04/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - Practical guidelines for new VAT rules for telecoms and e-services. On Friday 4 April, the European Commission published practical guidelines to prepare businesses for the new VAT rules for telecoms and e-services, which will enter into force in 2015. The aim is to help businesses to be fully prepared on time for the change-over, whereby VAT will be charged where the customer is based, rather than where the seller is. The guidelines focus on the information that will be requested to register and account for VAT, the formats in which it will be requested, the submission deadlines, and all practical details on the payments. Additional guidelines will be published next year on the new place of supply rules. (MB)