The Fijian budget for 2020/21 includes a number of Value Added Tax measures. These changes will come into effect on 1 August 2020. These include: Withdrawal of the 6% services Turnover Tax Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the new Monitoring System has been delayed
OECD agreement by almost 140 countries on reforms puts EU DST on pause The EU’s European Commission has announced that it will pause its Digital Levy, a proposed Digital Services Tax, until at least October 2021. It will wait on the details of the OECD’s
Marketplaces face new turnover tax to level playing field for domestic e-retailers and high streets Vietnam has announced a 1.5% on the income of non-resident marketplaces from their income on sales to Vietnamese consumers. The aim is to level the playing field for local online
Poland is set to implement a range of compliance simplifications as part of its simple, local and modern (‘SLIM’) VAT initiative. Poland’s SLIM VAT phase 1 was introduced at the start of 2021. SLIM VAT systems were conceived for developing countries seeking to implement or
Greece is to join the majority of EU member states and switch electronic books and publications from the 24% standard VAT rate to its 6% reduced rate. The changes is now confirmed fro 18 July 2021 gazette. EU harmonises e-books and journals VAT rates 2018
The UK’s HMRC has this week written to over 160,000 businesses that imported goods into the UK from the EU under the Brexit deferred import customs declaration scheme. These businesses will need to make supplementary declarations, appoint a customs intermediary to help them with this
The EU e-commerce VAT package introduced the requirement for non-EU sellers or marketplaces using the new import scheme – IOSS Import One-Stop Shop – to appoint an EU resident Intermediary. IOSS is the new return introduced from 1 July 2021 for reporting the import distance
India celebrated the fourth anniversary 2017 implementation of Goods & Services Tax this month. It has proved a huge milestone in providing a business-friendly tax system which held back many parts of the economy. GST replaced a swath of Centre (Delhi federal govt) and States’
UPDATE: 19 August 2021: this measure has been suspended due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Philippines has introduced from 27 June 2021 a new 12% Value Added Tax (VAT) on certain exports. Previously, exports on the affected transactions were zero-rated with
Italy has extended the June payment deadline of VAT liabilities until 20 July 2021. The original deadline was 30 June 2021. Most VAT payers in Italy report quarterly. But payments for VAT should be made monthly. In addition to Value Added Tax obligations, the delays has
