President considering extending 19% VAT obligations to ride, gig and betting digital platforms Columbia’s proposed 2025 budget may be modified to include an extension of VAT collection obligations to digital platforms and marketplaces. This would include gig economy (e.g. Uber) and accommodation sharing (e.g. Airbnb).
Ending of Withholding VAT requirements for electronic payments 1st Sept 2025 The requirement for payment providers to withhold the VAT element on electronic payments for foreign digital services will end on 1 September 2024. This was confirmed last week in a Ministry of the Economy
Ministry of Finance launches new non-resident VAT portal The Ministry of Finance launched in March 2022 a new English-language online tax portal for foreign providers of digital services to Vietnamese consumers. The ‘General Department of Taxation of Vietnam for Foreign Providers’ portal will enable foreign
Panama has again proposed imposing a Withhold VAT on payment providers processing payments to non-resident providers of digital services to consumers. This was due to come into effect on January 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 crisis. The current VAT rate in Panama
Since 2018, Uruguay imposed its Value Added Tax (on intermediation services) and Withholding Tax (IRNR) (on audio visual media services) on non-resident providers and intermediaries of digital or electronic services. This includes regular electronic services, but also gig & sharing economy intermediation services conducted via
Pakistan has imposed a 2% withholding sales tax on marketplaces’ third-party sales. This came into effect on 1 September 2021 according to the Pakistani Federal Board of Revenue Ordinance No. XXII of 2021. Pakistan requires providers of B2B digital services to charge sales tax as well
Turkey has increased its withholding VAT threshold from TRY1,000 to TRY2,000 per invoice. This came into effect from 3 June 2021 when the change was ‘gazetted’. The regime applies on payments for supplies of goods or services payable to non-residents. Like regular income withholding taxes,
Peru has yet to impost its Value Added Tax on digital or electronic services provided by non-resident sellers or marketplaces. B2B domestic supplies of e-services are already liable to VAT. B2B supplies from abroad to resident businesses may be zero-rated under the reverse charge mechanism.
Argentina brought non-resident providers of digital (or electronic) services into its Value Added Tax net in June 2018. Rather than imposing the obligation to VAT register and collect taxes, it has applied a withholding VAT requirement on payment providers processing consumer payments to overseas providers.
