This month in Paris, the 6th Meeting of the OECD Global Forum on VAT marked the 10th anniversary of the OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines, which have shaped VAT frameworks worldwide. These frameworks continue to evolve, with legislation moving faster and its impact being felt sooner across markets. It means profit margins continue to be squeezed as new measures add complexity, …
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Happy New Year, and welcome to 2026! Brazil’s new indirect tax system entered into test phase in January 2026, alongside reforms to China’s VAT rules where platforms may become deemed suppliers liable for the tax. These are not the only major changes taking effect this month, and we highlight several others below. The key trends we’re seeing are the removal …
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The recent various government budget announcements have triggered a fresh round of rules and regulatory measures, signalling that ecommerce companies, and particularly digital platforms, will face a more complex compliance landscape, measures that will potentially erode profit margins without proper affirmative management and effective processes. This is a glimpse of what caught my attention…and as you read the plethora of …
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Unlike income taxes, which have a special line on a company’s P&L on which to report, there are additionally a bevy of other taxes often categorized as “transactional taxes”. Those taxes are generally directly impacting a company’s “operating profit ” line and hence its “operating profit margin”. In a perfectly-operating system, some (but not all) of these transactional taxes should …
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With the start of the fourth quarter came a flurry of budget discussions, and as governments search for revenue, they are considering a range of measures targeting digital companies—measures that will erode profit margins without proper management. This is a glimpse of what caught my attention…and as you read the plethora of changes and consider the challenges they present especially …
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The world of professional services has evolved into a borderless marketplace. Freelancers, consultants, and independent professionals now make up a substantial and growing share of the global workforce, offering everything from IT and design to legal and financial services from anywhere in the world. The service economy has become a powerful engine of growth – flexible, digital, and deeply international. …
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With summer holidays behind us, September brought a renewed wave of tax updates and policy shifts to tackle… This is a glimpse of what caught my attention…and as you read the plethora of changes and consider the challenges they present especially to marketplaces and their sellers, keep in mind that only the right system can enable growth and open new …
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Up until July 2018, it was possible to send low‑value parcels internationally without paying customs duties, VAT, GST, or Sales Tax if the seller had no local presence. The reasoning was simple: the administrative cost of collecting these taxes was considered higher than the revenue generated. When these rules were written, few expected that shopping from a computer, and eventually …
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A glimpse of what caught my attention: While summer is typically a quieter season for tax and regulation, this year has broken the trend. From VAT hikes to new marketplace obligations, the past two months have been particularly eventful. Chile Chile is set to introduce new rules for low-value goods as of October 2025.New guidelines have now been published (Resolution …
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Scroll, click, delivered—marketplaces have made shopping that easy, and they’re cashing in. Analysts expect the top 100 platforms to move US $3.8 trillion in goods this year—double 2018’s total—and more than half of all e-commerce now flows through marketplaces. Shoppers love the endless choice; merchants love the lightning-fast way to test new products and reach fresh audiences. But tax rules …
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