Poland VAT e-filings
Poland is to introduce compulsory online filings for a range of VAT-related submissions from 1 January 2017. The affected filings include: VAT-7; VAT; VAT-7K-7D; and the summary information VAT and EU...
View ArticleIndia e-commerce GST withholding tax
Indian e-commerce companies will face Tax Collected at Source (TCS) obligations on the new Goods and Services Tax regime due to launch in 2017. The rate could hit 2% on intra-state sales of goods and...
View ArticleChina to combine VAT rates
China has indicated that it plans to reduce the number of VAT rates to simplify compliance. This is likely to mean the consolidation of the main 11% and 6% rates – although no details have been...
View ArticleZambia VAT changes
The 2017 Zambian Budget includes a range of VAT changes for implementation from January. Withdrawal of the VAT Group regime Scraping of right to reclaim pre-registration input VAT incurred up to 3...
View ArticlePoland raises VAT registration threshold
Poland is to increase its VAT registration threshold from €30,000 to €40,000 from 1 January 2017. The country has received authorization from the EU, which is required under the EU VAT Directive. The...
View ArticleEU e-commerce VAT plan
On 1 December, the European Commission issued a range of measures to simplify the EU VAT regime, and make compliance easier for e-commerce. These will need to be agreed in full with the 28 member...
View ArticleNon-EU e-retail faces 40% EU VAT & customs hikes
The European Union has announced this week that it will scrap the VAT and customs exemptions for small packages delivered by non-EU e-commerce businesses. The change is scheduled for 2021. The change,...
View ArticleItaly VAT refund changes
Italy has guaranteed to provide VAT refunds for claims made by non-resident tax payers within 4 months of the claim submission. VAT recovery claims under the EU 8th VAT Directive for Italian VAT...
View ArticleEU VAT MOSS €10,000 threshold
The European Commission has proposed that a VAT registration threshold for cross border sales of electronic services be introduced in 2018. The move will benefit thousands of micro-businesses who had...
View ArticleKazakhstan to retain VAT
Kazakhstan has withdrawn plans to scrap its VAT regime in favour of a simplified Sales Tax system. VAT in Kazakhstan is currently 12%, and is charged by all business entities with an annual turnover...
View ArticleFrench 22% VAT possibility
The prospect of a 2% VAT increase in France – from 20% to 22% – has been raised by presidential-favourite Francois Fillion. The former prime minister won last month’s Republican party nomination. He...
View ArticleIndia attempts GST settlement
Today’s meeting of the GST Council will seek to close the two outstanding blockers to the roll out of GST in April 2017. The Council is made-up of representatives from the Centre and 16 states. The two...
View ArticleJapan 8% Consumption Tax ending on bitcoin July 2017
Japan is considering removing the liability to pay 8% Consumption Tax on bitcoin purchases from 1 July 2017. The charge on crypto currencies trading is believed to be limiting the development of the...
View ArticleBulgaria VAT changes
Bulgaria has implemented a range of changes to the VAT Act. These will come into effect on 1 January 2017, and includes: Changes to the rules on deductible VAT for supplies made into consortiums New...
View ArticleSpain e-invoice filings July 2017
Spain is to re-launch the requirement for certain tax payers to file electronic invoices within 4 days of issuance. The requirement will be placed on monthly VAT filers, and large enterprises with an...
View ArticleSouth Sudan raises Sales Tax
South Sudan has proposed increasing the level of Sales Tax from 15% to 20% in its latest budget. Historically, Sales Tax has been levied at 5% on imports and restaurant/hotel services. But it was...
View ArticleGreece EU VAT bail out dispute
Greece announced this week that it would not proceed with a planned VAT raise on certain holiday islands. The austerity measure has been agreed with major debtors of the country as part of a bail out...
View ArticleCzech cuts newspaper VAT to 10%
The Czech parliament has approved a reduction of the VAT rate on newspapers and journals from 15% to 10%. The change will apply from 1 January 2017. The cut is to provide a tax subsidy to an industry...
View ArticleTaiwan VAT on B2C e-services
Taiwan’s parliament (Yuan) has passed a law levying VAT on electronic services sold to consumers by non-resident providers. There is limited clarity of the range of service subject to VAT, but it will...
View ArticleVenezuela offers discounted VAT on card payments
Venezuela is to offer a 2% VAT rate discount to consumers purchasing goods or services by electronic payments, including credit cards and wire transfers. The measure is an incentive to avoid...
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