Algeria Proposes New VAT Collection Regime for Non-Resident Digital Platforms

Summary 

• Algeria’s draft 2027 Finance Bill proposes a special VAT regime for non-resident e-commerce platforms supplying remote, dematerialised services taxable in Algeria. Covered operators would register electronically, obtain a tax identification number, collect VAT, maintain transaction records and file electronic quarterly returns with payment by the twentieth day following each quarter. 

• The proposal also introduces annual reporting for resident and non-resident platforms connecting sellers and buyers. Platform VAT collection for remote services must be distinguished from the broader reporting regime and from rules governing goods. KPMG notes that sales of goods enter VAT scope, although the proposed platform collection mechanism is. 

• Digital businesses should determine whether they act as principal, platform, marketplace, intermediary or payment provider; identify Algerian customers; calculate tax; issue invoices; retain records for ten years; and report sellers where required. Contracts, checkout logic, customer-location evidence, tax engines and data retention need separate workstreams because collection and reporting scopes. 

Extended article 

Algeria’s draft Finance Bill for 2027 proposes a dedicated VAT regime for non-resident e-commerce platforms supplying remote, dematerialised services taxable in Algeria. A covered operator without a permanent establishment or fixed professional installation would register through the tax administration’s electronic platform, obtain a tax identification number, collect VAT and remit it for supplies to Algerian customers. The draft requires a transaction register containing customer name and email address, nature of the service, invoice date, total amount and VAT collected. Algerie Eco reports that the information must be retained for ten years. Quarterly turnover declarations and the corresponding VAT payment would 

be due electronically by the twentieth day of the month following the quarter. KPMG explains that the bill expressly brings platform sales of goods and services, including platform commissions, within VAT scope. However, the platform collection mechanism described in the draft is limited to services. The analysis also distinguishes VAT collection from broader annual reporting obligations for resident and non-resident platforms that connect sellers and buyers. Those reporting rules resemble international platform-transparency models but have their own scope and data requirements. Businesses should first determine their role. A company may provide digital services as principal, operate a marketplace, facilitate third-party 

sales, process payments or combine several functions. Contractual responsibility, invoicing and control of consideration will influence which obligations apply. Implementation requires reliable evidence that a customer or consumption is located in Algeria, tax-rate determination, invoice logic, quarterly reporting, payment capability and long-term data retention. Platforms must also map seller identification and transaction data for annual reporting. Penalties and possible access restrictions make governance important. Because the measure remains part of a draft Finance Bill, operators should monitor the enacted law, effective date, registration portal, return format, currency and payment instructions. Systems should be designed only after reconciling final legislation with. 

Official sources: Algerie Eco: draft provisions 

External articles: KPMG: Algeria platform VAT proposals | VATCalc: Algerian digital-services overhaul 

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