2025 tax reform decree introducing 18% VAT on non-resident platform e-services repealed The Caribbean island state of Dominican Republic failed again to impost VAT liabilities for foreign providers of digital services via digital platforms for local consumers. It had implemented on 28 February the obligations
2025 Budget imposes 10% VAT on digital services January 2025 The West African country of Burkina Faso has brought into the VAT net the provision of digital services by non-resident providers to local consumers. This measure is contained within the Budget and Finance Law, approved
1st April 2025 non-resident sellers and marketplaces subject to 18% VAT on B2C digital and electronic services The South Asian island country of Sri Lanka is bringing forward reforms to Parliament for 1 April 2025. The news was confirmed in the 2025 Budget. Guidance on
2025 Budget announces plan to implement VAT collections on foreign providers of digital services Botswana’s 2025/26 Budget has brought into the VAT net the provision of digital services by non-resident providers to local consumers. The implementation date is to be 1 September 2025. Non-resident businesses
Jan 2025 platforms retrospectively responsible for VAT Chad’s Minister of Finance and Budget has presented the 2025 which extends the existing VAT on digital services obligation to facilitating digital platforms. This will apply retrospectively from 1 January 2025. Any platform or marketplace will have to
1 June 2025 VAT on non-resident digital service B2C providers & platforms The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on 16 January 2025 has executed implementing regulations (Revenue Regulations 003-2025) for the imposition of 12% VAT on foreign digital services providers (DSPs) to consumers and businesses.
2025 Finance Act proposes retrospective 1 Jan 2025 levying 19% VAT on electronic services The West African country of Republic of Niger’s Parliament, National Assembly, has approved the Government’s 2025 budget, which includes imposing VAT on the sale of digital services to consumers. This will
Kenya to fall into line with $250 billion OECD global tax reforms – unlocks US free trade deal Kenya has approved in December its Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024, including replacig its existing 2021 1.5% Digital Services Tax (DST) as it withdraws its objections to the
Foreign providers of electronic or digital B2B and B2C VAT obligations Zimbabwe imposed Value Added Tax on digital and broadcast services provided by non-resident providers or marketplaces to its consumers and businesses from 1 January 2020. This requires a VAT registration once over the VAT
