VAT rate hike from 12% to 16% to help finance new trade route infrastructure The Central Asian state of Kazakhstan is considering raising its standard VAT rate from 12% to 16% from January 2025. TThere will be new reduced rates for essentials and medicines to
e-invoices mandatory 2017 The Central Asian republic Kazakhstan introduced voluntary electronic invoicing in 2014, and it became mandatory in 2017. All Kazakh e-invoices must now be issued via the State Revenue Committee’s IS ESF portal. This is a clearance platform of VAT invoices between suppliers,
Electronic services by non-residents come into VAT net Kazakhstan has made foreign providers and marketplaces for digital or electronic services liable to Value Added Tax collection obligations from 1 January 2022. There is no VAT registration threshold, but there is a simplified registration process. Online
