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DIGITAL SERVICES
Managing VAT compliance in today’s dynamic economic environment has become ever more challenging. As the digital economy continues to grow in an accelerated speed, governments across the world are rapidly introducing new tax measures in efforts to capture a resulting revenue.
The most common methods for taxing the digital services include the introduction of Digital Services Tax (DST) or the expansion of the Value Added Tax (VAT) and Goods and Services Tax (GST) indirect tax to the sale of digital services.
In the absence of multilateral rules that regulate taxing digital services world-wide, countries started to introduce their own rules. The DST or VAT/GST rules for digital services therefore, can differ significantly per country.
The most common differentiating factors include:
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Place of supply rules
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Tax Rates
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Thresholds
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VAT compliance deadlines
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Administrative requirements
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Number of users who use the service
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Number of on-line business contracts related to the service
Multinational companies expanding their digital services to new markets are often unaware that they are taking on an increasing VAT compliance burden. Growing into new markets also means that multinationals often must confront the banking or technological limitations in the country of compliance, causing tax and finance departments to spend a disproportionate amount of time on compliance activities.
These challenges require solutions that help businesses comply with new VAT / GST obligations and grow.
GLOBAL VAT COMPLIANCE
Leading VAT Service Provider for International Businesses
We are Global VAT Compliance (GVC), a leading transaction tax compliance service provider with over a decade years of expertise in indirect taxation and tax advisory. We serve multinational companies with VAT compliance in over 90 countries worldwide.
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A global coverage and a single point of contact model
Our VAT compliance services cover over 90 jurisdictions worldwide
All 27 EU Countries |
Bhutan |
India |
Nigeria |
Tanzania |
Albania |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Indonesia |
Norway |
Thailand |
Andorra |
Cambodia |
Japan |
Oman |
Turkey |
Angola |
Canada* |
Kazakhstan |
Philippines |
Uganda |
Australia |
Chile |
Kenya |
Russia |
Ukraine |
Azerbaijan |
Colombia |
Kosovo |
Saudi Arabia |
United Arab Emirates |
Bahamas |
Costa Rica |
Malaysia |
Serbia |
United Kingdom |
Bahrain |
Ecuador |
Mauritius |
Singapore |
United States |
Bangladesh |
Egypt |
Mexico |
South Africa |
Uruguay |
Barbados |
Georgia |
Moldova |
South Korea |
Uzbekistan |
Belarus |
Ghana |
Morocco |
Switzerland |
Vietnam |
Bermuda |
Iceland |
New Zealand |
Taiwan |
* British Columbia, Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan
Most of Digital Service Markets we serve
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SaaS |
Cloud Computing |
E-Publishing |
Cryptocurrency |
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Music Streaming |
Video Streaming |
On-line Education |
Gaming |
Global VAT/GST Rates
VAT rates and thresholds for foreign providers of digital services across the world:
Country |
Tax Rate |
Type of Tax |
Type of VAT Collection |
Threshold |
Albania |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
10 million ALL |
Andorra |
4,5% |
IGI |
Sales Tax |
40 000 EUR |
Angola |
14% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Australia |
10% |
GST |
E-services |
75,000 AUD |
Austria |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Azerbaijan |
18% |
VAT |
E-services |
200,000 AZN |
Bahamas |
10% |
VAT |
E-services |
100,000 BSD |
Bahrain |
10% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Bangladesh |
15% |
VAT |
E-services |
8 million BDT |
Barbados |
22% |
VAT |
Mobile services |
200,000 BBD |
Barbados |
17.5% |
VAT |
E-services |
200,000 BBD |
Belarus |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Belgium |
21% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Bhutan |
7% |
GST |
VAT / GST |
5 million BTN |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
17% |
VAT |
E-services |
50,000 BAM |
Bulgaria |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Bulgaria |
6% |
VAT |
E-book |
– |
Cambodia |
10% |
VAT |
E-services/e-commerce |
250 million KHR |
Canada – GST/HST |
5% |
GST/HST |
E-services/goods |
30,000 CAD |
Canada – British Columbia |
7% |
PST |
Sales tax |
10,000 CAD |
Canada – Manitoba |
7% |
RST(PST) |
E-services |
– |
Canada – Quebec |
9,975% |
QST |
E-services |
30,000 CAD |
Canada – Saskatchewan |
6% |
PST |
E-services |
– |
Chile |
19% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Colombia |
19% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Costa Rica |
13% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Croatia |
25% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Cyprus |
19% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Czechia |
21% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Denmark |
25% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Ecuador |
12% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Egypt |
14% |
EST |
E-services |
500,000 EGP |
Estonia |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Finland |
24% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
France |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Georgia |
18% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Germany |
19% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Ghana |
12,5% |
VAT |
VAT / GST |
200,000 GHS |
Greece |
24% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Hungary |
27% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Iceland |
24% |
VAT |
E-services |
2 million ISK |
India |
18% |
GST |
E-services |
10 lakh INR |
Indonesia |
11% |
VAT |
E-services |
600 million IDR/12,000 visitors per year |
Ireland |
23% |
VAT |
VAT / GST |
– |
Italy |
22% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Japan |
10% |
Consumption Tax |
E-services |
10 million JPY |
Kazakhstan |
12% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Kenya |
16% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Kosovo |
18% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Latvia |
21% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Lithuania |
21% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Luxembourg |
17% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Malaysia |
6% |
VAT |
E-services |
500,000 MYR |
Malta |
18% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Mauritius |
15% |
VAT |
E-services |
10 million MUR |
Mexico |
16% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Moldova |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Morocco |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Netherlands |
21% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Netherlands |
9% |
VAT |
e-publications |
– |
New Zealand |
15% |
GST |
E-services |
60,000 NZD |
Nigeria |
7.5% |
VAT |
E-services |
25,000 USD |
Norway |
25% |
VAT |
E-services |
50,000 NOK |
Oman |
5% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Philippines |
12% |
VAT |
E-services |
3 million PHP |
Poland |
23% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Portugal |
23% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Romania |
19% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Russia |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Saudi Arabia |
15% |
VAT |
E-services |
375,000 SAR |
Serbia |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Singapore |
7% |
GST |
E-services |
1 million SGD |
Slovakia |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Slovenia |
22% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
South Africa |
15% |
VAT |
E-services |
1 million ZAR |
South Korea |
10% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Spain |
21% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Sweden |
25% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Switzerland |
7,7% |
VAT |
E-services |
100,000 CHF |
Taiwan |
5% |
VAT |
E-services |
480,000 NTD |
Tanzania – Mainland |
18% |
VAT |
E-services |
100 million TZS |
Tanzania – Zanzibar |
15% |
VAT |
E-services |
100 million TZS |
Thailand |
7% |
VAT |
E-services |
1.8 million THB |
Turkey |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Uganda |
18% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Ukraine |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
1 million UAH |
United Arab Emirates |
5% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
United Kingdom |
20% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Uruguay |
22% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Uzbekistan |
15% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Vietnam |
10% |
VAT |
E-services |
– |
Disclaimer
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