Slovak Republic: VAT registration will simplify from January 1, 2018

22 November, 2017

At present, foreign businesses have to apply for a VAT registration if they are picked up or dispatch goods on a B2B basis through Slovak Republic or if they make sales from Slovakia where the place of taxation is the country of arrival. This

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Hungary: Proposal of increasing VAT registration thresholds

14 November, 2017

Hungary is working out a plot to strengthen its VAT registration threshold from HUF8 million to a hefty HUF12 million. This will be effective from 1 January 2019. The threshold will not be applicable for non-resident businesses, which must be

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UAE: Penalties for noncompliance with VAT Law

15 October, 2017

The Council of Ministers adopted new fines and penalty fees for non-compliance with Value Added Tax (VAT) Law on October 2, 2017. These fines are imposed on businesses that don’t follow the new rules. Penalties for failing to follow to tax laws

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UAE: FTA discloses online VAT registration deadlines

10 October, 2017

The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has announced an online VAT registration systems for businesses, which is scheduled on January 1, 2018. Also, government prepares to introduce the 5% levy on January 1, 2018. The FTA website will simplify the

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Kazakhstan: New Tax Code submits to Parliament

09 October, 2017

The First Vice-Minister of National Economy, Ruslan Dalenov, submitted the draft of the new tax code to the finance and budget committee of the lower house of the Kazakh parliament (the Mazhilis) on September 21, 2017 for consideration. It was

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Chile: Tax authority simplifies electronic registry system

05 September, 2017

Starting from August 2017, under the VAT regime, companies must join in a registry system that will automatically and easily provide electronic documentation to the tax authority (SII). This system simplifies the tax return for all taxpayers,

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Australia: GST registration system for non-resident businesses

21 May, 2017

Non-resident businesses supplying services and digital products to Australian consumers and who meet the turnover threshold of A$75,000 will need to register for Australian GST by 1 July 2017. There are two ways non-resident businesses can register

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UK: VAT registration thresholds

05 April, 2017

The thresholds for registering for VAT or joining a VAT accounting scheme from 1 April 2017. VAT thresholds Circumstance Threshold VAT registration More than £85,000 Registration for distance selling into the UK More than

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Poland: Important tax changes for 2017

31 March, 2017

A number of major tax changes have been introduced as of 1 January 2017. The changes are given below: Personal income tax: Personal income tax has a major change on the tax-free amount that is based on the tax base. In accordance with the new

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France: Amending Finance Act for 2016 adopted

20 February, 2017

The Amending Finance Law for 2016 was published in the Official Journal of 30 December 2016 after going through a ruling of the Constitutional Court on the compatibility of the provisions of the law. The Court ruled that the provisions allowing the

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Romania: VAT registration procedure updated

09 February, 2017

The Romanian tax authority published Order no. 605, a new VAT registration procedure in the official gazette on 1 February 2017. From 1 February 2017, businesses are no longer required to submit the Form 088, which is a declaration of intention to

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Bulgaria: VAT registration changes for non-legal entities

15 January, 2017

Following the adoption of various VAT amendments, the Revenue Agency has published a notification on 11th January 2017 regarding the obligation for non-legal entities to register for VAT if at least one partner is registered under Bulgarian law.

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Bulgaria: Amendments to VAT has been gazetted

08 December, 2016

The amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act has been published in the State Gazette on 6th December 2016. This amendments will be applicable from 1st January 2017. The most important amendments are summarized below: New rules for input VAT

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Namibia-Increased VAT registration threshold

21 October, 2015

In Namibia the VAT registration threshold will be increased from 1 November 2016. The threshold will increase from NA$200,000 to

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Namibia-Proposed VAT and Income Tax Amendments

24 September, 2015

The Namibian Minister of Finance submitted the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Amendment Bill and the Income Tax Amendment Bill to the National Assembly on 22 September 2015. The changes to the VAT Act will become effective from the first day of the month

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Namibia: Budget proposals for 2015-16

16 April, 2015

The Namibian budget speech for 2015-16 was delivered on 31 March 2015. In the budget it was proposed to reduce the corporate income tax rate for non-mining companies from 33% to 32%. There will be no change in the corporate tax rate for mining

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Czech Republic: Information on mandatory electronic submissions for VAT purposes

19 January, 2015

The General Tax Directorate of Czech Republic has released information regarding compulsory electronic submissions in VAT proceedings on its website. As effect from 1st January 2014, VAT returns and other documents must be submitted electronically.

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Malta cut down VAT registration threshold to nil in 2015 Budget

03 December, 2014

The recent budget of Malta for the year 2015 has cut down the value added tax (VAT) registration threshold from EUR 14,000 to nil. The value added tax (VAT) registration threshold is the amount above which an entrepreneur has to register with the

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