Belgium reduces VAT on Electricity
Recent VAT changes in Belgium include the latest change in VAT rate for supplies of electricity. The rate will change from 21% to 6% and will take effect from1 April 2014 until 31 December 2015 with an option to extend the rate into 2016 and
See MoreBelgium requires foreign public transporters to register for VAT
Belgium is to require foreign public transport companies to register for VAT, and charge a proportion of Belgian VAT on the price of their tickets. From 1 January, non-Belgian coach and taxi drivers transporting paying passengers across Belgium
See MoreNamibia: Budget for 2014/15
The 2014-15 Budget was presented by the Minister of Finance on 19 February 2014, and includes the following measures: Corporate taxation: The non-mining corporate income tax rate will be reduced from 33% to 32%. VAT: The VAT registration
See MoreItaly: VAT registration threshold has been raised for SME
Governing body of the member states’ VAT system, the EU VAT Directive has offered the scope for countries to increase the threshold of VAT registration for resident companies to up to Euro 100,000. This offers the opportunity for countries to
See MoreSlovenia: Raises VAT Registration Threshold
Generally EU member states follow the compulsory VAT registration thresholds set in the EU VAT Directives. The EU permitted Slovenia to raise its compulsory VAT registration threshold from €25,000 to €50,000 per annum, so businesses with taxable
See MoreUK: VAT registration threshold drops for foreign businesses
Following a recent European Court of Justice Case, Schmez C 97/09, the Value Added Tax registration threshold for foreign businesses has been forced to be withdrawn by the UK. The change will be effective from the end of 2012. According to this
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