus Ansip, who is responsible for the Digital Single Market (DSM) and who represented Pierre Moscovici […]

Too Little, Too Late? #EUVAT Offer From EU VP ...