Changes to country of taxation travel, culture, sport and other events From 1 January 2025, the place of supply VAT rules in Switzerland are changing for a number of cross-border
Anti-fraud measures to help close VAT Gap The Slovak Republic government has put out to consultation two changes to the VAT law to help reduce the Central European country’s VAT
VAT and excise law still interpretated in line with EU VAT law HMRC has confirmed that UK VAT and excise legislation should continue to be interrupted as EU law three
Slovenia becomes 19th EU member states with VAT group simplification option Slovenia is to introduce the option for related taxpayers to join under a single VAT number for reporting and
World Bank recommends Pakistan consolidated GST regime The World Bank is advocating for Pakistan to merge its federal and provincial revenue agencies into a unified General Sales Tax (GST) collection
2025 removal of cash element of VAT from B2B domestic construction services to fight fraud Greece’s Ministry of Finance is proposing in its 2025 Budget to adopt Article 199 of
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IMF working paper addressing VAT regressivity and reform The International Monetary Fund has published a Working Paper by Artur Swistak and Rita de la Feria with consideration to improving the
April 2024: Facials, manicures, make-up and body care services switch to 8% reduced rate Poland’s Ministry of Finance is reassigning cosmetic services from the 23% standard rate to the 8%
2025: Small company VAT thresholds; online events VAT rules; and VAT rate freedoms The 27 member states of the European Union are expected to implement three major changes to their
In what ways can generative and machine learning AI help VAT & GST professionals? Since the November 2023 launch of v3.5 ChatGPT, the global indirect tax world has been speculating
Digital artwork and NFT a single VAT digital services supply The Swedish Tax Agency, Skatteverket, has provided guidance at the end of last month on the Value Added Tax liabilities
Paper invoices become invalid as mandatory e-invoicing rolled out B2B and B2C Egyptian tax payers will no longer be able to rely on paper VAT invoices for the purposed of
New avoidance rules on tax registration threshold requirements The new Japanese 2024 Tax Reform Bill passed on 28 March, including a measures to prevent non-resident businesses taking advantage of the
Imposition on digital platforms Goods & Services Tax 1 April 2024 on ride and accommodation sharing New Zealand has imposed on gig & sharing economies platforms GST collections obligations from 1
2025 Tax Reform Package: Consumption Tax calculation and collection obligations for online platforms Japan has become the latest country to impose the obligations for online digital platforms to charge and
President overrules Parliament to impose 3% VAT rise from 1 April 2024 Ecuador’s new President, Daniel Noboa, on 9 February 2024 overruled parliamentary attempts to block a VAT rise. He
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