Chapter XI: Special schemes
Section 2: Special schemes for taxable persons supplying services to non-taxable persons or making distance sales of goods or certain domestic supplies of goods (Articles 358 to 369x of Directive 2006/112/EC) [1] [2]
Subsection 10: Records [3]
Article 63c [4] [5]
1. In order to be regarded as sufficiently detailed within the meaning of Articles 369 and 369k of Directive 2006/112/EC, the records kept by the taxable person shall contain the following information:
the Member State of consumption to which the goods or services are supplied;
the type of services or the description and quantity of goods supplied;
the date of the supply of the goods or services;
the taxable amount indicating the currency used;
any subsequent increase or reduction of the taxable amount;
the VAT rate applied;
the amount of VAT payable indicating the currency used;
the date and amount of payments received;
any payments on account received before the supply of the goods or services;
where an invoice is issued, the information contained on the invoice;
in respect of services, the information used to determine the place where the customer is established or has his permanent address or usually resides and, in respect of goods, the information used to determine the place where the dispatch or the transport of the goods to the customer begins and ends;
any proof of possible returns of goods, including the taxable amount and the VAT rate applied.
2. In order to be regarded as sufficiently detailed within the meaning of Article 369x of Directive 2006/112/EC, the records kept by the taxable person or the intermediary acting on his behalf shall contain the following information:
the Member State of consumption to which the goods are supplied;
the description and quantity of goods supplied;
the date of the supply of goods;
the taxable amount indicating the currency used;
any subsequent increase or reduction of the taxable amount;
the VAT rate applied;
the amount of VAT payable indicating the currency used;
the date and amount of payments received;
where an invoice is issued, the information contained on the invoice;
the information used to determine the place where the dispatch or the transport of the goods to the customer begins and ends;
proof of possible returns of goods, including the taxable amount and VAT rate applied;
the order number or unique transaction number;
the unique consignment number where that taxable person is directly involved in the delivery.
3. The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be recorded by the taxable person or the intermediary acting on his behalf in such a way that it can be made available by electronic means without delay and in respect of each individual good or service supplied.
Where a taxable person or the intermediary acting on his behalf has been requested to submit, by electronic means, the records referred to in Articles 369, 369k and 369x of Directive 2006/112/EC and he has failed to submit them within 20 days of the date of the request, the Member State of identification shall remind the taxable person or the intermediary acting on his behalf to submit those records. The Member State of identification shall by electronic means inform the Member States of consumption that the reminder has been sent.
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1↓M5, A1
2According to
Art. 1 No 12 Council Directive (EU) 2025/518 of 11 March 2025 (OJ L, 2025/518,
) the heading of Section 2 in Chapter XI will
be replaced with effect from
by the following:
‚Section 2: Special schemes for taxable persons
supplying services to non-taxable persons or making distance sales of goods,
certain domestic supplies of goods or transfers of own goods (Articles 358 to
369xk of Directive
2006/112/EC)‘.
3↓M5, A1
4↓M5, A1
5According
to Art. 1 No 27 Council Directive (EU) 2025/518 of 11 March 2025 (OJ L,
2025/518, 25.3.2025) Art. 63c will be amended with effect from 1.7.2028 as
follows:
a) paragraph 1 is amended as
follows:
i) point (b) is replaced by the
following:
‚b) the type of services or
the description and quantity of goods supplied, indicating, where applicable,
whether it is a supply in accordance with Article 16, 18 or 26 of Directive
2006/112/EC following a transfer under the transfer-of-own-goods
scheme;‘.
ii) the following point is
inserted:
‚ba) the relevant information
related to adjustments in accordance with Title X, Chapter 5, of Directive
2006/112/EC following a transfer under the transfer-of-own-goods
scheme;‘.
iii) point (f) is replaced by the
following:
‚f) the VAT rate applied,
where relevant;‘.
iv) the following point is
inserted:
‚fa) in the case of exemption
with right of deduction, reference to the applicable provision of Directive
2006/112/EC, or to the corresponding national provision;‘.
v) point (g) is replaced by the
following:
‚g) the amount of VAT payable
indicating the currency used, where relevant;‘.
vi) points (k) and (l) are replaced
by the following:
‚k) in respect of services,
the information used to determine the place of supply of the service and, in
respect of goods, the information used to determine the place where the
dispatch or the transport of the goods to the customer begins and
ends;
l) any proof of possible returns of
goods, including the taxable amount and the VAT rate applied, where
relevant;‘.
vii) the following point is
added:
‚m) in respect of supplies
where the taxable person is deemed to have received and supplied goods in
accordance with Article 14a of Directive 2006/112/EC, the name, postal address
and electronic address or website of the supplier whose supplies are
facilitated through the use of the electronic interface, and, if
available:
i) the VAT identification number or national tax
number of the supplier;
ii) the bank account number or number of
virtual account of the supplier.‘
b) paragraph 2 is amended as
follows:
i) point (f) is replaced by the
following:
‚f) the VAT rate applied,
where relevant;‘.
ii) the following point is
inserted:
‚fa) in the case of exemption
with right of deduction, reference to the applicable provision of Directive
2006/112/EC, or to the corresponding national provision;‘.
iii) the following point is
added:
‚n) in respect of supplies
where the taxable person is deemed to have received and supplied goods in
accordance with Article 14a of Directive 2006/112/EC, the name, postal address
and electronic address or website of the supplier whose supplies are
facilitated through the use of the electronic interface, and, if
available:
i) the VAT identification number or national tax
number of the supplier;
ii) the bank account number or number of
virtual account of the supplier.‘
c) the following paragraph is
inserted:
‚2a. In order to be regarded as sufficiently
detailed within the meaning of Article 369xk of Directive 2006/112/EC, the
records kept by the taxable person shall contain all of the following
information:
a) as regards the Member State from
which the goods have been dispatched or transported:
i) the taxable person’s VAT
identification number or tax identification number in that Member State, if
any;
ii) the address from which the goods
were dispatched or transported;
b) as regards the Member State to
which the goods have been dispatched or transported:
i) the taxable person’s VAT
identification number or tax identification number in that Member State, if
any;
ii) the address to which the goods
were dispatched or transported;
c) the description and quantity of
the goods dispatched or transported to another Member State, indicating where
applicable whether those are capital goods as defined by the Member State to
which the goods have been dispatched or transported;
d) the date of the dispatch or
transport of the goods dispatched or transported to another Member
State;
e) the taxable amount, indicating
the currency used;
f) any subsequent increase or
reduction in the taxable amount;
g) where a self-invoice is issued,
the information contained on the invoice.‘
d) paragraph 3 is replaced by the
following:
‚3. The information referred to in paragraphs
1, 2 and 2a of this Article shall be recorded by the taxable person or the
intermediary acting on their behalf in such a way that it can be made available
by electronic means without delay and in respect of each individual service or
good supplied, or transferred. Where that taxable person or the intermediary
acting on their behalf has been requested to submit, by electronic means, the
records referred to in Articles 369, 369k, 369x and 369xk of Directive
2006/112/EC and they have failed to submit them within 20 days of the date of
the request, the Member State of identification shall remind the taxable person
or the intermediary acting on their behalf to submit those records. The Member
State of identification shall by electronic means inform the Member States of
consumption or the Member States from and to which the goods have been
dispatched or transported that the reminder has been sent.‘