Steps towards a pan-European VAT system

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Steps towards a pan-European VAT system

Proposals to harmonize treatment on the place of supply of services in the EU are going through the political process. Harry Reeder of KPMG in the UK and Christian Amand of KPMG in Belgium explain their rationale, explore some of their implications and suggest they take us a step closer to a federal system

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