The following major global Value Added Tax and Goods and Services Tax rate and regime changes come into effect on 1 January 2019.
| Country | Existing/old rate | New rate | Implementation |
| Austria | 20% | 10% | 1 Jan 2020 |
| Belgium | 21% | 6% | 1 Apr 2019 |
| Czech Republic | 21% | 10% | 1 Jul 2019 |
| Finland | 24% | 10% | 1 Jul 2019 |
| Germany | 19% | 7% | 1 Jan 2020 |
| Ireland | 23% | 9% | 1 Jan 2019 |
| Luxembourg | 17% | 3% | 1 Jan 2019 |
| Malta | 18% | 5% | 1 Jan 2019 |
| Netherlands | 21% | 9% | 1 Jan 2020 |
| Norway (non-EU) | 25% | 0% | 1 Jul 2019 |
| Poland | 23% | 5% | 1 July 2019 (delayed from 1 April) |
| Portugal | 23% | 6% | 1 Jan 2019 |
| Sweden | 25% | 6% | 1 July 2019 |
VP Global Indirect Tax
Richard Asquith
Richard Asquith is VP Global Indirect Tax at Avalara, helping businesses understand their compliance obligations as they grow globally. He is part of the European leadership team which this year won International Tax Review's Tax Technology Firm of the Year. Richard qualified as an accountant with KPMG in the UK, and went on to work in Hungary, Russia and France with EY.
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