New Zealand – Low value goods – NZ’s new GST dimension in the global economy
A significant GST matter reflecting brave new policy globally The NZ Government announced last week that it is seeking consultation on the best way to collect GST on online purchases, by private NZ...
View ArticleAustralia’s framework questions for a possible digital tax
The Australian Treasury released its digital economy tax discussion paper: https://treasury.gov.au/consultation/c2018-t306182/ Comments are due 30 November 2018. The key substantive sections seem to...
View ArticleRevised e-business regulations in South Africa will become effective from...
Changes are expected from April 2019 concerning the taxation of electronic services in South Africa. All non-resident suppliers of e-services (if not specifically excluded from the revised regulations)...
View ArticleAustralia, New Zealand, Switzerland – New tax obligations for offshore...
Australia, as well as many other jurisdictions including New Zealand and Switzerland, are implementing new rules regarding the application of the goods and services tax (GST) or value added tax (VAT)...
View ArticleLatest EU proposals concerning e-commerce
The e-Commerce VAT package of the EU introduces simplification measures for intra-EU sales of electronic services from 2019 onwards, and also extends by 2021 the Mini One-Stop Shop to a One Stop Shop....
View ArticleNew Zealand’s New GST Collection Model for Low Value Imported Goods
The latest New Zealand low value imported goods changes are another of many occurring globally in the e-commerce indirect taxes area. On December 5, 2018 the New Zealand government introduced into...
View ArticleGerman Federal Ministry decrees on joint VAT liability for onliny marketplaces
With effect from 1 January 2019, a new rule has been introduced in Germany to make the operator of an online marketplace jointy liable for German VAT no accounted for by the online traders on goods...
View ArticleNew Zealand – Import of low value goods / Key decision points
The New Zealand Government has finally announced the start date for GST (at 15%) on low value imported goods to be 1 December 2019. The low value goods threshold is NZD 1,000 and the annual GST...
View ArticleSingapore – GST on Imported Digital Services—What is Your Game Plan?
Globally, the rapid growth of e-commerce in recent years has left tax administrators worldwide scrambling to find and implement mechanisms to secure a piece of the (untouched) digital tax pie....
View ArticleNew Zealand’s bumper indirect taxes year
You can read about New Zealand tax changes, including those affecting e-commerce on the following site:...
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