Blogs

Poland has changed policy on VAT payments for the COVID-19 crisis. VAT filings are due on the 25th of March, as normal. However, taxpayers may apply for a liabilities write-off or extension of the pay...Continued

The Brazilian government and Ministry of Economy has announced the General Attorney of Finance (PGFN) will suspend until the start of July existing measures against taxpayers for non-compliance on ind...Continued

The Chinese Ministry of Finance has announced plans to harmonise the 6% City Maintenance & Construction and the 3% Construction Services levies with Chinese VAT...Continued

The Indian Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has raised the annual sales threshold for mandatory GST e-invoices. The new electronic invoicing regime will be introduced on 1 October 2020. ...Continued

Ecuador has imposed Value Added Tax on digital services from 16 September 2020. This includes non-resident providers who must register for VAT locally or suffer withholding VAT by payment providers to...Continued

France is considering a Value Added Tax rate cut as part of a €100 billion investment package to boost its economy as it comes out of the coronavirus health crisis. The plans will be detailed in the f...Continued

Ecuador has gazetted easements on Value Added Tax compliance to assist businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. The measures are limited to small enterprises, and airlines, holiday operators, agricultur...Continued

The Bolivian government is to introduce a consolidated VAT and tax regime for small businesses to support them during the COVID-19 epidemic. The annual threshold to qualify for the simplification is ...Continued

The UK Treasury is being reported as considering imposing a 2% sales tax on online ecommerce to raise £2 billion. This would be to help level the playing field for traditional high-street retailers. T...Continued

The final approval from the Council of the EU has been granted to the delay to the EU VAT ecommerce package until 1 July 2021. This came despite the Netherlands and Germans requesting a further delay ...Continued