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 ...
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 ...