April 2024: Facials, manicures, make-up and body care services switch to 8% reduced rate Poland’s Ministry of Finance is reassigning cosmetic services from the 23% standard rate to the 8% reduced rate from 1 April 2024. Taxable services (PKWiU numbers 96.02.13.0, ex 96.02.14.0, 96. 02.19.0.)
2025: Small company VAT thresholds; online events VAT rules; and VAT rate freedoms The 27 member states of the European Union are expected to implement three major changes to their VAT rules by 1 January 2025. These exclude the proposed EU VAT in the Digital
In what ways can generative and machine learning AI help VAT & GST professionals? Since the November 2023 launch of v3.5 ChatGPT, the global indirect tax world has been speculating on how generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) will help or hinder it. But much of the
Paper invoices become invalid as mandatory e-invoicing rolled out B2B and B2C Egyptian tax payers will no longer be able to rely on paper VAT invoices for the purposed of VAT deductions from 1 July 2023. This follows the phased introduction of mandated e-invoices and
Imposition on digital platforms Goods & Services Tax 1 April 2024 on ride and accommodation sharing New Zealand has imposed on gig & sharing economies platforms GST collections obligations from 1 April 2024. This shifts the indirect tax requirements from the accommodation and transportation service providers
President overrules Parliament to impose 3% VAT rise from 1 April 2024 Ecuador’s new President, Daniel Noboa, on 9 February 2024 overruled parliamentary attempts to block a VAT rise. He had originally proposed a permanent rise from 12% to 15%; but now may impose a
HMRC opens Import One-Stop-Shop portal for e-commerce sales NI to EU The UK’s HMRC has launched 1 March 2024 its own full portal for the EU’s Import One-Stop-Shop IOSS. This enables UK or other non-EU businesses with a UK VAT number to report Northern Ireland
First phase of EC estimate of losses due to missing trader intracommunity report The European Commission has published the first phase report on its attempt to quantify the value of missing trader intra-community VAT fraud. This involves criminals initiating declaring zero-rating on sales of goods
Poland’s machine learning STIR tackles missing trader VAT fraud In 2017, Poland launched its System Teleinformatyczny Izby Rozliczeniowej (STIR) machine learing Artificial Intelligence (AI) programme. This uses algorithms to analyse large data of taxpayer activities to detect suspicious transactions, fraud and non-compliance. This was in the
Annual threshold for compulsory VAT registration increases to £90k from £85k The first rise in the UK VAT registration threshold in over eight years was announced today in the UK Budget. The threshold will rise to £90,000 from the current £85,000. This was set in
