France – Change of Threshold for Refund Claims by Individuals Residing Outside the European Union

The French customs authorities recently announced that from January 2021, the threshold for individuals residing outside the European Union to claim VAT refunds on purchases made in France is EUR 100, instead of the current threshold of EUR 175.

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Paris Administrative Court – ruling of 3rd June 2025, no. 2311477, SAS AetT France In this case, following a tax audit, the French tax authorities questioned the VAT exemption on...
Judgement of the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal of the 13th June 2025, No. 24PA01668 – Meda AB In this judgment, the Paris Administrative Court of Appeal confirmed that anyone...
The change relates to VAT notice 723A. The main changes are : Refund applications sent by post now only require copies of documents rather than original copies ; Certificates of...
By Ministerial Order on VAT n°2021-574 on August 3rd 2021 published in the Official Monaco Newspaper, the authorities in Monaco have amended article A-128 J of the Turnover Tax Code...
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