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Spain Legislates For Digital Services Tax
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The Spanish Government has published the draft bill to introduce a digital services tax in Spain, beginning the formal parliamentary process needed to introduce the measure. Read Full Story
Turkey Introduces New Digital Services Tax
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
On March 1, 2020, Turkey's recently approved tax on certain digital services went into effect. Read Full Story
EU Finance Ministers Issue Joint Statement On Digital Taxation
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
The finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy, and Spain have put their names to a statement calling for countries to reach an agreement on solving the tax challenges of the digital economy by the end of 2020. Read Full Story
EU Green Lights E-Commerce Transaction Reporting Rules
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, February 20, 2020
The European Council has approved new rules for the exchange of VAT payment data relating to cross-border e-commerce transactions. Read Full Story
OECD Provides Update To G20 On BEPS Work
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, February 20, 2020
In a new report for G20 ministers, the OECD has provided an update on its work to tackle tax base erosion and profit shifting relating to multinational businesses. Read Full Story
France Confirms Postponement Of DST Payments
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, February 20, 2020
France's Directorate General of Public Finance confirmed in a statement issued on February 10, 2020, that companies liable for the country's digital services tax can delay payment of upcoming installments of the tax until December 2020. Read Full Story
Turkey Issues Draft Guidance On Digital Services Tax
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Thursday, February 20, 2020
The Turkish tax authority has published a draft communique on the application of the digital sales tax, which is set to come into effect on March 1, 2020. Read Full Story
France Confirms Digital Tax Delay
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, January 27, 2020
On January 22, 2020, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire confirmed that France will suspend collection of its digital services tax this year to prevent the United States from applying retaliatory tariffs on a range of French goods. Read Full Story
US State Maryland Considering Digital Advertising Tax
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington
Monday, January 27, 2020
On January 8, 2020, a bill was introduced in the Senate of the US state of Maryland that would impose a tax on revenues associated with digital advertising derived in the state. Read Full Story
Norway Ready To Implement Digital Tax
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, January 27, 2020
Norway's Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen, has said that Norway will adopt a national digital services tax if negotiations towards an international digital tax framework fail to materialize this year. Read Full Story
IRS Launches Gig Economy Tax Center
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
On January 9, 2019, the United States Internal Revenue Service announced the launch of a new Gig Economy Tax Center, which is intended to help taxpayers meet their tax obligations through more streamlined information. Read Full Story
France And US Seek End To Digital Tax Dispute
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
According to French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, France and the United States will in the next two weeks attempt to reach a compromise over their ongoing dispute regarding France's new digital services tax. Read Full Story
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