Tax authorities stage a coup d’etat of taxpayers’ VAT returns – EU VAT in the Digital Age next? What’s the hottest topic in tax authorities’ minds? Live reporting? VAT on digital services? E-invoicing. No! It’s a much more fundamental shift of tax reporting control from
Presidential memo orders review of remedies against global digital taxes targeting US tech Canada, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey & UK DST’s singled out On 21 February 2025, US President Trump signed an order to investigate potential tariff retaliations against countries which have implemented Digital Services
Standard Audit File for Tax SAF-T Harmonised transactional data schema for simplified exchange with tax authorities The countries below have implemented (or propose) the OECD’s Standard Audit File for Tax (SAF-T). This is an harmonised XML schema of company transaction data from accounting records for
More countries experiment with removing VAT cash payments to combat fraud Many countries are again evaluating split payments: the Netherlands and even the UK are undergoing evaluations and pilots. The VAT split payment mechanism is used across various regions to improve tax compliance, reduce fraud,
