- Swiss Federal Tax Administration seeking comments on draft revised VAT guidelines for electronic platforms
- Proposed guidelines cover VAT application on platforms and responsibilities of operators
- Reduction of standard VAT rate from 8.1% to 2.6% and special rate of 3.8% effective from January 1, 2024
- Guidelines address tax treatment of services provided via platforms by taxable and non-taxable sellers
- Provisions for deducting fictitious input tax, margin taxation, and primary producer deductions
- Detailed procedural obligations including registration, accounting, tax representation, and relocation procedures
- Administrative measures outlined with examples provided for clarification
- Comments can be submitted by interested parties by December 10.
Source: globalvatcompliance.com
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