EU Directive 2021/514Annex V Threshold RulesFrom 1 Jan 2023Free

DAC7 Reporting Threshold Checker

Check whether a platform seller triggers EU DAC7 reporting obligations. The 30-transaction / €2,000 exclusion applies only to sale of goods. Personal services, rental, and transport: all Active Sellers are reportable. Based on Council Directive 2021/514, Annex V.

Official EU Directive textAirbnb, eBay, Vinted & all platformsReports due 31 Jan annually

Important: threshold applies only to goods

The 30-transaction / €2,000 exclusion (Annex V, Section I, B(4)(d)) applies only to sale of goods (tangible property). For personal services, rental of property, and rental of transport, every Active Seller with at least one transaction is a Reportable Seller — no minimum threshold exists for those activities.

Check DAC7 Reporting Status
Enter the seller's activity type, number of transactions, and gross amount for the calendar year.

Examples: eBay, Vinted, Amazon Marketplace, online resale

Sale of goods: Excluded (not reportable) only if fewer than 30 transactions AND less than €2,000 in the period. Both must be below their threshold.

20 transactions10 below threshold
1,500€500 below threshold
DAC7 Platform Reporting: Complete Guide
EU Directive 2021/514, Annex V — per-activity threshold rules, platform obligations, and reporting timeline

What is DAC7?

DAC7 (Council Directive EU 2021/514, amending Directive 2011/16/EU) extends EU administrative cooperation in taxation to the digital platform economy. It requires Reporting Platform Operators to collect, verify, and report information about Reportable Sellers to national tax authorities, who then automatically exchange this data with the seller's country of residence.

The directive covers platforms facilitating rental of immovable property (e.g. Airbnb, Vrbo), personal services (e.g. Fiverr, Deliveroo), sale of goods (e.g. eBay, Vinted), and rental of transport (e.g. car-sharing). The first Reportable Period was calendar year 2023.

Threshold Rules by Activity Type

The 30-transaction / €2,000 threshold is not universal. Annex V, Section I, paragraph B(4) of the directive defines which sellers are "Excluded Sellers" — and the minimum threshold exclusion applies only to sale of goods (tangible property). The other activity types have no minimum threshold.

Rental of immovable property

No threshold: All Active Sellers (≥ 1 transaction) are Reportable Sellers. No minimum exclusion in the directive.

Personal services

No threshold: All Active Sellers (≥ 1 transaction) are Reportable Sellers. No minimum exclusion in the directive.

Sale of goods

Threshold applies: Excluded if < 30 transactions AND < €2,000. Both must be below. (Annex V, B(4)(d))

Rental of transport

No threshold: All Active Sellers (≥ 1 transaction) are Reportable Sellers. No minimum exclusion in the directive.

Examples

1 Airbnb stay, €80 → Reportable (rental has no threshold)
3 tutoring sessions, €150 → Reportable (personal services, no threshold)
25 goods sales, €2,500 → Reportable (goods: amount ≥ €2,000)
35 goods sales, €1,200 → Reportable (goods: transactions ≥ 30)
20 goods sales, €1,500 → Not reportable (goods: both below thresholds)

Who Must Report?

EU-established platform operators that facilitate Relevant Activities must comply. Non-EU platforms also have reporting obligations when they facilitate Relevant Activities of EU-resident sellers, or involve rental of EU-located immovable property. Non-EU platforms must register in a single member state and are subject to the same reporting rules.

For each Reportable Seller, platforms must collect and report: name, primary address, TIN (or place of birth for individuals if no TIN), date of birth (individuals), VAT identification number, financial account identifier, total consideration per quarter, number of activities per quarter, and fees/taxes/commissions withheld. For immovable property: also the property address and land registration number.

Reporting Timeline

Directive transposition deadline31 December 2022
Effective from1 January 2023
First Reportable PeriodCalendar year 2023
First reports due31 January 2024
Automatic exchange deadline28 February each year
Annual reporting deadline31 January each year

Source: Article 8ac(3) of Directive 2021/514 — communication within two months following end of Reportable Period. Member States must exchange received information within one month (Article 8ac(3)).

Frequently Asked Questions

DAC7 (Council Directive EU 2021/514) extends EU administrative cooperation rules in taxation to the platform economy. It obliges platform operators to collect and report information about sellers who earn income through their platforms, helping tax authorities detect undeclared platform income.

The 30-transaction / €2,000 exclusion in Annex V, Section I, B(4)(d) of the directive applies ONLY to the sale of goods. For goods: excluded only if fewer than 30 transactions AND less than €2,000 in the period — both must be below. For personal services, rental of immovable property, and rental of transport, there is no minimum threshold: all Active Sellers with at least one transaction are Reportable Sellers.

The directive targeted the lowest-activity casual marketplace sellers. The 30-transaction / €2,000 threshold in Annex V is explicitly limited to 'sale of Goods' (defined as tangible property). Services and rental activities do not benefit from this exclusion — a single tutoring session, holiday let, or car-share booking makes the seller reportable.

DAC7 covers four Relevant Activity types: rental of immovable property (e.g. Airbnb short-term lets), personal services (e.g. tutoring, cleaning, gig work, ride-sharing), sale of goods (e.g. eBay, Vinted, Amazon Marketplace), and rental of any mode of transport (e.g. car-sharing platforms).

EU platform operators that facilitate Relevant Activities must report. Non-EU platforms also have reporting obligations when they facilitate Relevant Activities of EU-resident sellers or involve rental of EU-located immovable property. Reports are filed with the competent authority in the platform's member state and automatically exchanged across the EU.

DAC7 applies from January 1, 2023. The first Reportable Period was calendar year 2023, with reports due by January 31, 2024. Subsequent annual reports are due by January 31 each year for the prior calendar year.

Platforms must report per Reportable Seller: name, primary address, TIN (or place of birth if no TIN for individuals), date of birth (individuals), VAT identification number where available, financial account identifier, total consideration paid per quarter, number of relevant activities per quarter, and fees/taxes/commissions withheld. For immovable property: also the property address and land registration number.

Entities (not individuals) for which the platform facilitated more than 2,000 rental activities per Property Listing are treated as Excluded Sellers (Annex V, Section I, B(4)(c)). This targets large hotel chains and tour operators — they are excluded from standard per-seller reporting. Individual landlords renting out a property are not covered by this exclusion and are always Reportable Sellers.
Threshold by Activity
Per Annex V, Section I, B(4)(d)

Sale of Goods only

Excluded if < 30 transactions AND < €2,000 in the year

Rental / Services / Transport

No minimum threshold. All Active Sellers are Reportable Sellers.

Timeline
Effective1 Jan 2023
First reports due31 Jan 2024
Annual deadline31 Jan each year
4 Activity Types
Rental of immovable propertyno threshold
Personal servicesno threshold
Sale of goodsthreshold
Rental of transportno threshold
What Platforms Report

• Seller name & primary address

• TIN (or place of birth if absent)

• Date of birth (individuals)

• VAT identification number

• Financial account identifier

• Consideration paid per quarter

• Number of activities per quarter

• Fees, taxes, commissions withheld

For rentals: property address & land registration number