Swiss VAT changes
- Oct 6, 2016 | Richard Asquith
The Swiss Parliament has ratified a number of changes to the VAT Act, effective 1 January 2018.
These include:
- Applying the reduced 2.5% VAT rate to online media
- The place of supply for domestic electricity, gas and telephony becomes the residency of the consumer
- Introduction of a CHF 100,000 VAT registration threshold for branches of public authorities supplying other public bodies
- Withdrawals of the CHF 100,000 VAT registration for non-resident service providers (1 January 2018)
- Real estate option to tax invoices requires that the VAT number of the provider and the VAT calculation to be clearly shown
- Changes to the VAT calculation on the art and antiques sales margin scheme
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VP Global Indirect Tax
Richard Asquith
VP Global Indirect Tax
Richard Asquith
Richard Asquith is the former VP Global Indirect Tax at Avalara