The Irish standard VAT rate returns to 23% on 1 March 2021. The follows a temporary decrease to 21% since 1 September 2020 to help consumers and businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. The temporary cut in the tourism and hospitality services VAT rate from 13.5%
The Indian Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has lowered the annual sales threshold for mandatory GST e-invoices. Check VAT Calc’s global live VAT invoice transaction and e-invoice reporting tracker to see where else real-time submissions of invoices is being implemented. With effect from 1 April 2021,
Argentina is to require taxpayers to adopt QR Codes on their e-voices from 1 March 2021. Argentinian eFactura were mandated for most taxpayers in 2019. Quick Response Codes on invoices QR Codes are square-format bar codes. They generally contain a URL address to link to
Mandatory electronic reporting of goods freight movements to fight VAT fraud Hungary has launched (February 2021) an electronic registration portal for mandatory notifying the tax authorities of qualifying cross-border freight transport. It is aimed at ensuring and stocks movements may be verified against subsequent VAT
Cyprus has issued guidance to EU and non-EU sellers and marketplace affected by the 1 July 2021 e-commerce package reforms. These seek to withdraw distance selling threshold, the €22 import VAT exemption and impose new VAT liabilities on certain marketplace transactions. To support this, and
Following the introduction of Postponed VAT Accounting – a deferment scheme for import VAT – the Irish Ministry of Finance has provided further restrictions . PVA allows Irish VAT registered entities to avoid paying import VAT on goods coming into the country. It was implemented
COVID-19 crisis forces tax hike The African state of Botswana has been forced into a Value Added Tax rate rise from 12% to 14%. The measure is to shore up revenues following the COVID-19 crisis which has affected its tourism and mining sectors. There will
Peru has yet to impost its Value Added Tax on digital or electronic services provided by non-resident sellers or marketplaces. B2B domestic supplies of e-services are already liable to VAT. B2B supplies from abroad to resident businesses may be zero-rated under the reverse charge mechanism.
Spain has extended draft VAT return preparation to all taxpayers from February 2021. The scheme, Pre303, is named after the existing quarterly self-assessment VAT return. Pre303 was introduced in 2020 for any large taxpayer – above €6million turnover. It was populated via the Spanish SII (Immediate
Angola has extended its Value Added Tax regime on 1 January 2020. The 14% regime was implemented on 1 October 2019 for large tax payers. VAT replaced the 10% Turnover Tax. The current VAT rate in Angola is 14%. Basic foodstuffs are nil-rated. Financial services,
