Switzerland is to hold a referendum on 15 May to introduce a 4% levy on providers of digital streaming services such as Amazon, Disney and Netflix. This is expected to generate between CHF18 million ($19.3 million) and CHF30 million a year for the Swiss film
Kenya to fall into line with $250 billion OECD global tax reforms – unlocks US free trade deal Kenyan President, William Ruto, has confirmed that Kenya will end its 2021 1.5% Digital Services Tax (DST) as it withdraws its objections to the Pillar 2 OECD reforms
Swiss referendum on digital streaming ‘Lex Netflix’ levy where foreign services do not invest in local production Swiss voters on 15 May agreed to introduce a 4% levy on providers of digital streaming services such as Amazon, Disney+ and Netflix. This is expected to generate
January 2022 launch for turnover tax on foreign digital giants The Central Asian state of the Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan) has introduced a 2% Digital Services Tax (DST) on resident providers (Kyrgyz IP address) of digital services. The replaces VAT liability. Foreign digital service providers are still
Mix of VAT, withholding tax and royalty tax can apply Tunisia imposes a mix of Value Added Tax, Withholding VAT and software 5% royalty (Digital Services Tax) taxes on non-resident sellers or marketplaces providing digital services to consumers. B2C transactions are generally zero-rated, with the
Kenya continues with its DST despite OECD agreement for 2023 global corporate tax reforms The latest Kenyan Finance Act has limited the application of the 1.5% Digital Services Tax (DST) to non-resident digital marketplaces. DST came into effect on 1 January 2021. This is in
Paraguay to withdraw Jan 2022 withholding tax on foreign digital services Paraguay is to suspend from January 2022 the reach on intermediaries of its Digital Services Tax – withholding tax on non-resident income (INR). The 4.5% INR was introduced at the start of 2021 as
Spain has gazetted its resolution to implement its 3% Digital Services Tax. This levies a charge on non-resident digital platforms for their income received in Spain on the sale of digital advertising and user data. VAT Calc’s global VAT and GST on digital services blog keeps a
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
