Economics Minister proposes cut from 24% as inflation rises to 7.8% Following discussions on a VAT cut to petrol and food (see below), the Minister of Economy, Mika Lintilla, has
Chile drops daily sales summary for e-invoicing From 1 August 2022, tax payers who must submit daily sales reporting will no longer be required relieved of the requirement. Instead, the
Eurozone energy inflation 42% July 2022 (39% June); temporary VAT subsidies for domestic power, foods and other basics A fast-growing queue of European countries are emerging to cut their already
EU extends Brexit infringement deadline to 15 September. EU latest legal action against UK on failure to fully implement Northern Ireland Protocol: Import One-Stop Shop e-commerce VAT return; customs checks
Qualified enterprises have 10% or 15% additional deduction of creditable input VAT into 2023 China’s State Council has indicated that it will extend the right for input credits for a
Government wishes to extend mandatory electronic invoicing to hundreds of thousands of small business to curb fraud India’s government looks set to lower further on1 January 2023 the annual sales
Inflation exceeds 21% in July (19% in June), highest in 20 years The Latvian Ministry of Economics is considering a two-year cut in the Value Added Tax rate on basic
Split payments of VAT to combat fraud The Caribbean islands state of the Bahamas has imposed Withholding VAT on payments by certain government bodies to commercial taxpayers. The aim is
Bosnia continues harmonisation with EU VAT Directive rules Bosnia and Herzegovina is to update a range of VAT rules under its Law on VAT. This is to help businesses comply
Finance Ministry looks to zero-rate VAT on upcoming €1,000 Gas Levy as energy inflation reaches 35.7% Germany’s plan to impose a one-off Gas Levy on its consumers in September to
Legislation to impose Sales Tax on low-value goods from 1 January 2023 (to be finalised) Following the Malaysian National Budget last year, draft amendments to the Sales Tax laws have
1st round Romanian Standard Audit File for Tax returns delayed to 1 January 2023 The original list of taxpayers subject to monthly SAF-T reporting have been given a further six
Reduction in limit on cash settlements to fight fraud Israel has reduced the permitted threshold for cash payments on B2B VAT invoices. From 1 August 2022, the maximum that may
Third round of SLIM: Simple, Local and Modern VAT reforms The Polish government has published last month comments on a draft Bill to introduce a range of VAT simplifications –
Delays in agreement on OECD Pillar 1 global tax reallocation rights prompts Nigeria to act unilaterally Nigeria has become one of the few countries to comply with the OECD 137-country
EU member states adopting harmonised tax data requests for marketplaces; efficient exchange of data between tax authorities – first reports due 2024 for transactions in 2023 Adoption of Directive on
US doubts on ratifying OECD Pillar 1 agreement for 2023 means unilateral DST’s to make a comeback? The ambitious October 2021 OECD inclusive framework on base erosion and profit shifting
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