Btw en douane update Nicolas Thomas Senior Manager & Bart Vrancken Director
Btw en douane update 1. Customs & International trade • Union Customs Code (UCC) • The Rise of Export Control
2. Btw • Opeisbaarheid…anno 2016 • Onroerend goed • Substance & btw • HvJ Skandia • Varia • Speerpunten voor 2016?
Customs & International trade UCC
1. Union Customs Code What’s happening?
The Union Customs code will come into effect on 1 May 2016
The UCC will replace the current EU customs legislation
The changes apply in all EU Member States
How will this affect the business
The last major update to EU customs legislation took place over 20 years ago!
Remember it’s not a one size fits all!
These changes affect companies in different ways!
1. Union Customs Code How will it differ from the current legislation?
“First Sale” will not be available under the UCC “First Sale”
There are changes being made to the conditions and criteria to be met (e.g. professional competence)
Guarantees will now be mandatory in all EU Member States, with reduced guarantee levels also available
Authorised Economic Operator (AEO)
Customs Procedures
Examples of changes to the current legislation Customs Debt and Guarantees
Customs Valuation
Stricter requirements as to when royalties should be included in the customs value
Binding Tariff Information
The UCC will combine certain procedures with stricter criteria on application (e.g. inward processing (suspension) and PCC) and will withdraw others (e.g. inward processing (drawback) Period of validity has been reduced from 6 years to 3 years
1. Union Customs Code Structure under the UCC
Release for free circulation At arrival – presentation to Customs Temporary storage (max. 90 days) Simplification – declaration based upon summary entry declaration
Special procedures; • Transit • Warehousing • Processing • Specific use
(Re-)export
Where possible, similar rules & procedures
1. Union Customs Code Key attention points
Inward processing
Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)
e.g. broader application, no drawback system, compensatory interest…
e.g. reducing guarantees, impact AEO-C certificate…
Outward processing
Customs valuation
e.g. customs debt rules, release for free circulation by other persons…
e.g. abolishment first sale, royalties, simplifcations…
Storage e.g. abolishment type D warehouse, internet sales allowed…
Centralised Clearance e.g. legal basis, co-operation mandatory for Member States…
UCC Opportunities
Levy of interest on customs debt e.g. impact mandatory interest…
BTI-BOI-Binding rulings e.g. only for EU persons/entities…
Entry into the records
Transitional measures
e.g. replaces current local clearance procedure, requirement AEO-C certificate…
e.g. impact on BTI’s, PCC, IP-drawback authorisations, customs warehouse type D…
Customs & International trade The Rise of Export Control
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Export Controls Foundations
2. Export Control What is it ?
What if ? • Fines • Business disruption (black lists) • Supply chain disruption • Damage to reputation
What ?
Regulations imposed by governments to restrict the movement of certain goods, software and technology As a result, companies must require approvals from the relevant national authorities before exporting
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Control ?
Product Control : Materials, chemicals, "micro-organisms" and "toxins“ End user, End use and Destination control …. MASTER DATA
2. Export Control Am I hit ? 2
Data Screening: Regulatory environment
3 Data Screening: Operations
1 • Awareness: Knowledge • Roles & Responsibilities: governance model
SOLUTION
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Compliance: documentary
2. Export Control Key attention point Knowledge Building
Procedural aspects
Create awareness within the teams
Define practical procedure as regards to documentary obligations
Governance model
System based approach
Design internal roles and responsibilities model towards export control management
Regulatory monitoring Set-up regulatory screening process
Benchmark existing supporting solutions
Export Control
Master Data quality assessment in view of Export
Reporting Obligations
Network building Organize KLAMA collaboration
control
Blue Print of operations Review supply chain model and assess export controllable flows
AEO UCC 1st may 2016
Btw – opeisbaarheid... Anno 2016
1. Opeisbaarheid…anno 2016
Goederen & diensten
• Oude regeling en factuur wint (zelfs) aan belang
Intracom. handelingen
• Oude regeling, maar let op!
B2C
• Incassostelsel
B2G
• Incassostelsel
Btw – onroerend goed
2. Onroerend goed C-55/14, Régie communale du stade Luc Varenne
De terbeschikkingstelling, onder bezwarende titel, van een voetbalstadion is geen (passieve vrijgestelde) onroerende verhuur wanneer: • de eigenaar zich bepaalde rechten en voorrechten voorbehoudt, en • verschillende diensten verstrekt die goed zijn voor 80 % van de contractuele vergoeding zoals instandhouding, schoonmaak, onderhoud en aanpassing aan de geldende normen Uiteindelijke (feitelijke) beoordeling door nationale rechter.
Kantoren meer dan 10%
2. Onroerend goed Ruling nr. 2015.035, 3 maart 2015
Zinvoller om de 10 %-drempel te beoordelen in functie van het volume opslagruimte (in 3D) in vergelijking met het volume van het kantoor voor het personeel dat belast is met het beheer van de opgeslagen goederen
Btw – substance & btw
3. Substance & btw Hof van Beroep te Brussel dd. 30.04.2015
NV S
NV L
• NV L heeft vaste inrichting in België
• Toepassing van DFDSprincipe Klanten
• Link met BEPS actie 7
Btw – HvJ Skandia
4. Btw-eenheid C-7/13, Skandia America & Beslissing van 3 april 2015 (nr. E.T. 127.577)
Skandia US HQ
Belastbare
Skandia US bijkantoor
Skandia BE entiteiten
handeling?
• US bijkantoor is, als lid van de btw-eenheid, samen met de andere BE entiteiten een afzonderlijke btw-plichtige • BE btw verschuldigd in aangifte btw-eenheid, geen toepassing FCEbank • Geen rekening houden met omzet US HQ voor berekening omzet (pro-rata) • Artikel 19bis wordt opgeheven • Interpretatieproblemen tussen Lidstaten
Btw - varia
5. Varia
Btw aftrek holdings bevestigd indien actief beheer Btw aftrek catering wordt aanvaard indien publicitair karakter Btw plicht bestuurders: uitstel 1 april 2016 & aanschrijving
Btw tarief werk in onroerende staat: 6% indien ouder dan 10j Verhoging drempel kleine ondernemingen naar 25.000
Btw - speerpunten 2016?
6. Speerpunten 2016
Nieuwe regels kostendelende verenigingen
Hervorming btw boeten uitgangspunt goede trouw
Nieuwe regels btweenheden
Rechtszekerheid btw-statuut AGB’s, publiekrechtelijke lichamen en jeugdhuizen
Toelichting op diensten betreffende onroerende goederen
Versoepelen van de bewijslast bij IC handelingen
Wegwerken van concurrentie -verstoring
Contacts Philippe Vanclooster Partner
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