Non-residents VAT obligations for electronic services The island archipelago of Cape Verde imposed Value Added Tax on foreign providers of digital services to its consumers in January 2022. The obligation only applies to non-resident providers identified by the Ministry of Finance in a regularly updated
Non-resident e-services VAT obligations Mozambique implemented Value Added Tax on non-resident providers of digital services in 2017. This followed the OECD model, requiring VAT to be charged and collected in the country of resident of the consumer. B2B services are treated as nil-rated by the foreign
VAT (Electronic, Internet, and Digital Marketplace Supply) simplified VAT registration; registration threshold removed The Revenue Authority updated the 2020 law on compliance VAT rules for providers and marketplaces of digital services. The regulations cover: Digital or electronic services new definitions as in scope for VAT
E-invoicing System EIS Jan 2024 launch now on hold The Philippines Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) launched 1 July 2022 mandatory VAT e-invoicing for around 100 large taxpayers based on the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) Act. The plans for a large-scale
Ministry of Finance updates guidance for non-resident providers of B2C digital services The Laos authorities have updated the compliance obligations on foreign providers of digital or electronic services to local consumers. The obligation for such non-residents to charge Value Added Tax was imposed in February
2024 VAT on non-resident providers of B2C and B2B electronic services The Central African country of Democratic Republic of Congo has imposed Value Added Tax on foreign providers of digital services to consumers since 1 January 2024. This was included within the Finance Act 2024.
2024 VAT on non-resident providers of electronic services Zambia’s Ministry of Finance has amended the Value Added Tax Act to require foreign providers of digital or electronic services to consumers to VAT register, charge and remit taxes to Zambia Revenue Authority. This came into effect
Tax Engines are essential as tax authorities move to e-invoicing & live reporting. And they no longer need to be expensive or excruciating to implement A ‘tax engine’ is a specialist software application used to calculate the correct VAT, GST or sales tax on a
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
