VAT and customs loophole narrowed to dissuade cross-border shopping Switzerland is to cut from CHF 300 to CHF 150 the VAT and customs-free threshold for imports of goods. This applies on goods brought into Switzerland by individuals for personal use or as gifts. The measure
Platform operators face VAT deemed supplier and reporting obligations from January 2026 A bill (Proyecto de Ley de Cumplimiento de las Obligaciones Tributarias) to impose new VAT deemed supplier and reporting obligations on digital platform operators has been based by the Chilean Congress. It is likely
2025 Budget seeks to help less well off On 7th October 2024, the Norwegian government published its 2025 Budget. This includes a range of measures to support the less well off as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation spike The Government is
UAE introduces 2018 retrospective VAT exemption for crypto currencies and virtual assets The UAE Federal Tax Authority recently issued an updated version of the Executive Regulation of the Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax (VAT), reflecting changes in Cabinet Decision No.
Increase on annual sales threshold for mandatory VAT registration in 2025 budget In the 2025 Budget, released on 1 October 2024, Ireland is proposing to increase the existing VAT registration thresholds for businesses as follows: Goods: from €80,000 to €85,000; and Services: from €40,000 to
Thai extends VAT exemption Thailand has extended the VAT exemption of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. The new Royal Decree 788 came into force on 25 September 2024. It extends VAT exemptions for the transfer of digital tokens or cryptocurrencies via licensed dealers and brokers which
Calls for major reforms: Rate rationalisation; dispute resolution; input tax credits India’s Goods and Services Tax is up for reform.GST was implemented in July 2017, and gave the country’s internal market a major boost be simplifying internal trade by removing complex and overlapping multitude of
Ministry of Finance may relax January 2025 corporate income tax mandate Poland’s JPK_CIT (Jednolity Plik Kontrolny dla CIT) is a mandatory electronic reporting requirement for corporate income tax (CIT) purposes. It has been implemented as part of Poland’s broader tax digitisation efforts, JPK_CIT requires businesses
Goods and Services Tax evasion balloons despite success of e-invoicing In the fiscal year 2023-24, Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion in India escalated significantly, reaching a staggering ₹2.01 lakh crore, as per data released by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI). This marks
Ending low-value consignment VAT and duties exemption Proposals to lower the current €150 threshold exemption for import duties and VAT have been modified according to the Chairman of the Committee of Finance. Instead of an earlier proposal to drop it to €45, the parliament is
