German Industry Cautions Against EU Digital Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, April 19, 2018

The Federal Association of German Industry has said that proposals for a tax on digital companies will be detrimental to the European economy and exacerbate trade tensions between Europe and the United States. Read Full Story

Poland Draws Fire For 'Draconian' Virtual Currency Tax Policy

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

A petition has been started in Poland in protest at the Government's new transaction tax on cryptocurrency trading, which is expected to be applied retrospectively. Read Full Story

Sweden Proposes Gaming Revenue Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, April 9, 2018

The Swedish Government has proposed a new licensing and tax regime for the gambling sector intended to regulate the activities of remote gambling firms providing services in Sweden from other jurisdictions. Read Full Story

Belgian Court Annuls Online Gaming VAT

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Belgium's Constitutional Court has annulled legislation which extended value-added tax to the supply of online gaming and gambling services to customers in Belgium. Read Full Story

Kazakhstan Clarifies E-Commerce Tax Exemption

by Tatiana Smolenskaya, Tax-News.com, Moscow

Thursday, March 22, 2018

The Department of State Revenues in Kazakhstan has issued a statement clarifying when e-commerce traders can claim an exception from income tax under the new tax code, which went into effect on January 1, 2018. Read Full Story

PwC India Urges GST Regime Simplification

by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

PwC India has called for simplification of India's goods and services tax regime, in a report to mark 200 days since the regime entered into force. Read Full Story

Think Tank Urges SCOTUS Ruling For S Dakota In Quill Sales Tax Case

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Ahead of the US Supreme Court hearing on South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. on April 17, which will discuss whether states may tax internet retailers that have no physical presence within their territory, the Tax Foundation has discussed solutions for taxing e-commerce in the United States. Read Full Story

Think Tank Critiques EU Digital Tax Proposal

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

The European Union has yet to make an effective case in support of proposals for special taxes on large digital companies, according to a new paper by the European Centre for International Political Economy. Read Full Story

EU Consults On Tackling E-Commerce VAT Non-Compliance

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

The European Commission launched a consultation on February 27, 2018, on proposals to enhance the amount of data available to member states and European law enforcement bodies to better combat e-commerce VAT evasion and fraud. Read Full Story

EU, Japan Finalize Landmark Free Trade Deal

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, December 11, 2017

The EU's new free trade agreement with Japan, finalized by negotiators from both sides on December 8, 2017, has been described as the European bloc's most comprehensive yet. Read Full Story

EU Auditors Concerned By Customs Tax Loopholes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, December 8, 2017

EU customs controls are not being applied effectively, an EU audit has found, with importers able to take advantage of loopholes to reduce or evade their duty liabilities. Read Full Story

ECOFIN Approves VAT Overhaul For Digital Economy

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

The European Commission has welcomed an agreement reached among EU finance ministers on the introduction of simpler and more efficient rules for businesses that sell goods online. Read Full Story

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