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UAE Sets Out VAT Rules For Social Media Income, Performers
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Friday, March 19, 2021
The United Arab Emirates' Federal Tax Authority has released a bulletin highlighting the value-added tax rights and obligations of performers and those who earn income from online platforms. 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

Malaysia Updates Tax Guidance For Digital Services Providers
by Mary Swire, Tax-News.com, Hong Kong
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Malaysia has comprehensively updated its guidance on the requirement on foreign service providers to collect service tax on business-to-consumer supplies of digital services. 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

Cyprus Allows Firms Longer To Pay VAT Due In Feb, March
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Monday, February 22, 2021
Cyprus's Department of Taxation has announced businesses will be allowed more time to make their monthly value-added tax payments for the periods ending December 31, 2020, and January 31, 2021. Read Full Story

Irish VAT Rate Cut To Be Reversed In March
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Monday, February 15, 2021
The Irish headline rate of VAT will return to 23 percent from March, having been temporarily reduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read Full Story

EU Kick-starts Review Of Financial Services VAT Rules
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, February 15, 2021
On February 8, 2021, the European Commission launched a consultation on a review of the VAT rules for financial and insurance services. Read Full Story

Malta Amends VAT Registration Thresholds
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, January 1, 2021
Malta has published The Value Added Tax Act (Amendment of Sixth Schedule) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations, 2020, which makes changes to the thresholds for VAT registration as a small undertaking. Read Full Story

Norway Issues VAT Regulation In Response To Brexit
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Norway intends to provide value-added tax administrative relief measures to UK businesses in response to Brexit. Read Full Story

Cyprus Government Fails To Pass Budget
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Lawmakers in Cyprus have rejected the 2021 Budget, for the first time in the country's history. Read Full Story
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