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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Mexico has proposed two changes to the Value Added Tax obligations on foreign providers of digital services to its consumers: Move from quarterly VAT returns to monthly reporting Raise fines on providers who fail to submit returns for three consequative filings Mexico VAT on digital
