OECD publishes international exchange framework and optional module for Model Reporting Rules for Digital Platforms

On 22 June 2021, the OECD published a report regarding international exchange framework and optional module for Model Reporting Rules for Digital Platforms: “Model Reporting Rules for Digital Platforms: International Exchange Framework and Optional Module for Sale of Goods”. Click here to go to the publication on the website of the OECD. The Model Rules for Reporting by Platform Operators with respect to Sellers in the Sharing and Gig Economy ("Model Reporting ...

Digital platforms have an important role to play in value added tax policy in the sharing and gig economy

Digital platforms can play an important role in the application of Value Added Taxes/Goods and Services Taxes (VAT/GST) policies in the sharing and gig economy, according to a new OECD report “The Impact of the Growth of the Sharing and Gig Economy on VAT/GST Policy and Administration”. This has been announced with a press release on the website of the OECD on the occasion of the release of the report ...

OECD seeks input on draft Model Rules for Reporting for Platform Operators with respect to Sellers in the Sharing and Gig Economy

As part of the ongoing work of the Committee on Fiscal Affairs, the OECD is seeking public comments on the draft Model Rules for Reporting for Platform Operators with respect to Sellers in the Sharing and Gig Economy. This was announced with a press release published on the website of the OECD. From the press release: BACKGROUND The market of online platforms facilitating the "sharing" and "gig" economies is growing rapidly ...

Global tax community welcomes new measures to enlist online marketplaces in the collection of VAT/GST in e-commerce

Delegates from over 100 jurisdictions, including regional and international organisations, have unanimously endorsed new rules that will ensure the collection of additional VAT/GST revenues and will level the playing field between operators in traditional and online markets. Meeting in Melbourne, Australia on 20-22 March 2019, around 300 participants attending the Global Forum on VAT, welcomed measures proposed in a new report by the OECD on The Role of Digital Platforms ...