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Hello Valerie,

I am an independent management consultant (7022Z) with one client in Italy and others in ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú + elsewhere. I am in a bit of a TVA back and forth with the Italian client and wanted your advice. The situation is as follows:

• I crossed the threshold for TVA some time in June. Therefore in the invoices before June I didn’t charge VAT and included the TVA exemption message (art. 293B … ). This was for all clients till then, who promptly paid the amount as per agreed terms.
• I crossed the threshold for TVA some time in June. Therefore in the invoices before June I didn’t charge VAT and included the TVA exemption message (art. 293B … ). This was for all clients till then, who promptly paid the amount as per agreed terms.
• From July onwards I began charging TVA @20% in my invoices. My ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú clients have paid them along with the TVA and have asked me to submit a proof that I have paid in the collected TVA to the ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú government, whenever I file my taxes (next May I guess?)
• The Italian client however insists that since they are European, I should not charge them a TVA. To quote them “In this case the general rule should be that since is an EU company, so we should expect an invoice without ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú Vat, but vat solved directly in Italy by”.

Of course I could resend a TVA free invoice, but wasn’t sure that is legal at all. I have been insisting them to pay HT + TVA.

What do you suggest?

Regards