The mechanism of settling tax on goods and services in the relationship between the investor – main contractor (buyer of construction services) and another contractor in the light of legal changes in force from January 1, 2017

Abstract

The study is devoted to the examination of the function of the so called reverse charge mechanism in the field of construction works. This mechanism is in force from Jan 1, 2017. The analysis is based on the example of a model in which the contractor performs part of the works on his/her own, and s/he commissions the remaining part of the works to other entities. The study is also an attempt to establish whether it is possible to determine on the grounds of available data that an extension of the application of the regulations of reverse burden mechanism contributed to the improvement of tax collection.

Keywords

• VAT
• reverse charge
• construction works