Global: VAT & GST on digital services to consumers

Type: Legislation

99 nations now impose VAT or GST on consumers who purchase digital services from non-resident providers. This is in accordance with OECD recommendations and the widely recognized indirect tax principle of collecting taxes in the country of consumption. The proposed and implemented regimes are listed below. 

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