


EU VAT Debate on Financial Services Exemption

UK JP Morgan Chase loses intra-group service VAT appeal
JP Morgan Chase loses Upper Chamber VAT appeal over single v multiple intra VAT group supplies The Upper Tax Tribunal has dismissed on 16 June 2025 an appeal by JP Morgan Chase Bank NA, confirming HMRC’s position on the VAT liability of intra-group services within

EU Financial Services VAT exemption reform in wider tax review

Sri Lanka hikes VAT to 18% Jan 2024
Further 3% rise in standard rate following 2022 increase to 15% Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a 3% VAT rise from 15% to 18%. This will come into effect from 1 January 2024. This increase is to help ensure government reaches revenue targets and secures

Sri Lanka hikes VAT from 8% to 12%
Debt and inflation woes push reversal of 2019 VAT cuts The Sri Lankan government on 31 May announced with immediate effect a rise in the standard VAT rate from 8% to 12%. A range of other tax measures, including a rise in corporate income tax

Sri Lanka faces sharp VAT rise to 14%
2019 cut to 8% may have to be reversed as country faces worst economic crisis The drop in revenues during the COVID-19 crisis may force the government to reverse the reduction in VAT in 2019 from 15% to 8% the finance minister has said. This

Sri Lanka confirms temporary VAT hike on financial services to 18% 2022
New tax hikes and levies on range of supplies confirmed by Parliament – 1 January 2022 implementation Update: Sri Lanka VAT raised to 12% from 1 June 2022 The drop in revenues during the COVID-19 crisis has forced the government to propose a range of

Poland Financial Services option to charge VAT 2022
Banks and other financial institution may opt for B2B VAT on certain activities Poland is to take up the EU VAT Directive option to allow businesses to charge VAT on certain B2B financial service transactions. This will come into effect from 1 January 2022. The

UK financial services VAT after Brexit
As the Brexit transition period comes to an end on 31 December 2020, the UK’s financial services sector has been granted a VAT boost. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has confirmed that input VAT incurred on banking or insurance services as export services will be deductible.