On 8 April 2015, the Federal Fiscal Court published two judgments regarding zero-rated intra-Community supplies within a chain transaction: XI R 30/13 and XI R 15/14 (subsequent decision in the legal case VSTR, ECJ, Sept. 27, 2012 – C-587/10).Read More »
Category: Tax Knowledge
Changes in the EU legislation
4 Ministers of culture asked for change in EU legislation to tax e-books exactly as physical books.
Australia – Taxation of digital services provided by foreign companies
On 9 April 2015, the Australian Treasurer announced that the government will be introducing new GST measures aimed at overseas companies supplying digital services into Australia. The Treasurer stated that “a company providing intangible services into Australia, such as media services or so on, wherever they are located they should charge GST on those services.”Read More »
New interpretation guidance of the Principal Company Taxation adopted by the Swiss Federal Tax Authorities (SFTA)
The SFTA have recently reviewed and revised the interpretation guidance which is used by the cantonal tax authorities to apply the taxation of principal companies, the rules of which are stipulated in Circular Letter number 8 published by the SFTA in 2011.Read More »
Japan – Update on proposed legislation proposed for Japanese consumption tax (JCT) on cross-border services
As previously reported, the Japanese government plans to tax the supply of electronic services by non-established service providers, as of 1 October 2015. The proposal is expected to pass through the legislation this spring.
According to the draft legislation the place of supply of electronic services will change from the origin principle (i.e. where the supplier is established) to the destination principle (i.e. to the place where the recipient is located). Read More »
Egypt – VAT recent developments
Under Egypt’s five-year strategy launched in October 2014, VAT legislation is expected to be introduced in the second half of this year as a transition from the current General Sales Tax (GST) to a full fledged Value Added Tax (VAT) System. Read More »
E-books – ECJ rules reduced VAT rate is not applicable
The ECJ today delivered its long awaited judgments in the infringements procedures against France and Luxemburg for the application of the reduced VAT rates to e-books.
The court held that in line with VAT Directive and Implementing Regulation e-books qualify as electronically supplied services, in respect of which the reduced VAT rates cannot be applied.Read More »
Partial revision of the VAT Law in Switzerland – Lower VAT registration threshold for e-service providers is proposed
The Swiss Federal Council has published its commentary to the partial revision of the VAT Law. If the draft legislation is approved by the Swiss parliament, the changes will come into effect on 1.1.2016.
For further information please visit our PwC e-biz and ecommerce blog
Multinationals receive OECD country-by-country reporting, multilateral instrument and IP tax incentive BEPS proposals
During a G20 finance ministers’ conference on 9/10 February in Turkey, the latest developments in the base erosion shifting project were presented. As a consequence, additional guidance on complying with certain recommendations resulting from the OECD’s base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) action plan was issued.Read More »
Mexico: Additional benefits granted to certified IMMEX companies
First introduced in November 2006, the IMMEX Program promotes the Mexican export industry by certifying and allowing specific Mexican exporting companies to temporarily import goods for use in an industrial process or service to produce, transform or repair foreign goods for subsequent export, or to provide export services, while being exempted from paying general import tax, value added tax and, where appropriate, countervailing duties.Read More »
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