Amazon: OECD should adopt VAT principles to simplify digital tax plan Amazon has suggested the OECD should adopt existing VAT principles to simplify the compliance and administration of its digital tax proposals under pillar one. By Mattias Cruz Cano November 25 2019
Amazon pushes for industry exemptions under pillar one proposals Amazon is pressing the OECD to change the scope of the unified approach to apply to all businesses with explicit exemptions for specific sectors. By Mattias Cruz Cano November 22 2019
Turkey’s DST creates worry and double taxation issues Taxpayers are concerned about the lack of detail on Turkey’s proposed digital services tax (DST) because it differs significantly from other countries, risking double taxation on cross-border online advertising services... By Mattias Cruz Cano November 21 2019
Austria’s DST could violate EU state aid rules While Austria introduces unilateral measures to tax digital businesses from January 1 2020, there are concerns that Austria’s DST could infringe on EU state aid rules and lead to some... By Mattias Cruz Cano November 11 2019
Details of Italy's DST remain opaque As Italy moves towards unilateral measures to tax the digital economy, the details of the services that fall within scope of the levy remain unclear. By Mattias Cruz Cano November 05 2019
Early UK election throws DST into uncertainty The UK government’s draft finance bill, which includes the digital services tax (DST) legislation, has been put on hold following a vote for an early general election. By Mattias Cruz Cano October 30 2019
Taxpayers seek further clarity on Malaysia’s DST Foreign and domestic companies operating in Malaysia are seeking further guidance on central concepts of the digital services tax (DST). By Mattias Cruz Cano October 24 2019
HMRC softens ‘digital link’ deadline for complex systems under MTD HMRC has extended digital link deadline under its Making Tax Digital (MTD) regime for companies with “complex or legacy IT systems”, where the existing timeframe is unachievable. By Mattias Cruz Cano October 21 2019
The EU eyes the next steps for e-commerce VAT reform Ana-Maria Caraman, policy officer at the department of Taxation and Customs of the European Commission, outlines the next steps in the EU’s VAT e-commerce reform package. By Mattias Cruz Cano October 16 2019
Taxpayers dubious over Nigeria’s proposed VAT hike Taxpayers in Nigeria are sceptical over the likelihood of a proposed VAT increase being enacted and some are not preparing for it. By Mattias Cruz Cano October 14 2019
