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Essentia specialises in global VAT management. We help businesses to manage their worldwide compliance and cost burden with respect to VAT and similar taxes.

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EU Flat Import Fees Webinar:

We are running a free of charge webinar on the new rules and how to plan for them on:

Tues 21/4/2026, at 15.30 CEST/14.30 BST/9.30 EDT

and will last one hour. Please register for the Webinar below:

[email protected]

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Essentia's International VAT News Letter (April 2026 Edition):

Just to make you aware that the April 2026 edition of the Essentia, International VAT newsletter is now available to read:

Link: https://t.co/yAMFqPQ4Uf

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Team Essentia.

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Netherlands - VAT rate hike from 9% to 21% on accommodation in 2026

On 11th of Nov2025 the Netherlands published in its Official Gazette a Bill, on the basis of which as of the 1st of January 2026 the Dutch VAT rate applicable to accommodation services will go from 9% to 21%.

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Essentia News Letter:

The Dec 2025 edition of the Essentia, International VAT newsletter is now available:

Link: https://t.co/K9VUMssTxB

If you have not already subscribed, then please go to the Essentia Global Services website: https://t.co/XItqgXS219

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Essentia News Letter (August 2025 Edition):

https://t.co/NziNxX3hXV

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Estonia - VAT Rate Change from 22% to 24% effective 1 July 2025.

Further to our news story last year, Estonia has confirmed that it will change its standard VAT rate from 22% to 24% effective 1 July 2025.

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Understanding the Trump Tariffs:

We kicking off a short video series exploring the Trump Tariffs — what they are, who they impact, and how international businesses can manage the consequences

We break down:

- What the tariffs are
- Why they were introduced
- Who’s affected

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March 2025 VAT Newsletter:

Please find a link below to access your informative and insightful bi-monthly international VAT newsletter covering all the latest news from across the globe.

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News Letter Link:

https://t.co/vhr73dnIbp

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VAT in the Digital Age (VIDA) is the European Commission’s attempt to modernize the EU’s VAT system. Many EU Member States have decided to pursue certain measures to tackle VAT fraud and evasion, often introducing digital reporting requirements, e-invoicing or other measures.

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Find a link below to access your informative international VAT newsletter covering all the latest news from across the globe.

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News Letter Link:

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The new Estonian govt has announced its plans to soon again increase the standard VAT rate by further 2% with a view to gaining more funds to cover the increasing spending on the country’s defence needs. If the plan is implemented on 1 July 25 the standard VAT rate will be 24%.

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The Finnish government has confirmed that the standard VAT rate will change from 24% to 25.5% on 1 September 2024.  This gives businesses a relatively short timeframe in which to implement the necessary changes to ensure the correct rate of VAT is applied.

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Poland – Mandatory e-Invoicing (KSeF) Set To Go Live only In 2026. It initially was meant to go live as of July 2024 however this had been delayed due to a number of IT issues.

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UK: H. Ripley FTT case – Zero Rating Dispatches To Other countries:

https://t.co/9DZWpcG188

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The Japanese Government is to consider introducing a new requirement that would make digital platforms responsible for accounting for any Japanese Consumption Tax (JCT) due on provisions of
electronic services to consumer clients by overseas businesses.

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Update Italy - VAT UK Reciprocity Agreement

We now have a reciprocity agreement with Italy according to HMRC via CIOT
This means 13th Directive claims submitted by UK businesses no longer have to be filed via a tax representative.

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Is International VAT Keeping You Up At Night! 😟

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Essentia Global Services February 2024 Newsletter:

Link below to access your informative and insightful bi-monthly international VAT newsletter covering all the latest news from across the globe.

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News Letter Link:

https://t.co/BceEZBsH6W

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Poland - e-Invoicing Delayed:

On the 19th of January 2024 the Polish Minister of Finance announced that the mandatory e-invoicing system will not go live as of 1 July 2024

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Olympics Paris 2024 VAT Recovery:

For businesses involved in the #paris2024 #olympicgames here's a guide to working out how you can recover #VAT costs.

Should you require any further information then please get in touch with our team: [email protected] 🙂