Companies will challenge Kenya’s VAT assessment system Some businesses are planning to challenge Kenya’s VAT auto assessment (VAA) system, arguing that it has unfairly shifted the administrative burden onto buyers, many of which are large businesses. By Mattias Cruz Cano April 01 2020
HMRC delays ‘digital link’ deadline for MTD HMRC has postponed the digital link deadline under its Making Tax Digital (MTD) regime by a year because of COVID-19, easing the compliance burden on businesses. By Mattias Cruz Cano March 30 2020
Investors offer lessons in tax efficiency Tax insurance providers recommend multinational companies (MNEs) learn from institutional investors about how to improve indirect tax management. By Mattias Cruz Cano March 25 2020
Taxpayers say governments can do more to fight COVID-19 Many countries have turned increasingly to indirect tax measures to ease the unprecedented economic impact of COVID-19, but some tax executives say governments could introduce more targeted measures to help... By Mattias Cruz Cano March 25 2020
India delays mandatory e-invoicing With only a couple of weeks until the initial deadline for mandatory e-invoicing, India’s GST Council has decided to postpone the compliance measure for six months. By Mattias Cruz Cano March 17 2020
UK budget breaks with EU VAT rules for financial services Tax professionals feel that some of the new measures announced in the UK budget indicate the VAT system for financial services will break with EU standards. By Mattias Cruz Cano March 13 2020
DST will render Spain less competitive Businesses and tax professionals say that the introduction of a digital services tax (DST) in Spain will make the country less competitive and could hinder future investment as well as... By Mattias Cruz Cano March 11 2020
Suppliers adapt to achieve VAT benefits of EU call-off stock rules Companies are changing the way they manage call-off stock, supply chains, transportation documents and VAT identification to ensure they can benefit from the EU’s VAT “quick fixes”. By Mattias Cruz Cano March 11 2020
CJEU decision could greenlight turnover taxes In a landmark judgement on Hungary’s surtax, the CJEU found that the tax on turnover is compatible with EU rules on VAT and state aid. By Mattias Cruz Cano March 04 2020
Business leaders divided over Brazil tax reform in 2020 Tax professionals are split on the likelihood that Brazil will approve tax reform in 2020 and uncertainty remains over which reform proposal is most likely pass. By Mattias Cruz Cano March 03 2020
