Kenya to fall into line with $250 billion OECD global tax reforms – unlocks US free trade deal Kenya has brought forward in the draft Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024 plans to replace its existing 2021 1.5% Digital Services Tax (DST) as it withdraws its objections
VAT on digital services to be extended to non-resident providers Bolivia’s Servicio de impuestos nacionales (SIN) is to relaunch plans to extend VAT obligations to non-resident providers of digital services. This is likely to start again on 1 July 2024. Key obligations proposed include: Taxable
5-country trade measures truce on DST’s extended as OECD Pillar 1 talks struggle The US has extended a truce on trade measures against five countries that have imposed Digital Services Taxes. The truce is pushed out to 30 June 2024 for: the UK, Italy, France,
1.5% DST on digital and electronic transactions Jan 2021 Sierra Leone introduced its Digital Services Tax (DST) from 1 January 2021. This was implemented via the 2021 Finance Act. The tax is levied on advertising, search and subscription services irrespective of the country of residence
Ugandan Revenue Authority passes DST turnover tax on income from digital services generated by non-residents Uganda’s Parliament passed the introduction of a 5% levy on the gross digital services income received by non-resident providers from local consumers. This is in effect from 1 July 2023.
Swiss Federal Tax Administration to use VAT returns for new 4% levy on foreign TV streaming voted for in 2022 referendum Following 15 May 2022 referendum vote to impose a foreign streaming levy, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration has proposed to base the tax calculations
Spain, Austria and Kenya added to list of countries whose DST’s may be deducted against Irish Corporation Tax Ireland’s Revenue Commissionaires has added three additional states to the list of jurisdictions that Irish resident businesses may claim Digital Services Tax against relevant their Irish taxable
Delays in agreement on OECD Pillar 1 global tax reallocation rights prompts Nigeria to act unilaterally Nigeria has become one of the few countries to comply with the OECD 137-country agreement to renegotiate global taxing rights, and has acted unilaterally at the start of 2022
US doubts on ratifying OECD Pillar 1 agreement for 2023 means unilateral DST’s to make a comeback? The ambitious October 2021 OECD inclusive framework on base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) agreement by 137 countries on global tax reforms is proving hard work to implement.
