- Algeria has introduced a VAT exemption for certain internet services and website-related costs until December 2025.
- Angola has implemented a 10% special levy on foreign exchange transactions related to technical assistance or management services.
- The Bahamas has made changes to the passenger tax rates, effective from January 2024.
- Belgium has proposed a draft law for mandatory structured e-invoicing for B2B transactions starting in 2026.
- The BES Islands have increased the annual turnover threshold for small businesses.
- Bosnia-Hercegovina has raised the VAT registration threshold.
- Brazil has approved a tax reform that will overhaul the indirect tax system, with implementing legislation to be issued within 180 days.
- China has implemented new import and export tariffs for 2024.
- Croatia has increased the VAT registration threshold and introduced the option for suppliers to directly reduce the VAT base in certain circumstances.
- Denmark has implemented new rules for applying the VAT reverse charge in telecommunications services transactions between VAT-registered entities.
- Egypt has issued guidance on the VAT reverse charge for imported services, requiring companies to register for VAT and imposing penalties for noncompliance.
- Belgium, as the current President of the Council of the EU, has released its Programme for the first half of 2024, with a focus on indirect tax areas.
Source: bdo.global
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