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Whose VAT is it anyway? An existential question for the gig economy

June 23, 2021

By Gareth Kobrin, Director at Vatglobal It sounds like a thriller. Ivan Bixio, colonel in the Guardia di Finanza, starts his investigation rifling through the books of independent hotels and guesthouses on the Italian Riviera. What he finds sparks an

What is MTD and why should I care?

March 4, 2021

The UK tax office, HMRC, introduced Phase 1 if their ‘Making Tax Digital’ (MTD) initiative in April 2019. The much more demanding Phase II implementation was supposed to come into effect in April 2020, but this was delayed owing to

How VAT can impact your profitability

February 1, 2021

Deciding on your pricing is difficult enough in regular business scenarios – making sure your product or service is correctly priced can be the difference between profit and loss. This issue is intensified when you are selling online to customers

More countries expected to impose digital services VAT: Report

December 7, 2020

More states are working to enhance VAT collection on e-commerce and digital services. That’s according to the OECD’s Consumption Tax Trends 2020 report. The report notes that several countries - both inside and outside the OECD - are adopting the

Canada to tax digital services provided by foreign companies

December 2, 2020

Canada is to tax cross-border digital services, effective from July 2021. Consequently, non-resident businesses providing digital services to customers in Canada will have to start charging sales tax. Many digital vendors will now have to register for GST/HST in Canada.

VAT on Admission to Events

November 4, 2020

Businesses supplying admission to events must be aware that this will often present a VAT registration obligation in the location of the event. There are special rules that govern the services that surround events, exhibitions and conferences in the EU.

A Comprehensive Digital Business VAT Registration Guide

November 4, 2020

If you’ve just started a digital business or have been growing your start-up over time and are beginning to reach an earnings threshold where you will need to register for VAT, this can be a somewhat daunting process. Small businesses,

PaaS and VAT: A Growing Industry with growing tax pitfalls

October 9, 2020

The rapidly evolving PaaS (Platform as a Service) industry has experienced significant growth in recent years as more organisations look to leverage the potential of cloud capabilities with agility and flexibility. For example, the worldwide public cloud services market is

Everything You need to know about Digital Services VAT in Argentina

September 15, 2020

With Argentina’s recent update of non-resident companies that should be subject to VAT on their provided digital services, it’s important to note the ins and outs of digital services VAT in Argentina. Recent developments around Digital Services VAT in Argentina

VAT Registration Requirements for eCommerce, Digital and SaaS Businesses

September 4, 2020

VAT registration can be a tricky process for new businesses, especially those that operate in different regions around the world. With the explosion of e-Commerce, digital and SaaS businesses, many governments have had to alter laws as the rules of

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