Norway: no more VAT on eBooks

Norway will remove VAT from eBooks and all e-publications starting July 1st, 2019. This represents a huge VAT cut since currently they are subject to the standard rate which is 25%.

Since the European Council agreed to allow member states to apply a reduce VAT rate to electronic publication last year ⁽¹⁾ several countries have adopted the measure reducing the levy on eBooks such as Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta and Portugal ^{(2) (3) (4)}.

Once the zero rate VAT enters into force for eBooks, newspapers (including e-newspapers), books and electronic books will all be equally VAT rated, ensuring an equal tax-related treatment of printed and electronic media.

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