VAT on digital services

Mexico adds to approved non-resident VAT registered digital service providers list

13 May 2022 in

e-services

List of VAT compliance foreign providers of digital services grows to 154 The Mexican Servicio de Administración Tributaria, SAT tax authorities has published an extended list of non-resident digital or electronic service providers who have registered to charge Value Added Tax. Mexican VAT on digital

Belarus raises telecoms, internet and broadcast VAT to 26%

8 April 2022 in

Belarus

1% increase on higher VAT rate from May 2022 on communications services Belarus is to raise the higher Value Added Tax rate applied on electronic communications and mobile services. From 1 May 2022, the rate will rise from 25% to 26%. The standard VAT rate

Kenya to scrap 1.5% Digital Services Tax

2 April 2022 in

digital services

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

Rwanda VAT on digital services review

15 March 2022 in

e-services

18% VAT liabilities on non-resident B2C providers of streaming media, gaming and software Rwanda’s Revenue Authority is considering a proposal to levy Value Added Tax on the providers of digital or electronic services to consumers. This would particularly target non-resident steaming and download media, app’s

Kyrgyz Republic 2% Digital Services Tax

1 February 2022 in

Digital Levy

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

El Salvador VAT on foreign digital services

27 January 2022 in

digital services

The Central American state of El Salvador is considering joining the global VAT on digital services movement. The Ministry of Finance has said it is looking at imposing Value Added Tax on digital or electronic services as part of a wider modernisation of its tax

Indonesia adds to VAT collector list as digital VAT receipts rocket

13 January 2022 in

e-services

Appointed non-resident digital service providers help quadruple VAT receipts to over $270m Indonesia has added a further seven VAT collectors at the end of 2021 to the list of non-resident providers of digital services who must charge and remit tax on provision of electronic services

Egypt levies VAT on bloggers, YouTubers and content creators

6 December 2021 in

content creation

VAT liabilities on paid-for content and related promotions Egypt has extended the Value Added Tax charging and collection obligations to creators of online content. This includes participants on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, and well as SubStack, and similar paid-for blogging sites The current VAT rate

Indonesia adds to digital service provider VAT list

30 November 2021 in

e-services

The Indonesian Directorate General of Taxes has added a further two foreign entities to the VAT on digital services Trading Through the Electronic System scheme. This takes the total to 83 non-resident providers of digital or e-services to Indonesian consumers. So far, the DG has

Kenya 1.5% Digital Services Tax DST limited to non-residents

8 November 2021 in

digital services

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

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