Italy’s Agenzia delle Entrate tax authorities have delayed the upgrade of VAT cash register until 1 October 2021 due to the COVID-19 virus emergency. Mandated certified online registers with daily invoice reporting were introduced from July 2019 for retailers with turnover above €400,000 per annum.
The Balkan state of Montenegro has increased its Value Added Tax registration threshold from €18,000 to €30,000 per annum. Check EU VAT registration thresholds via VAT Calc’s live tracker. The rise in the level above which businesses providing taxable goods or services must register and start
Angola has extended its Value Added Tax regime on 1 January 2020. The 14% regime was implemented on 1 October 2019 for large tax payers. VAT replaced the 10% Turnover Tax. The current VAT rate in Angola is 14%. Basic foodstuffs are nil-rated. Financial services,
Ongoing COVID-19 crisis means more support for hard-hit entertainment and hotels sectors Paraguay has rolled over for a second time the reduced Value Added Tax rates on tourism, catering, accommodation, tourist transport, tourist guide and event organization services. This will now be extended until 31
The UK Treasury last week launched a public consultation on the taxation of the gig economy – ‘VAT and the Sharing Economy’ Its aim to redesign the tax system which is struggling to fairly capture revenues from a sector estimated to be worth £140bn by
The Balkan state of Montenegro has made a number of changes to its Value Added Tax regime from 4 August 2020. These are as follows: Shifted provision of accommodation, restaurant and hospitality services from the standard VAT rate of 21% to the reduced rate of
COVID-19 forces General Consumer Tax subsidy In its 2020/21 budget, the Caribbean Island of Jamaica has reduced its standard General consumption tax (its Value Added Tax) rate from 16.5% to 15%. This will tax effect from 1 April 2020. The GCT cut is aimed at
Confusion of tax treatment and case law for ride sharing and delivery platforms The tax system has always provided subsidies and preferential VAT benefits to the self-employed to reflect the risks of entrepreneurship and to offer a subsidy to a dynamic corner of the economy
Bahrain has become the third of six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states to implement a 5% VAT regime. The six states agreed in 2018 to form a VAT and Customs union, similar to the European Unions. Key facts: Phased 3-stage registrations in 2019 of eligible
The Gulf state of Saudi Arabia implemented VAT on electronic or digital services provided by resident or non-resident providers on 1 January 2018. This was the date it introduced its 5% VAT regime as part of the six-state Gulf Cooperation Council agreement to create a
