Foreign providers of electronic or digital B2B and B2C VAT obligations Zimbabwe imposed Value Added Tax on digital and broadcast services provided by non-resident providers or marketplaces to its consumers and businesses from 1 January 2020. This requires a VAT registration once over the VAT
Jan 2025 1% withholding tax on e-commerce intermediaries The Revenue Administration of Türkiye has published Presidential Decision No. 9284, introducing a 1% withholding tax on payments intermediaries make to service providers operating under Law No. 6563 governing electronic commerce. This measure becomes effective from 1
Parliament votes to withdraw VND 1m VAT-exemption on B2C imports The Vietnamese parliament, the National Assembly, on 26 November 2024 voted to end its VND 1million (approx €36 or $40) low value consignment relief. This exempts from VAT parcels imported from Vietnam destined for consumers.
1st Aug 2024: Budget removes contentious tax on non-resident providers of digital services The latest Indian budget has confirmed the scrapping of the 2% equalisation levy on digital companies, online education-providing firms, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) providers without a permanent physical presence in India. This is
Fiscal representatives register and report VAT on behalf of foreign providers Madagascar imposed its Value Added Tax on digital or electronic services (and goods) sales to consumers by foreign providers via local fiscal representatives. Where a non-resident provider B2B or B2B digital services, it
2024 Budget announces plan to implement VAT collections on foreign providers of digital services Botswana’s 2024 Budget has brought into the VAT net the provision of digital services by non-resident providers to local consumers. To implementation date has been provided yet. Non-resident businesses looking to
Simplified VAT compliance for foreign e-services and goods sellers & marketplaces Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has delayed start date for non-resident businesses to register for the supplies of e-commerce goods through digital platforms. The plan had been a 1 January 2024 start date.
VAT and customs duties due on all B2C imported consignments 1 January 2024 From 1 January 2024, Norwegian VAT and customs duties is payable on all B2C import consignments. This ends the NOK 350 (approx. €31) exemption threshold which was introduced on 1 April 2020.
New Guide and FAQs for delayed imposition of Sales Tax and duties on B2C low value goods goes ahead 1 January 2024 Reforms to sales tax on small value packages have now been confirmed for 1 January 2024. The Royal Malaysian Customs Department has last
15% GST on digital services to consumers Sierra Leone has imposed its Goods & Services Tax on digital or electronic services (and goods) sales to consumers since 2021. This covers any supplies via electronic platforms and the commissions received by the platform owners. But there
