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EU Finance Ministers Agree Landmark VAT Rate Rule Changes

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

EU finance ministers have agreed an update to the rules governing value-added tax rates for goods and services. Read Full Story

EU Committed To Boosting Tax Take From Digital Economy

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Friday, March 19, 2021

The EU is willing to move ahead with its own proposals on taxing the digital economy if an agreement is not reached at an international level, according to the current EU Council presidency. Read Full Story

Taiwan Warns E-Services Providers To Register For VAT

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

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Taiwan's federal tax agency has highlighted that those providing electronic services to Taiwanese consumers must register to charge tax if their annual turnover from such supplies exceeds TWD480,000 (USD17,250). Read Full Story

EU Eyeing 2023 Start Date For DAC7

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, December 10, 2020

The EU has agreed new rules that will see member states automatically exchange information on income earned by sellers on digital platforms from 2023. 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

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

Switzerland Rules Out Tax Changes For Blockchain Technology

by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels

Thursday, June 25, 2020

The Swiss Finance Department has said that changes to tax law are not currently needed in response to developments in distributed ledger technology and blockchain. 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US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told a congressional hearing on June 17, 2020, that the US Government has withdrawn from international negotiations on new global tax rules for digital companies at the OECD.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

Philippines Moots Digital Tax

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

Thursday, May 28, 2020

A proposal has been put forward for a digital services tax regime in the Philippines. 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

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