Mainland China places the Value Added Tax responsibilities for non-resident sourced digital or electronic onto the Chinese resident customer. This applies to both B2C and B2B. There is no facility for non-residents to register for VAT. Non-resident providers of digital services should consider the likelihood
The Israeli government has included proposals to levy VAT on non-resident providers of digital or electronic services to its consumers in its 2021/22 budget for 1 January 2022 at the earliest. The new ‘Arrangement Law’ would update the Israeli Income Tax Ordinance to reflect increased
South Korea is to implement on-demand transaction reporting from 1 July 2022 for non-resident suppliers of digital or electronic services. Korea first implemented VAT on digital services in July 2015. Non-residents registered for digital services are obliged to maintain transactional-level details for at least five
Angola implemented VAT on foreign service from 1 October 2019. However, there are no detailed rules related to digital or electronic services. A local Fiscal Representative is required to represent the taxpayer with the General Tax Administration The current VAT rate in Angola is 14%.
There are currently no Brazilian consumption taxes on non-resident provided digital or electronic services. The Brazilian indirect tax system is highly complex, and overlapping, with many conflicted state, federal and municipal taxes. Follow VAT Calc’s global live VAT invoice transaction and e-invoice reporting tracker to see
Australia is proposing to require gig & sharing electronic marketplaces and platforms report on their third-party Goods and Services (GST) transactions and payments. The draft legislation was passed by the House of Representatives on 18 October 2021. This follows similar requirements in Europe, including the
Global marketplaces and car sharing brought into VAT / GST review The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has extended the sector coverage for its model framework for tax authorities’ requests for data from gig and sharing economies. The new sectors added cover digital platforms
The West Indies Island state of the Bahamas imposed VAT obligations on non-resident providers and digital marketplaces for digital and electronic services to consumers from 1 December 2019. There is no special VAT registration process, and no requirement to appoint a local VAT Fiscal Representative.
Harmonised tax data requests for marketplaces; efficient exchange of data between tax authorities – first reports due 2024 for transactions in 2023 Directive on Administration Cooperation (DAC 7) has been approved by the EU Council. The new digital platform seller rules will come into effect
Tax authorities have long eyed marketplaces with frustration arising from these marketplaces having helped to create the huge gig and sharing sectors. However, this frustration is mixed with the tax authorities’ relish for the opportunity to co-opt the marketplaces as unpaid tax collectors. This blog is
