PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Regulation. Tencent Holdings President Martin Lau said further regulations are needed in China to mirror a “new reality.”. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report. Larry Hogan vetoed the levy.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
Amazon and Flipkart are pushing back against a proposed Indian tax on the online eCommerce market, saying it will stymie growth in the industry, according to a report by Reuters. . The tax would be 1 percent on every sale made by a seller on the eCommerce platforms, and it would take effect in April if approved by the country’s parliament.
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PYMNTS
DECEMBER 30, 2019
Wayfair Supreme Court decision continue to rattle online merchants, as three states (California, Louisiana and South Carolina) are now trying to collect eCommerce sales tax retroactively, as far back as five years. have moved to collect sales tax from remote sellers, and it’s just the beginning. To date 43 states and Washington, D.C.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Regulation. EU regulators are reportedly creating a “hit list” of approximately 20 firms — Big Tech signature names among them — that will encounter stricter regulations over market competition and other operational activities. OECD’s Tax Reform To Be Presented To G20. EU Watchdogs Create ‘Big Tech Hit List’.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Amid the continuing drumbeat for taxes on global commerce done through digital means, the Czech government has approved a new seven percent digital tax on global Internet firms which will, as Reuters reports , be levied on revenues tied to Czech users across advertising, digital marketplaces and data sales. Health Records and Google.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 23, 2019
Indonesia has announced it’s going to reduce the threshold for taxing imported eCommerce consumer goods from $75 to $3, to help control the purchases of cheap foreign goods and help protect smaller Indonesian firms, according to a report by Reuters. They’ll be taxed at a rate of 32.5 million last year and 6.1 percent to 37.5
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 7, 2020
UK Regulations to Create New Digital Markets Unit. antitrust regulators are creating a Digital Markets Unit that will be given the duty to enforce rules applicable to Big Tech firms. Regulators also called out the tech company’s warranty terms for not covering water damage. Canada Looks to Tax International Tech Firms.
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