E-services by non-residents subject to 13% VAT collections The Central American country of Costa Rica implemented Value Added Tax on non-resident providers and intermediaries of digital or electronic services from 1 October 2020. The includes an option to VAT register to collect VAT, or face
Norway operates a simplified Value Added Tax compliance regime for foreign sellers of electronic / digital services to its consumers. This is known as VAT on Electronic Services (VOES), introduced in 2011. For e-commerce goods, see VAT on E-Commerce VOEC regime which imposes Norwegian VAT
Unlike cryptocurrencies, NFT liable to 15% Goods and Services Tax New Zealand’s Inland Revenue has confirmed that trading of Non-Fungible Tokens are liable to GST. This compares to other crypto assets like digital currencies (e.g. Bitcoin) which are exempted. The difference in the treatment is
The Indonesian Directorate General of Taxes has added a further two foreign entities to the VAT on digital services Trading Through the Electronic System scheme. This takes the total to 83 non-resident providers of digital or e-services to Indonesian consumers. So far, the DG has
Iceland introduced Value Added Tax collections obligations on foreign providers of digital or electronic services in November 2011. The standard VAT rate is 24%, although e-books and music enjoy the reduced rate of 11%. There is a VAT registration threshold of ISK 2 million for
The east European state of Belarus imposed Value Added Tax on foreign supplies of digital or electronic services to its consumers from 1 January 2018. This requires non-resident providers to register with the tax office immediately as there is not registration threshold. There is no
Andorra introduced Value Added Tax liabilities on the providers of digital or electronic services from 1 January 2013. The current VAT rate in Andorra is 4.5% The Pyrenees state, locked between France and Spain, followed the European Union scheduled model, imposing VAT on the country
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
Tanzania has implemented its Value Added Tax regime on digital and electronic services since July 2015. However, foreign providers or marketplaces supplying consumers are not able to VAT register. For B2B supplies, there should be a self-assessment raised. There are no special rules for the
Updated rules post-Brexit for non-resident providers of electronic services to UK consumers The UK introduced Value Added Tax obligations on foreign providers and marketplaces of electronic or digital services to consumers from 1 January 2015. This was part of the EU’s Mini One-Stop Shop MOSS
