Spain
What are the possible settlement cycles?Quarterly
What are the submission and payment deadlines?By the 20th day of the month following the settlement period.
What are the applicable VAT rates?21%, 10%, 4% i 0%.
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?Late payment of VAT may result in a penalty of between 5% and 20% of the tax due. If a return is submitted late, the taxpayer may be charged between 20% and 200% of the tax due.
France
What are the possible settlement cycles?Monthly or quarterly
What are the submission and payment deadlines?By the 19th day of the month following the end of the settlement period.
What are the applicable VAT rates?20%, 10%, 5.5%, 2.1% and 0%.
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?For late payment of VAT, the office automatically imposes a penalty of 5% of the amount due. The taxpayer will be charged 10% of the tax amount for late submission and 0.2% of the VAT amount declared for submitting a return with errors.In the event of repeated delays and/or errors, the authority may increase the penalties imposed to up to 80% of the tax due.
United kingdom
What are the possible settlement cycles?Quarterly
What are the submission and payment deadlines?By the 7th day of the second month following the end of the settlement period (regardless of whether it is a working day, weekend or holiday)
What are the applicable VAT rates?20%, 5% and 0%
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?A penalty of 15% of the amount due may be imposed for late payment of VAT or late submission of returns. In addition, incorrect or inaccurate returns may result in a penalty being imposed in the form of surcharges, calculated as a percentage (up to 100%) of lost revenue
Ireland
What are the possible settlement cycles?Monthly or bi-monthly.
What are the submission and payment deadlines?By the 19th day of the month following the settlement period.
What are the applicable VAT rates?23%, 13.5%, 9%, 4.8% and 0%
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?Late payment of VAT may be subject to an interest of 0.0274% of the amount due per day. If a return is submitted late, the taxpayer may be charged EUR 4,000.
Sweden
What are the possible settlement cycles?Monthly or quarterly
What are the submission and payment deadlines?Monthly by the 26th day of the following month, quarterly by the 12th day of the second month following the settlement period.
What are the applicable VAT rates?25%, 12%, 6% and 0%
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?Late returns may result in a fine from SEK 500 to SEK 1,000 per late payment. Late payment is subject to interest at the Swedish National Bank's base rate plus 15% per annum.
Poland
What are the possible settlement cycles?Monthly or quarterly
What are the submission and payment deadlines?By the 25th day of the month following the settlement period.
What are the applicable VAT rates?23%, 8%, 5% and 0%.
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?Penalties for delays or errors in returns usually take the form of interest charged on the amount of VAT due.
Netherlands
What are the possible settlement cycles?Monthly or quarterly
What are the submission and payment deadlines?The last day of the second month following the settlement period
What are the applicable VAT rates?21%, 9% and 0%.
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?Late payment of VAT may result in a penalty of 3% of the tax due, up to a maximum of EUR 5,278. If a return is submitted late, the taxpayer may be charged EUR 131.
Belgium
What are the possible settlement cycles?Monthly or quarterly
What are the submission and payment deadlines?By the 20th day of the month following the settlement period.
What are the applicable VAT rates?21%, 12%, 6% or 0%.
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?Late payment of VAT will result in interest being charged at 0.8% of the VAT amount per month. If a return is submitted late, the taxpayer may be charged EUR 250.
Germany
What are the possible settlement cycles?Monthly, quarterly or annual – the period of activity in the first year of registration is determined by the German tax office. In subsequent years, the settlement period depends on the volume of sales declared in the previous year.
What are the submission and payment deadlines?By the 10th day of the month following the settlement period.
What are the applicable VAT rates?19%, 7%, 0%.
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?Late returns may result in a penalty of up to 10% of the VAT amount due, with a limit of EUR 25,000 being imposed by the authorities. Late payment is subject to interest of 1% of the VAT due for each month of delay.
Italy
What are the possible settlement cycles?Returns are submitted quarterly, while payments can be made on a monthly or quarterly basis.
What are the submission and payment deadlines?Monthly payments – by the 16th day of the following month, quarterly payments – by the 16th day of the second month following the end of the quarter.
Returns are always submitted on a quarterly basis (regardless of the payment scheme chosen) and should be received by the last working day of the second month following the end of the quarter.
What are the applicable VAT rates?22%, 10%, 5%, 4%, 0%
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?Late payment of VAT may result in a penalty of 30% of the amount due and, in addition, 2.5% interest per annum. If a return is submitted late, the taxpayer may be charged 240% of the tax due.
Czech Republic
What are the possible settlement cycles?Monthly or quarterly
What are the submission and payment deadlines?By the 25th day of the month following the settlement period
What are the applicable VAT rates?21%, 10%, 15% and 0%.
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?A penalty of 2% of the amount due may be imposed for late payment of VAT. If a return is submitted more than 5 days after the deadline, the office will charge a penalty of CZK 500 and, in addition, interest of 0.05% for each day of delay. Errors in returns result in penalties of 20% of the tax liability. Interest is charged for late payment of VAT at the rate set by the Czech National Bank.
Slovakia
What are the possible settlement cycles?Monthly or quarterly
What are the submission and payment deadlines?By the 25th day of the month following the settlement period.
What are the applicable VAT rates?20%, 10% and 0%.
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?If a return is submitted late, the taxpayer may be charged between EUR 30 and EUR 16,000.
Austria
What are the possible settlement cycles?Monthly or quarterly (depending on company turnover)
What are the submission and payment deadlines?By the 15th day of the second month following the settlement period.
What are the applicable VAT rates?20%, 13%, 10% and 0%.
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?A penalty of 2% of the amount due may be imposed for late payment of VAT. If a return is submitted late, the taxpayer may be charged 10% of the tax due.
Slovenia
What are the possible settlement cycles?Monthly
What are the submission and payment deadlines?On the last working day of the month following the settlement period.
What are the applicable VAT rates?22%, 9.5%, 5% and 0%.
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?A penalty of 50% of the amount due, up to a maximum of EUR 125,000, may be imposed for late payment of VAT or late submission of a return.
Romania
What are the possible settlement cycles?Monthly or quarterly
What are the submission and payment deadlines?By the 25th day of the month following the settlement period.
What are the applicable VAT rates?19%, 9%, 5% and 0%.
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?A penalty of 50% of the amount due, up to a maximum of RON 5,000, may be imposed for late payment of VAT or late submission of a return.
Croatia
What are the possible settlement cycles?Monthly or quarterly
What are the submission and payment deadlines?By the 20th day of the month following the settlement period
What are the applicable VAT rates?25%, 13%, 5% and 0%.
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?A penalty of 12% of the tax due may be charged for late payment of VAT. If a return is submitted late, the taxpayer may be charged between HRK 2,000 and HRK 500,000.
Wielka Brytania
What are the possible settlement cycles?Quarterly
What are the submission and payment deadlines?By the 7th day of the second month following the end of the settlement period (regardless of whether it is a working day, weekend or holiday)
What are the applicable VAT rates?20%, 5% and 0%
What are the possible consequences of errors or delays?A penalty of 15% of the amount due may be imposed for late payment of VAT or late submission of returns. In addition, incorrect or inaccurate returns may result in a penalty being imposed in the form of surcharges, calculated as a percentage (up to 100%) of lost revenue