President considering extending 19% VAT obligations to ride, gig and betting digital platforms Columbia’s proposed 2025 budget may be modified to include an extension of VAT collection obligations to digital platforms and marketplaces. This would include gig economy (e.g. Uber) and accommodation sharing (e.g. Airbnb).
Foreign VAT obligations; administered via Swiss tax authorities The Principality of Liechtenstein imposed Value Added Tax on digital or electronic services in 2010. There is a global income VAT registration threshold of CHF100,000. Liechtenstein and Switzerland have a common VAT policy, therefore the rules concerning
Update to 2017 requirements, including place of supply and EEU supplies The Russian Federation imposed the obligation to Value Added Tax register on foreign providers of digital or electronic services from 1 January 2017. This includes sales of services to consumers and businesses customers, too
Fiscal representatives register and report VAT on behalf of foreign providers Madagascar imposed its Value Added Tax on digital or electronic services (and goods) sales to consumers by foreign providers via local fiscal representatives. Where a non-resident provider B2B or B2B digital services, it
The West African country of the Republic of Guinea imposed Value Added Tax on foreign providers of digital or electronic services from 2016, further updated in January 2022. There is no VAT registration threshold. A Tax Representative is required. For B2B transactions, nil-rating reverse charge
Non-residents VAT obligations for electronic services The island archipelago of Cape Verde imposed Value Added Tax on foreign providers of digital services to its consumers in January 2022. The obligation only applies to non-resident providers identified by the Ministry of Finance in a regularly updated
VAT (Electronic, Internet, and Digital Marketplace Supply) simplified VAT registration; registration threshold removed The Revenue Authority updated the 2020 law on compliance VAT rules for providers and marketplaces of digital services. The regulations cover: Digital or electronic services new definitions as in scope for VAT
Lower House rejects Reform Bill proposes VAT rise from 7.5% to 10% A Bill to raise immediately VAT by 2.5% to 10%, and then to 15% by 2031, has been rejected by the House of Representatives on 14 March 2025. There has been no commitment
Ministry of Finance updates guidance for non-resident providers of B2C digital services The Laos authorities have updated the compliance obligations on foreign providers of digital or electronic services to local consumers. The obligation for such non-residents to charge Value Added Tax was imposed in February
