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Mauritius Gazettes Budget Tax Measures

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Mauritius has published in its Official Gazette legislation to enact measures announced in the territory's latest Budget, contained in The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2019. Read Full Story

Spain To Press Ahead With Digital Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Thursday, July 25, 2019

Spain's acting Economy Minister, Nadia Calvino, said the Government will seek approval of legislation to introduce a digital services tax at the earliest opportunity. Read Full Story

Slovenia To Launch VAT Probe Into Consignees

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Thursday, July 25, 2019

The Slovenian tax authority announced on July 9, 2019, that it will increase tax compliance checks on companies carrying out certain services for foreign e-commerce platforms to ensure they are charging VAT when required. Read Full Story

French Parliament Votes Through Digital Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

On July 11, 2019, France's proposed digital services tax received parliamentary approval, following approval also from the Senate. Read Full Story

Sweden To Make Marketplaces Liable For Evaded VAT

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Friday, July 5, 2019

On June 28, 2019, the Swedish Government announced that it has begun the legislative process to implement European Union e-commerce value-added tax reforms. Read Full Story

French Lawmakers Agree Digital Tax Law

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.con, Brussels

Friday, July 5, 2019

A joint committee of lawmakers from the French House of Representatives and the Senate has agreed on a bill to introduce a digital services tax in France. Read Full Story

Mauritius Overhauls Tax Regime In 2019-20 Budget

by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus

Friday, June 21, 2019

Mauritius announced a multitude of changes to all areas of its tax regime in its 2019-2020 Budget, including international tax reforms; value-added tax changes; new corporate tax relief measures, including a new patent box regime; a regime for peer-to-peer lending; individual tax breaks; and a tax amnesty scheme. Read Full Story

California Brings Out-Of-State Retailers Within Sales Tax Scope

by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington

Friday, May 10, 2019

California's Governor, Gavin Newsom, has signed into law provision to add a sales tax collection obligation on out-of-state retailers whose annual sales in California exceed USD500,000 in any year. Read Full Story

ICC Sets Out Principles For New Digital Tax Framework

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, April 29, 2019

The International Chamber of Commerce has published proposals for a new tax framework for the digitalized economy. Read Full Story

Austria Announces Five Percent Digital Tax

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Monday, April 15, 2019

The Austrian Government announced on April 3, 2019, a package of tax measures aimed at the digital economy, including a five percent tax on revenue derived from the sale of digital advertising services and the removal of the low-value VAT exemption threshold. Read Full Story

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