Ending of VAT liabilities deferral Denmark is the latest European country to start the withdrawal of coronavirus-related Value Added Tax support measures. The repayment period for VAT liabilities due by
COVID-19 forces temporary tax hikes Brazil’s federal tax on financial transactions, Imposto Sobre Operações Financeiras—IOF, is being temporarily increases between 20 September and 31 December 2021. The raise is aimed
COVID-19 VAT support Angola’s government has today announced plans to reduce the Value Added Tax rate on a range of essential goods from the standard rate of 14% to 7%.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina tax authorities have announced a rise in the Value Added Tax registration threshold and a range of other measures which should come into effect before the
The internet, and major online marketplaces, have enabled businesses and people to buy and sell goods and services on a hugely expanding scale in the past five years. The EU
Standard rate cut partially funded by removal of zero-rating on basics The Caribbean Island of the Bahamas has agreed a 2% VAT rate cut from 12% to 10% by 1
Tax registers with live reporting to the Revenue Authority The Kenya Revenue Authority KRA started in August 2021 the operations of e-invoicing cash registers under which taxpayers to maintain a
Drop in oil prices and COVID-19 may force VAT hike The Arab Gulf state of Bahrain will raise its standard Value Added Tax rate from 5% to 10% from 1
Confusion on monthly transaction-based reporting for non-residents due from 1 January 2022 Foreign businesses with a Portuguese Value Added Tax registration for local taxable transactions face new invoice reporting requirements
COVID-19 VAT cut to help tourism The Baltic state of Latvia is considering a bill in Parliament to reduce the Value Added Tax rate on hotel accommodation and catering from
Beginning of end of self-prepared VAT returns Hungary is to join Italy and Spain in offering taxpayers pre-completed VAT returns – eVAT – from 12 November 2021. They were originally
Harmonised tax data requests for marketplaces; efficient exchange of data between tax authorities – first reports due 2024 for transactions in 2023 Directive on Administration Cooperation (DAC 7) has been
Quick response codes and ATUD invoice ID Portugal is set impose invoice QR Code and ATCUD unique invoice ID’s from 1 January 2023 for ATCUD – a delay from the
Tax authorities have long eyed marketplaces with frustration arising from these marketplaces having helped to create the huge gig and sharing sectors. However, this frustration is mixed with the tax
COVID-19 VAT cuts for hard-hit sectors Vietnam has announced a range of measures to help businesses still coping with the ongoing COVID pandemic. A Value Added Tax rate subsidy of
Argentina’s tax authority, AFIP – Federal Administration of Public Taxes, completed the mandatory imposition of eFactura in July 2019. E-invoices had first been introduced in 2003 on a voluntary basis. QR
Coalition partners include digital reporting and no VAT hikes in negotiations Following the inconclusive German government elections, the SPD, Free Democratic Party (FDP) and Green Party have drawn-up a range
Pakistan has imposed a 2% withholding sales tax on marketplaces’ third-party sales. This came into effect on 1 September 2021 according to the Pakistani Federal Board of Revenue Ordinance No.
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