The Indian Finance Act 2020 introduced a 1% Tax Deducted at Source (TDS, or withholding tax) obligations on marketplace operators processing payments on behalf of their third-party merchants. Since 1 October 2020, marketplaces now have to register as withholding agents and deduct 1% of the
Mexico has introduced Value Added Tax on foreign providers of digital or electronic services from 1 June 2020. There is no VAT registration threshold, and non-residents must appoint a local tax agent. In addition to providers of electronic services, Mexico also makes provision for withholding
Japan has imposed its 10% Consumption Tax on digital or electronic services since October 2015. This includes non-resident providers. However, so far, marketplaces and similar electronic interfaces are not held liable to tax obligations of their third-party sellers. Japanese Consumption Tax is made up of
Foreign sellers and marketplaces now face Value Added Tax obligations Albania imposed VAT collections obligations on non-resident providers of digital or electronic services to its consumers in January 2015. There is no VAT registration threshold. The Albanian digital VAT regime is similar to the EU
South Korea implemented its 10% Value Added Tax on foreign providers and marketplaces of digital or electronic services to its consumers from 1 July 2015. There is no VAT registration threshold. There is a simplified electronic services registration. Follow VAT Calc’s global VAT and GST on
Saskatchewan is introducing its regional sales tax, Provincial Sales Tax (PST) on digital or electronic services provided by non-resident providers from 1 January 2019. Saskatchewan will also make facilitating marketplaces liable to collecting PST for their third-party sellers of digital services. This will come into effect
e-book VAT rate harmonised with paper equivalents The Council of the European Union has today agreed to permit member states to reduce the Value Added Tax rates on income from e-books and electronic publications. Previously, only printed books and press listed in Annex III of
The European Union is to introduce a €10,000 pan-EU e-services registration threshold. This means that initially small EU businesses will be able to use the VAT return and rate of their country of registration rather than that of their customers. The new threshold will apply
Argentina brought non-resident providers of digital (or electronic) services into its Value Added Tax net in June 2018. Rather than imposing the obligation to VAT register and collect taxes, it has applied a withholding VAT requirement on payment providers processing consumer payments to overseas providers.
E-services VAT obligations for foreign providers and marketplaces On 1 January 2018, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) implemented a 5% Value Added Tax regime. This included requiring non-resident providers of digital or electronic services via the internet or similar electronic network to charge and remit
