Croatia consults amendments to VAT Act
Croatia’s government initiated a public consultation for draft legislation in which it plans to amend the VAT Act by raising the annual threshold for mandatory VAT registration from EUR 40,000 to EUR 50,000, aligning with the cumulative inflation
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Ethiopia introduces VAT exemptions on water, electricity, mass transport services for low-income groups
The Ethiopian Ministry of Finance published VAT Directive No. 1341/2024, outlining the application of VAT on water, electricity, and transport services on 29 August 2024. The South African government has updated the value-added tax (VAT) policy
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Poland: Lower House passes VAT exemption, optional cash method for small businesses
Poland’s lower house of the Parliament (Sejm) passed the first reading of a bill which allows small businesses with sales in the previous tax year not over EUR 100,000 to receive a value-added tax (VAT) exemption in other EU countries on 27
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Philippines imposes 12% VAT on non-resident digital service providers, includes Netflix, HBO, Disney
Philippines' Department of Finance announced that President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. Â enacted Republic Act (RA) 12023 on 2 October 2024, imposing a 12% value-added tax (VAT) on non-resident digital service providers (DSPs), including streaming
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Poland passes bill easing VAT rules for small businesses
Poland’s government passed a bill to streamline and simplify VAT obligations, particularly for small businesses in the European Union. Earlier, Poland’s Ministry of Finance approved a draft bill on 10 September 2024 to simplify and modify VAT
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Uruguay extends reduced VAT for tourism until April 2025Â
Uruguay’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has extended the 9% VAT reduction for certain tourism operations until 30 April 2025, provided that the payment is made using electronic payment methods such as credit cards, debit cards or e-money payment
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Malawi to introduce VAT e-billing system in 2024
Malawi will implement a mandatory VAT e-invoicing system under its 2024/25 budget policy to combat VAT fraud and evasion, as announced by the Minister of Finance on 23 February 2024. The new system will replace existing electronic fiscal devices
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Russia clarifies VAT repayment rules for simplified tax system transition
The Russian Ministry of Finance (MoF) has announced updates regarding VAT repayment rules for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs transitioning to the simplified tax system, outlined in Guidance letter No. 03-07-11/69416 on 17 September
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Thailand extends reduced VAT rate until 2025
Thailand’s Cabinet approved a resolution extending the reduced 7% VAT rate on imports, sale of goods, and provisions of services until 30 September 2025. The extension pushes the previous end date from 30 September 2024. The announcement was
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Malta expands VAT exemption for healthcare
The government has released a legal notice 228 of 2024 designating services by dental technicians, psychotherapy and counselling professions as medical professions for VAT exemption purposes under the Value Added Tax Act (Amendment of Fifth
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Bulgaria consults proposed tax amendments to align with EU laws, enhance VAT administration
The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance released proposals for amendments to the various tax legislations for public consultation on 18 September 2024. The proposed changes aim to align with European Union (EU) laws and enhance the administration of VAT
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Slovak Republic approves draft bill with tax measures
The Slovak Republic government approved a draft legislation on 18 September 2024 amending various tax measures to consolidate the country's public finances. Taxation of high-income groups: The main changes include increased special levies for
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Belgium postpones VAT declaration, payment reformsÂ
Belgium announced several amendments to the Belgian VAT Code, which were introduced by the Law of 12 March 2024. The amendments were initially set to take effect on 1 January 2024, but have been postponed to 1 January 2025. The changes in the VAT
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Peru postpones new VAT rules for B2C digital services
Peru issued Legislative Decree No. 1644 in the Official Gazette on 13 September 2024, postponing the implementation of Legislative Decree No. 1623. Earlier, Peru’s tax authority, SUNAT, had issued Superintendency Resolution No.
See MorePoland approves draft legislation to simplify VAT obligations for small businesses
Poland's Ministry of Finance announced that it has approved a draft bill aimed at simplifying and modifying VAT regulations for small businesses on 10 September 2024. The legislation aims to simplify administrative obligations by introducing the
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Netherlands consults revised VAT bill for immovable property services
The Netherlands’ Ministry of Finance released an updated draft bill for public consultation, on 6 September 2024, regarding changes to the value-added tax (VAT) on services related to immovable property. This includes properties such as buildings
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Spain implements new rules for VAT self-assessment corrections
The Spanish BoletÃn Oficial del Estado (BOE) published Order HAC/819/2024, dated 30 July, which introduces necessary changes to VAT form 303 for implementing self-assessment corrections in VAT on 5 August 2024. Order HAC/819/2024, of 30 July,
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Turkey clarifies amendments to VAT law, seeks public feedback
The Turkish government has released a draft Communiqué detailing the amendments to VAT under Law No. 7524.The draft Communiqué (Serial No: 52) outlines the procedures and principles for implementing amendments to the Value Added Tax Law No. 3065,
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