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OECD Releases E-Commerce VAT Toolkit For Asia-Pac States
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, March 21, 2022
On March 10, the OECD released a new VAT Digital Toolkit for Asia-Pacific (APAC) nations. The toolkit is intended to support local tax authorities to better collect value-added tax on e-commerce activities. Read Full Story

Sweden To Probe E-Commerce And Rental Income Declarations
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
The Swedish tax authority has announced that it will be expending more resources this year on ensuring businesses fully declare income from e-commerce and taxpayers report income from home rentals. Read Full Story

Digital VAT Regimes Vital To Buoy Countries' Tax Takes: Report
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, December 10, 2020
The OECD has released its annual Consumption Tax Trends report, which highlights that with VAT rates at an all-time high, governments should ensure they have effective VAT frameworks in place to tax e-commerce. Read Full Story

UAE Clarifies VAT Rules For E-Commerce
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Monday, November 30, 2020
The United Arab Emirates' Federal Tax Authority has clarified the value-added tax rules that apply to e-commerce transactions. Read Full Story

France To Collect Its Digital Services Tax This Year
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
French Minister of Finance Bruno Le Maire has reportedly said that France intends to collect the country's digital services tax in December 2020. Read Full Story

UAE Issues Guide On E-Commerce VAT Obligations
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Friday, August 21, 2020
The United Arab Emirates' Federal Tax Authority has released a new guide on the value-added tax rules for e-commerce and the digital economy. Read Full Story

US Announces Tariffs On French Goods In Response To DST
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington
Friday, July 17, 2020
The Office of the US Trade Representative has announced that the US will impose additional duties of 25 percent on imports of certain French products from next year in response to the country's decision to introduce a digital services tax. Read Full Story

US Withdraws From International Digital Tax Talks
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com Washington
Friday, July 3, 2020
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told a congressional hearing on June 17, 2020, that the US Government has withdrawn from international negotiations on new global tax rules for digital companies at the OECD. Read Full Story

Czech Republic May Delay Digital Tax And Lower Rate
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, May 28, 2020
The Czech Government is considering whether to delay the introduction of a proposed tax on the provision of digital services and alter its design. Read Full Story

France To Press On With Digital Tax
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, May 28, 2020
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said that the Government intends to introduce a digital services tax this year. Read Full Story

EU Defers E-Commerce VAT Package In Light Of COVID-19
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, May 15, 2020
The EU will postpone the entry into force of its VAT e-commerce package and will defer certain filing deadlines under the Directive on Administrative Cooperation due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read Full Story

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
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