What’s the best thing in life? Money? Sweating after an intensive sports effort? Receiving or giving a hug from or to your best friend? Discussing VAT issues?
Do you talk to your pet? At least they won’t complain if you discuss VAT issues with them…
Obviously, the most valuable thing in life is a good health. But a purring cat scores very high as well!
It has long been speculated that pets are good for a person’s health. If you own a pet, it’s good for stress relief and it encourages a healthy lifestyle. But when it comes to cats, scientific evidence suggests that their purr can be specifically beneficial to their owner.
Research has shown that the frequency of a cat’s purr actually works in a similar way to high-impact exercise. This works as follows: a cat’s purr frequency is exactly 26 Hertz. This frequency corresponds with the frequency that scientists use in vibrational therapies to promote tissue regeneration.
Vibrational therapy creates the same healing and reinforcement using low frequency vibrations instead of intense high impact activity. So, theoretically, a cat’s purr can help healing.
You may think cats are nasty creatures that walk on tables, hiss, and don’t care about a damn thing humans have to say. But when you can get a cat to purr, chances are that you’re not only benefitting from their purring frequency, but they may actually like you (at that moment) and not quickly run and hide. Perfect victims for your VAT stories that you can’t share with your partner, kids or friends!
Of course, we are also always here, to listen to your VAT stories. If you don’t have a cat, please share your stories with us. Just send us an email or leave a comment on LinkedIn.
See you again next week. Meow.
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WORLD
- August 2022 VAT & GST changes
- Digital Services Tax (DST) comeback? Pillar 1 update
- BDO – Indirect Tax bytes July 2022
- Major global Value Added Tax and Goods and Services Tax changes as of August 1, 2022
- TBI Expert View by Taxback International S1EP5 : “Five Essential Factors to Understand Your Outsourcing Needs”
- Intercompany Transactions and Customs Value
- SNI Tax Technology News – July Newsletter
- Better use of energy taxes could strengthen developing country finances while cutting pollution
- Global overview of environmental taxes, incentives and grants (table)
AFRICA
- Botswana Temporarily Reduces VAT Rate
- Temporary reductions in VAT rates
- Botswana temporary VAT cut to 12% till 31 January 2023
- Egypt provides relief from delay interest, additional taxes, and duties
- Nigeria and Egypt test different approaches to tax digital economy
- Ghana 2022 Mid-Year Review Includes Certain Tax Measures
- Government plans to raise GH¢750million from new E-VAT policy
- e-VAT electronic invoicing
- Update on the implementation of the Value Added Tax (Electronic Tax Invoice) Regulations, 2020
- High Court rules that VAT regulations 2017 are valid and have force of law
- KRA Extends Deadline for ETR System Migration
- Kenya e-invoicing TIMS full implementation Aug 2022
- PVoC Program Kenya resumed
- Introduction of new e-invoicing rules for VAT-registered taxpayers per 1 August 2022
- KRA urges VAT registered tax payers to upgrade ETRs by 31st July
- Nigeria and Egypt test different approaches to tax digital economy
- Nigeria 6% Digital Services Tax
- VAT increase may assuage Nigeria’s fiscal position
- Manufacturers Association of Nigeria urges government to remove VAT on Automotive Gas Oil
- FG Moves to Begin Implementation of 5% Excise Duty on Telecom Services
- Voluntary or voluntarily compulsory?
- South Africa Consulting on 2022 Draft Tax Bills
- VAT Connect Issue 14 (August 2022)
- FAQ Domestic Reverse Charge Regulations
AMERICAS
- Bahamas Introduces New VAT Withholding Requirements
- Bahamas Introduces New B2G VAT Withholding Tax
- Guidelines on newly introduced VAT withholding
- Bahamas Tax Agency posts guidance on VAT withholding
- Bolivia Relaxes Tax Compliance Rules and Provides New Extension of Tax Payment Installment Facilities for Non-Compliant Taxpayers
- Guidance concerning tax payment facilities
- Chile Moves To Enforce Digital VAT Regime
- IRS announces new VAT withholding obligations for intermediaries
- SAT Releases New Versions of the Catalogs for CFDI 3.3 and 4.0
- Mexico’s preferential domestic manufacturing regime for export supply chains
- Fifth Circuit: Credit for renewable fuels reduces excise tax, but deduction limited to excise tax actually paid
- First six months of 2022 sales tax rules and rates update: Rate increases flourish at city level
- Marketplace facilitators: Your latest Q. and A.
- States With Highest and Lowest Sales Tax Rates
- 2022 Mid-Year Rates and Rules Podcast
- Minnesota updated its Streamlined Sales and Use Tax taxability matrix and certificate of compliance
- 2022 Sales Tax Holidays: Bad Policy Any Year, But Especially in Response to High Inflation
- Sales tax holidays for the rest of the year
- Breaking down sales and use tax compliance for SaaS companies
- Vertex Inc. 2022 Mid-Year Sales Tax Rates and Rules Report
- No exemption from sales and use tax for container-recycling machines (Michigan)
- Packaging Obligations for USA – California
- Gaining value in state tax and VAT through improved compliance processes
ASIA PACIFIC
- No tax on 98pc of imports from Afghanistan
- Schedule for refund of excess input VAT credit accelerated
- GST Annual Return: GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C are Available for filing
- Transportation Services within Mines Constitute GTA Services: CESTAT
- Set up GST tribunal for disputes: Parl panel to Centre
- No Central Excise Duty on Freight Charges paid for Transport of Goods from Factory premises to Buyer’s premises: CESTAT
- India to cut e-invoice threshold to 10 Crore from October 2022
- New GST rule on house rent: Do you have to pay 18% tax?
- CBIC issued clarifications regarding applicable GST rates & exemptions on certain services
- CBIC clarifies on GST to be levied on EVs, mangoes, cattle feed
- Supreme Court wants states to make DIN mandatory for GST officers
- Circular: GST applicability on liquidated damages, compensation, and penalties arising out of breach of contract or other provision of law
- Daily GST Updates – Aug 3, 2022
- Summary of GST Circulars issued by CBIC on 03rd August 2022
- Group of Ministers (GoM) weighs scrapping 12% GST slab
- No GST on perks to employees, clarifies Government Tax Body
- New Taxpayers to Comply with E-invoicing Rules
- SC directs GST council to implement Document Identification No (DIN)
- Supreme Court strikes down GST reverse charge on ocean freight in CIF imports
- Supreme Court rules reimbursed salary of certain seconded employees is subject to service tax
- CBIC reduces Mandatory E-Invoice for Businesses having Rs. 20 Cr Turnover to Rs. 10 Cr
- Central and State Board are considered as educational institutions for the purpose of…
- Gujarat High Court directs GST department to refund IGST within six weeks
- Daily GST Updates – July 29, 2022
- CESTAT sets aside Service Tax Demand on Reimbursement of Water, Electricity, and Diesel Charges from Tenant to Landlord
- GST dept forms new audit section to curb tax evasion in state
- Highlights of comprehensive economic partnership agreement with India
- Implementing regulation issued on VAT treatment of e-commerce transactions
- Guidance regarding taxation of coal mining sector, including VAT
- Malaysia Sales Tax on low-value B2C imported goods 2023
- Proposed measures for sales tax on low-value goods include new requirements for online sellers
- Guidance on service tax exemption for digital payment services by local non-bank providers
- Malaysia e-invoicing 2023
- Bill seeking to impose VAT on digital transactions filed
- Pia Cayetano files bill imposing VAT on digital transactions
- PBBM Pushes VAT To Be Imposed On Digital Service Providers Like Spotify And Netflix
- Updated e-tax guide for 2023 GST Rate Change: A Guide for GST-registered Businesses
- Updated e-tax guide for GST: Clarification on “Directly in Connection With” and “Directly Benefit”
- Updated e-tax guide for GST Guide for Retailers
- Updated e-tax guide for GST: Transfer of Business as a Going Concern and other Excluded Transactions
- Updated e-tax guide for GST: Guide on Attribution of Input Tax
- Updated e-tax guide for GST: Time of Supply Rules
- Updated e-tax guide for GST: Reverse Charge
- Updated e-tax guide for GST: Transfer Pricing Adjustments
- Updated e-tax guide for GST: Digital Payment Tokens
- Update of e-Tax Guide on GST for Property Developers
EUROPE
- VAT cuts on energy & food as inflation hits record 8.9% in July 2022
- July 2022: E-Invoicing & VAT compliance updates – Focus on Poland and France
- Flashback on ECJ cases C-465/03 (Kretztechnik) – A transaction falling outside the scope of VAT does not necessarily mean that deduction is excluded
- Flashback on ECJ cases C-169/00 (Commission v Finland) – Exemption for the services supplied by authors, artists and performers of works of art
- ECJ C-294/21 (Etat du Grand-duche de Luxembourg) – Judgment – Place of…
- Flashback on ECJ cases C-480/12 (X BV) – Irregularities in Transit Procedure leading to…
- Companies are waiting for the CJEU ruling on empty invoices
- ECJ C-267/21 (Uniqa Asigurari) – Judgment – Place of supply of claims handling and settlement services (B2C)
- Flashback on ECJ cases C-275/01 (Sinclair Collis) – Cigarette vending machines installed in business premises – Exemption from rental of immovable property
- Flashback on ECJ Cases – C-520/10 (Lebara) – Sale of Lebara calling cards constitutes one…
- Flashback on ECJ cases C-267/00 (Zoological Society) – Exemption of services linked to sports and cultural services to be interpreted strictly
- Comments on ECJ C-331/19: CJ suspects low VAT rate does not apply to aphrodisiacs
- Comments on ECJ C-98/21: AG opines input VAT incurred on services contributed free of charge to a…
- Comments on ECJ C-333/20: ECJ further clarifies the concept of a VAT fixed establishment
- Comments on ECJ C-267/21: Services provided by foreign partners of Romanian insurance company…
- Comments on ECJ C-294/21: Tourist cruises on the German-Luxembourg part of the Moselle constitute taxable services
- Comments on ECJ C-247/21: ECJ AG on invoice requirements for simplified ABC scheme
- EU DAC 7 marketplaces’ seller transaction reporting Jan 2023 update
- Bi-annual evaluation of essential characteristics DAC6
- The EU VAT Rate Reform 2022 from an Environmental Policy Perspective
- Alibaba feels European VAT rules
- E-Book – EU VAT Compliance Guide
- Europe urged to clamp down on growing greenhouse gases black market
- The upcoming e-invoicing and e-reporting (changes) in the European Union
- This is what happened in the ECJ (VAT) in July 2022
- Business Partner VAT ID shows no information on Intrastat Declaration
- EU VAT in the Digital Age options – consultant’s report
- European Commission Intends to Harmonize E-invoicing and Real-time Reporting – Results of the Consultation
- Council Decision Published Authorizing Negotiations with Norway in Fight Against VAT Fraud
- Postponement of the 2022 summer vacation deadlines – Declarations with reimbursement –…
- Belgium pronounces on VAT and Non-Fungible Tokens NFT’s
- Various VAT changes
- Bulgaria exempts medical products used in clinical trials from VAT
- New version of software the generation of VAT reporting registers, VAT declaration…
- E-invoicing and e-reporting from 1 July 2024
- Five key questions about e-Invoicing and e-Reporting in France
- How to self-assess VAT in 2022?
- VAT in France – A comprehensive up to date guide
- Nonresident suppliers of distance sales have opportunity to regularize French VAT liabilities
- Admissibility of the electronic signature: what does the case law tell us?
- France still sends €100 million a year to ‘millionaire haven’ Monaco
- Mandatory B2B E-invoicing in France – When and How?
- VAT reduction not provided for in the coalition agreement
- VAT Exemption on intra-EU supplies
- Monthly updated overview of VAT exchange rates for 2022
- Electronic invoices to federal, state and local authorities
- Update – Germany Enacts Law to Comply with Court Decision on Interest Rates
- Exemption does not cover tennis lessons given for leisure purposes
- Getting VAT registration number and setting up business in Greece
- Measures regarding customs duties for intra-Community transfer of goods, other customs provisions
- Ireland provides guidance on tax deductibility of Digital Services Taxes
- VAT in Ireland – A comprehensive up to date guide
- VAT deduction with possession of customs declaration
- Ruling 409: Territorial criteria applicable to online training courses
- Deduction of VAT for the import of “modified genes”
- VAT concessions also for tourist and recreational transport
- Government Reduces VAT rate on natural gas and electricity sectors
- 10% VAT for the construction of the municipal archive
- VAT in Italy – A comprehensive up to date guide
- Clarification: disclosure obligation VAT exemption
- Entrepreneurs receive a VAT return reminder by text message
- VAT rate of 21% for e-book sales was allowed
- Tax authorities must provide personal data to suppliers and buyers of car dealers
- Dutch legislative process for introducing equal treatment delivery of e-books not unreasonably long
- Infographic: A guide to VAT in the Netherlands
- Company pension fund administrator provides VAT-exempt insurance services, no right to VAT deduction
- Company pension fund administrator provides VAT-exempt insurance services, no right to VAT deduction
- No VAT charged on the supply of leased property
- Foreign establishments to be excluded from Dutch VAT groups
- Maximum community service for watch dealer who incorrectly applies margin scheme
- Reduced VAT rate electronic download e-books not already in 2019
- Tax authorities will remind SMEs of their VAT return by text message
- India’s Supreme Court holds secondment of employees between group entities is a taxable service
- Netherlands Court Case: No reduced VAT rate on self-care products
- Netherlands Court Case: No reduced VAT rate for supplies of e-books in 2019
- Preparations DMS 4.1 (customs software) – Update 2
- Sales costs car dealer not deductible when applying profit margin scheme
- Tax authorities provide little insight into risk selection for turnover tax
- Council Decision Published Authorizing Negotiations with Norway in Fight Against VAT Fraud
- Norway to replace electric car VAT exemption with special subsidy
- Draft bill to implement EU single-use plastics directive
- Difficulties in using the API to check the VAT status of the entity
- Compensation for non-contractual use of the premises, sometimes including VAT
- Poland SLIM VAT 3 reforms update
- Comments in the consultation on tax clarifications on VAT groups
- Actual VAT refund deadlines shorter than the statutory ones
- SAC: One creditor does not relieve the former president of the management board from liability for the company’s debts
- EU e-commerce allows the Polish budget to earn, but it is bypassed
- VAT grouping rules again postponed
- VAT in Poland – A comprehensive up to date guide
- VAT number in Poland – brief introduction
- VAT on pro bono services? Companies with concerns, the Ministry of Finance is reassuring
- The ordered goods cannot be sent to Ukraine, but the advance payment is subject to VAT
- VAT groups can be interesting, but the rules need to be improved
- Romania SAF-T – Declarației informative D406 delayed to Jan 2023
- SAF-T Filing 2022 – Grace Period Extended
- PwC RO comments on ECJ C-267/21: Services provided by foreign partners of Romanian insurance company not provided in Romania
- The grace period for SAF-T reporting (Declaration 406) will be extended
- Romania proposes VAT rate increases on sparkling drinks, hotels, and catering supplies
- RO e-Transport penalties postponed
- Court allowed input VAT on basis of cash receipts for gasoline
- The VAT return must be submitted electronically via TCS
- For the 0% rate of 0%, the hotel must be included in a special register
- Retail business of the Khabarovsk Territory is invited to join the Tax Free VAT refund system
- Slovak Republic implements DAC7
- Slovakia Tax Agency Clarifies Taxpayer Right to VAT Tax Base Correction
- Tax agency announces Swiss VAT refund for Latvian VAT payers
- Switzerland Tax Agency Clarifies VAT Exemptions for Specified Aviation Companies
- Place of supply rules for services related to movable property
- The supplier does not send the RK to the PN for registration for reducing the amount of VAT: what about the tax credit?
- By what criteria are VAT payers classified as risky?
- Ukrainian «Google TAX»
- Parliament considers bill to extend VAT exemption on supply of software products
- On the basis of which documents for the reporting periods of February – May 2022, taxpayers who use the cash method of VAT accounting form a tax credit?
- HMRC Guidance: Guidance Food products (VAT Notice 701/14)
- HMRC Guidance Complete your VAT Return to account for import VAT
- HMRC Guidance: Caravans and houseboats (VAT Notice 701/20)
- HMRC Statutory guidance Notices made under the Customs (Import Duty) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
- HMRC Statutory guidance Notices made under the Customs (Export) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
- Business Entertainment. What input tax may I recover?
- HMRC Guidance: Register for VAT by post
- eBook : Navigating a Changing Tax Landscape : MTD – Making Tax Digital
- Updated Form 64-8 Authorising your agent
- CDS for import and export declarations and C79 import VAT certificates
- Weekly VAT News Indirect tax news from the past week
- 10 common pitfalls with customs declarations
- HMRC Process Change – Direct VAT Assessments for Online Marketplace Traders Beginning in September
- Mid-Ulster DC: municipal sports facilities and competition in Northern Ireland – UT
- LITRG warns newly registered traders not to overlook digital tax registration
- HMRC Guidance: Tariffs on goods imported into the UK
MIDDLE EAST
- Israel cuts cash payment threshold on VAT invoices
- Israel Tax Agency Posts FAQs on VAT Online Invoice Reporting
- Updated VAT amounts for invoicing, periodic reporting, and penalties
- Highlights of comprehensive economic partnership agreement with India
- New whistle blower program in effect
- VAT Fixed Establishment Risks in the UAE: Employer Record
- VAT Fines and Penalties in UAE
- VAT Invoice Format
- VAT: Incurring a financial loss by forgoing input credits?
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