Swiss referendum gives green light for digital streaming ‘Lex Netflix’ levy where foreign services do not invest in local production Swiss voters on 15 May agreed to introduce a 4% levy on providers of digital streaming services such as Amazon, Disney+ and Netflix. This is
Bolivia pauses on imposing VAT on non-resident e-services providers to consumers Bolivia’s Servicio de impuestos nacionales (SIN) has paused on extending its VAT regime to certain digital services provided to its consumers. In November 2021, SIN confirmed VAT is only applicable for resident providers already registered
Switzerland is to hold a referendum on 15 May to introduce a 4% levy on providers of digital streaming services such as Amazon, Disney and Netflix. This is expected to generate between CHF18 million ($19.3 million) and CHF30 million a year for the Swiss film
Kenya to raise DST from 1.5% to 3% despite OECD agreement for 2023 global corporate tax reforms The Kenyan 2022 Finance Bill plans to raise the country’s Digital Services Tax from 1.5% to 3%. The Organisation for Cooperation and Development, which has coordinated a global settlement
Swiss referendum on digital streaming ‘Lex Netflix’ levy where foreign services do not invest in local production Swiss voters on 15 May agreed to introduce a 4% levy on providers of digital streaming services such as Amazon, Disney+ and Netflix. This is expected to generate
January 2022 launch for turnover tax on foreign digital giants The Central Asian state of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) has introduced a 2% Digital Services Tax (DST) on resident providers (Kyrgyz IP address) of digital services. The replaces VAT liability. Foreign digital service providers are still
Mix of VAT, withholding tax and royalty tax can apply Tunisia imposes a mix of Value Added Tax, Withholding VAT and software 5% royalty (Digital Services Tax) taxes on non-resident sellers or marketplaces providing digital services to consumers. B2C transactions are generally zero-rated, with the
Kenya continues with its DST despite OECD agreement for 2023 global corporate tax reforms The latest Kenyan Finance Act has limited the application of the 1.5% Digital Services Tax (DST) to non-resident digital marketplaces. DST came into effect on 1 January 2021. This is in
Paraguay to withdraw Jan 2022 withholding tax on foreign digital services Paraguay is to suspend from January 2022 the reach on intermediaries of its Digital Services Tax – withholding tax on non-resident income (INR). The 4.5% INR was introduced at the start of 2021 as
