VAT will influence the future of bitcoins


724739_original_R_by_Erwin Lorenzen_pixelio.deLearn more about about bitcoins!

•  what is bitcoin?

•  how do bitcoins work?

•  how do bitcoin payments work?

•  making e-payments

•  virtual currency schemes

•  and much more …

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Recorded webcast – VAT in Egypt and update on Middle East


PwC_Swiz_Zurich_R_MB_36.jpgFor those who missed it! 

Please follow the link to the recorded webcast from Egypt.
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PwC Webcast: BEPS and VAT


Photo_R_RGB_SH14_D4_JA_5190.jpgI recommend our next webcast, 18 June 2015 focusing on BEPS and VAT

Topic to be presented:

Since the OECD’s Action Plan on BEPS was published in July 2013 with a view to addressing perceived flaws in international tax rules, the work under the Action Plan, backed by the G20 finance ministers, has progressed swifter than expected by many and has resulted in over 10 draft papers being published to date. Read More »

PwC Webcast: Introduction of VAT in Egypt and update on Middle East


345721_web_R_K_B_by_Dieter Schütz_pixelio.deI recommend our next webcast, 2 June 2015 focusing on – Introduction of VAT in Egypt and update on Middle East.Read More »

PwC Webcast: German Court decision on intra-community chain transactions


720513_web_R_by_Martin Schuler_pixelio.deI recommend our next webcast, 28 May 2015 focusing on – Germany: Legislative Changes relating to Zero-rated Intracommunity Supplies.Read More »

Invitation: Sydney and Melbourne Virtual Round Table


PwC_Swiz_Zurich_R_MB_39.jpgI would like to invite you to our Sydney and Melbourne Virtual Round Table.

  • Sydney:         16 June 2015 at 11.00 GMT
  • Melbourne:  19 June 2015 at 09.00 GMT

 

 

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EU – Strategy for the Digital Single Market


On 6 May the EU Commission announced its strategy for Digital Single Market. The aim is to further simplify and harmonize the applicable VAT and legislative rules to e-biz and e-commerce (in particular re telecommunication and copyrights) as well as to reduce the administrative burden companies are facing in this field.

The ultimate goal is to remove the barriers which currently hinder EU based companies to grow and to be (more) competitive with the world’s Internet giants. The strategy also wants to help European customers to shop on-line form other EU countries as easy and simple as it their home countries. The VAT related initiatives of the strategy focuses on:Read More »

South Korea – VAT on electronic service provided by foreign service providers – changes as of 1 July 2015


234936_web_R_K_by_Jasper J. Carton_pixelio.deKorea joins the group of countries which require non-established companies to register and account for on their B2C sales of electronic service into South Korea. The VAT law has recently been amended to apply VAT to the supplies of electronic services (e.g. applications, games, music, films, electronic documents, software, etc.) purchased from non-resident service providers (i.e. offshore app developers or through offshore open markets app stores).Read More »

EU – working paper on the scope of the notion of electronically supplied services


711122_web_R_by_FotoHiero_pixelio.de (2)The Belgian tax authorities submitted questions to the VAT Committee regarding the notion of electronically supplied services as referred to in the EU VAT Directive and the Implementing Regulation, the possible interaction of this type of services with other services and the issue of VAT exemption of such services.Read More »

France – reverse charge VAT on imports introduced (PDU – Procédure simplifée de dédouanement avec domiciliation unique)


flag-71112_1280New rules introduced in France now allow European-Union based operators to reverse charge VAT on imports once they have obtained an agreement to use the Single Window Customs Clearance Procedure (PDU – Procédure simplifée de dédouanement avec domiciliation unique). Read More »