How tax heads are responding to the rise and rise of VAT

Alexander Hartley

December 14 2018

VAT, first implemented in France in the 1950s, is a young tax. But its importance has exploded in the last few decades: few countries now lack a VAT, and rates are at historic highs. Tax directors tell International Tax Review how they are responding and what they expect from the future.

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Alexander Hartley

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Alexander reports on indirect tax matters, BEPS, and related tax disputes. He is ITR’s main reporter on efforts to tax the digital economy, including digital services taxes and attempts at a multilateral reform of corporation tax.

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