EU Court of Justice rules Polands split payment fraud regime is proportionate to compact VAT fraud In 2019, Poland introduced a split payment bank account requirement in sensitive fraud-prone sectors. This required customers to remit the VAT element of their payments into dedicated VAT bank
Foreign providers liable to register and collect VAT on electronic services The Pacific Ocean island country of Republic of Kiribati imposes 12.5% Value Added Tax collection obligations on non-resident providers of digital or electronic services to local consumers. See the Value Added Tax Act, 2013
Kenya’s Treasury Secretary mulls 2% VAT cut to stimulate growth The Kenyan Treasury Cabinet Secretary has floated a 2% VAT rate cut from 16% to 14%. This would come with a Corporate Income Tax reduction from 30% to 25%. The tax cuts, the Secretary believes,
VAT Rulebook changes to compliance rules The Ministry of Finance has updated the VAT Rulebook, with a range of updates to VAT calculations, invoicing, records and filings. The updates came into effect on 1 September 2024. The Rulebook is a consolidation of previous VAT guidelines,
DIAN extends e-invoicing to range of new supplies Sept to Nov 2024 Colombia’s National Directorate of Taxes and Customs, DIAN, has extending its pre-clearance e-invoicing mandate to a new range of services over the Autumn. The timetable for roll out of mandatory electronic invoicing is:
1st October 2024 4% reduced rate decreases from 5% to 4% The Portuguese autonomous Atlantic islands region of Madeira will cut its 5% reduced rate down to 4% from October 2024. The super reduced rate applies to: essential food products; periodic publications; books; pharmaceutical products;
Non-residents liable to register and collect VAT on e-services The Caribbean island state of Curaçao imposes 6% Sales Tax collection obligations on foreign providers of digital or electronic services to local consumers. There is not VAT registration threshold for foreign providers. And there are no
Bank warns loss of tourism trade undercuts expected revenues of accomodation 2026 VAT rise to 21% The Dutch bank, ABN Amro, has challenged the Dutch government’s decision to increase VAT from 9% to 21% for hotels, holiday parks, and other sectors, suggesting that the policy
