In Depth

Colorado Sales Tax Explained: State, County, City, Home Rule & Special District Taxes

Colorado sales tax is in practice a five separate systems stacked on top of each other: a flat state rate, a county rate, a city rate (collected two completely different ways depending on the city), a special district rate, and a separate set of rules for what specific goods get taxed at all. This publication draws on the state's own DR 1002 Colorado Sales/Use Tax Rates document for July 2026, and it now covers every table in that publication in full: all 64 counties, all 65 home rule cities, all 170 state-collected cities, all 12 special district types, and all 18 exemption codes.

CA · British Columbia·Jun 30GST Review

British Columbia Clarifies PST Rules for Advertising Agencies

Bulletin PST 125 (Advertising Agencies) was amended to clarify the application of PST to materials shipped out of British Columbia by the purchaser for business use, together with other minor editorial revisions.

Japan·Jun 22

Why Japan's Zero Food Tax Pledge Became a 1% Compromise

Japan's prime minister campaigned on scrapping the consumption tax on food entirely. A year into the fight, the number on the table is 1%, not zero, paired with cash handouts to cover the difference.

South Africa·Jun 12

VAT Rate Power Lies With Parliament, Not the Minister — South Africa's Democratic Alliance v Minister of Finance Ruling

The High Court ruled that section 7(4) of the VAT Act is unconstitutional, limiting the Finance Minister's ability to change tax rates without direct parliamentary involvement.

Cyprus·Jun 11

Cyprus Puts Crypto on the Tax Map

Cyprus transposed DAC8 into national law from January 1, 2026, requiring crypto-asset service providers to collect user data and automatically exchange transaction-level information with tax authorities across all EU member states.

Italy·Jun 8

Italy Turns Summer Into a Tax Reckoning for Short-Term Rental Operators

Rome rewrote the rules on holiday lettings at the start of the year. Now, as tourist season peaks, the enforcement infrastructure is live — and professional operators are finding that the old ambiguities no longer offer cover.

United Arab Emirates·Jun 5

UAE Rewrites the Rules on Home-Builder Tax Refunds in Push to Go Fully Digital

The Federal Tax Authority's first major overhaul of its residential VAT refund scheme in five years tightens the definition of what counts as a home, closes common loopholes, and moves the entire process onto two digital platforms — signalling a broader shift in how the Gulf state administers citizen-facing tax relief.

Rwanda·May 25

Rwanda Mandates VAT on Digital Services with Registration and Withholding Rules

Rwanda introduces comprehensive VAT framework for digital services, requiring foreign suppliers to register or appoint local representatives, with financial institutions handling withholding for non-registered suppliers.

Poland·May 12

KSeF Invoices Cannot Be Cancelled Once Transmitted, Polish VAT Act Confirms

Invoices enter legal circulation the moment KSeF accepts them — making cancellation impossible and zeroing out via correction invoice the only remedy, even for transactions that never occurred.

Poland·May 10

Poland Moves to VIDA

Poland’s Ministry of Finance has published draft legislation (Project UC147) to amend the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act as part of the country’s implementation of the European Union’s “VAT in the Digital Age” (ViDA) package.

US · Colorado·May 6SUT Review

Colorado Supreme Court to Review Netflix Streaming Sales Tax Case

Colorado's highest court will determine whether Netflix's streaming service constitutes taxable tangible personal property under state sales tax law, following years of litigation.

CA · Manitoba·Mar 25GST Review

Manitoba Enhances Tax Credits, Removes RST from Additional Grocery Items in 2026 Budget

Manitoba's 2026 provincial budget introduces retail sales tax exemptions on additional groceries from July 1, enhances film tax credits, and increases affordability tax credits for 2027.

Chile·Feb 1

Chile’s New VAT Regime for International E-Commerce — What Changed and Why It Matters

On 25 October 2025, Chile launched one of the most significant changes to its international e-commerce taxation system in decades. With Resolution No. 142 expanding the regime at the last moment, Chile’s low-value import VAT framework is now broader than originally envisioned and positions the country among the more advanced jurisdictions globally in the taxation of cross-border digital commerce.

Finland·Jan 1

Finland Cuts 14% VAT Rate to 13.5% from January 2026

Finland lowered the reduced 14% VAT rate to 13.5% from 1 January 2026, affecting food, medicines, books, transport, accommodation, and several other goods and services.

Finland·Nov 13 2025

Consulting Services Invoiced to Switzerland May Be Supplied Without Finnish VAT

According to a VEROT article published by Taloustaito, consulting services invoiced by a Finnish company to a Swiss non-profit organisation may be supplied without Finnish VAT. Regardless of whether the customer is treated as a taxable person, Finnish VAT is not chargeable under the applicable place-of-supply rules.

US · Colorado·Jul 7SUT Review