SARS scraps 15% import VAT exemption on consignments below 500 rand from 1 September 2024 The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has imposed on all imported consignments for B2C sales 15% VAT. This came into effect from 1 September 2024. Previously, parcels below 500 rand
Court of Appeal rules Uber drivers are employees and are not responsible for GST Uber has lost its appeal against a New Zealand Employment Court ruling that its drivers are employees as Uber controlled the terms of the contracts. This is similar to the UK
Proposals as part of VAT in the Digital Age ViDA reforms to reduce fraud As part of the EU VAT in the Digital Age ViDA reforms, it has been proposed that there will be more transaction data exchanges to help reduce problems on Import One-Stop
Ending of Withholding VAT requirements for electronic payments 1st Sept 2025 The requirement for payment providers to withhold the VAT element on electronic payments for foreign digital services will end on 1 September 2024. This was confirmed last week in a Ministry of the Economy
Governing body of Streamlined Sales and Use Tax calls out 3 states The Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board (SST) found Georgia, Nebraska, and Ohio non-compliant with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA) during its 2024 Annual State Compliance Review. Georgia was flagged for
New guidance on using OSS to report Northern Ireland to EU B2C sales The UK’s HMRC has provided new guidance on how UK or other sellers selling goods B2C between Northern Ireland and the EU may register and report to HMRC via the EU One-Stop
European Court of Justice confirms receiving services from linked supplier in another EU country does not constitute VAT Fixed Establishment On June 13, 2024, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) issued a ruling in the Adient case (Case C-533/22), clarifying whether a
Appeal against Prudential VAT group ruling that VAT due if payment made after member leaves UK VAT Group The UK Supreme Court is to permit Prudential to appeal the March 2024 Court of Appeal ruling that VAT is due on payments once a party has
Predictive analysis and machine learning tackles €185 million VAT and other tax frauds The Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance’s specialised Artificial Intelligence tax fraud department, Predictive Analytics Competence Center (PACC), has been enjoying success in identifying various tax frauds. PACC’s work includes analysing VAT missing-trader
Update to 2017 requirements, including place of supply and EEU supplies The Russian Federation imposed the obligation to Value Added Tax register on foreign providers of digital or electronic services from 1 January 2017. This includes sales of services to consumers and businesses customers, too
