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RSS vatVAT inspectors get mobile link-up
News UK VAT inspectors are to be given mobile access to the HM Customs and Excise network via laptop computers. A spokesman for ICL said: "At present, all information used by VAT inspectors on call is paper... [17 Feb 1999]
ANALYSIS: VAT - Virtual Added Tax?
Comment More pressing is the issue of VAT, which really could be resolved this week. Only European countries charge VAT on sales. Andrew Nutman, Senior Manager, Indirect Taxation Group, Deloitte & Touche,... [07 Oct 1998]
Customs unconvinced over euro VAT plea
News Attempts by software vendors to persuade HM Customs & Excise to accept VAT in euros have fallen at the first hurdle, due to a failure to get support from bigger companies. Software vendors represented by Basda are... [19 Oct 1998]
'Cut the VAT,' says publisher
News Information that is paid for and received in electronic form should not be treated the same as printed information and should be exempt from the highest rates of value added tax (VAT). Reed believes the... [25 Feb 2002]
Ecommerce to wipe nearly £10bn off VAT revenues
News The UK's VAT (value-added tax) revenues are under threat from ecommerce, according to a research paper published by the Institute of Directors (IoD) this week. It says no governments can afford to be complacent, as they... [31 Aug 1999]
IoD criticises EC's Web VAT proposals
News European Commission proposals to charge value added tax (VAT) on goods and services supplied over the Internet from outside Europe have been criticised this week by the Institute of Directors (IoD). It is warning the... [22 Jun 2000]
Another VAT-free year for AOL
News AOL won't have to charge its internet customers VAT for another year, according to a new ruling, incensing rival ISPs which claim the legal loophole gives the company an unfair competitive advantage. HM Customs and... [18 Mar 2002]
Darling's VAT change a headache for retailers
News The Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling's decision to cut Value Added Tax (VAT) from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent is likely to be an IT headache for retailers according to industry commentators.silicon.com... [25 Nov 2008]
EC proposes VAT changes for e-services
News The European Commission today agreed proposals to modifiy the rules governing Value Added Tax (VAT) for electronic services, subscription TV and pay-per-view TV. The proposal will close the loophole that allows companies... [07 Jun 2000]
EC proposes VAT on all electronic goods bought online
News The European Commission (EC) could accept proposals this week to charge Value Added Tax (VAT) on electronic goods bought over the Internet, even if the vendor is based outside the EU. If the ruling is accepted, many US... [05 Jun 2000]
AOL runs up another £2.5m in unpaid VAT
News Freeserve's attempt to make AOL look like a tax dodger is continuing apace, with the French-owned ISP claiming the US behemoth has avoided paying £2.5m in VAT in the last month alone. If it is successful, the bean... [30 Aug 2001]
VAT harmony hailed by PwC
News Lejeune said the Commission is hoping to see national legislation in place on VAT harmonisation by July next year. PwC tax expert, Ine Lejeune, said the proposed directive will form the core of the European Commission's... [22 Nov 2000]
Freeserve wins round one in AOL VAT spat
News Freeserve has won the first round in its legal bid to force rival AOL to pay VAT in Britain. This means the UK Customs and Excise officials will have to explain their decision not to make AOL pay VAT on... [26 Sep 2002]
SMEs offered bung for online VAT returns
News The offer is restricted to companies with a turnover below £600,000, beginning from 1 April and running for a year only, according to HM Customs and Excise, the body responsible for collecting VAT. The certificate costs... [12 Mar 2001]
The Bloor Perspective: IBM v BHAL, location-based services and ecommerce VAT
Comment An EC Directive (2002/38/EC) concerning VAT levying arrangements came into effect from 1 July. What it does is remove the obligation for EU suppliers of electronic services (software, music, videos) - which can be... [11 Aug 2003]
