Australia
Learn about the GST rules and guidelines in Australia for businesses with our comprehensive country guide. From registration to filing returns, our article covers everything you need to know to stay compliant with Australia tax laws.
Bangladesh
Learn about the VAT rules and guidelines in Bangladesh for businesses with our country guide — the 15% standard rate, the BIN (Business Identification Number) and its new role as a precondition for banking and business services, the BDT 8 million registration threshold, quarterly VAT returns, the 15% reverse charge on imported services, and the VAT exemption for NBR-registered startups, all effective 1 July 2026 under the Finance Act, 2026 and SRO No. 147-Ain/2026/352-Mushak.
Bolivia
Learn about Bolivia's IVA rules for businesses with our country guide — the 13% nominal rate (currently ~14.94% effective under the "por dentro" method pending Ley N° 1733's reform), NIT registration through the Padron Biometrico Digital, invoice requirements under the Sistema de Facturacion, and current e-invoicing status with the Servicio de Impuestos Nacionales (SIN).
Botswana
Learn about the VAT rules and guidelines in Botswana for businesses with our comprehensive country guide. From VAT registration with BURS to the new remote-services VAT regulations and revised zero-rated foodstuffs list, our article covers what you need to stay compliant with Botswana tax laws.
Brazil
Learn how Brazil is transitioning from ICMS, ISS, PIS/COFINS and IPI to a new dual VAT — CBS (federal) and IBS (state/municipal) — under Emenda Constitucional 132/2023 and Lei Complementar 214/2025, including CNPJ registration, the 2026-2033 transition timeline, and e-invoicing changes for NF-e/NFC-e.
Canada
Learn about the GST rules and guidelines in Canada for businesses with our comprehensive country guide. From registration to filing returns, our article covers everything you need to know to stay compliant with Canadian tax laws.
France
Learn about the VAT rules and guidelines in France
Germany
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Hungary
Learn about VAT (áfa) rules and guidelines in Hungary — registration, the 27% standard rate, invoice requirements, real-time reporting, filing and penalties.
India
Learn about the GST rules and guidelines in India for businesses with our comprehensive country guide. From registration to filing returns, our article covers everything you need to know to stay compliant with Indian tax laws.
Kenya
Learn about the VAT rules and guidelines in Kenya for businesses with our country guide — the 16% standard rate, the KES 5 million registration threshold, KRA PIN and iTax registration, mandatory eTIMS e-invoicing, and the VAT Act CAP 476 changes made by the Finance Act, 2026.
Malaysia
Malaysia runs SST (Sales Tax and Service Tax), not VAT — there is no input tax credit. Our guide covers RMCD registration and thresholds, the 5%/10% sales tax and 6%/8% service tax rates, the 6% rental rate from 2026, the August 2026 sales tax exemption for ships and other commercial vessels, and the MyInvois e-invoice timeline.
Mauritius
Learn about the VAT rules and guidelines in Mauritius for businesses with our country guide — the 15% standard rate, the MUR 3 million registration threshold, TAN registration with the MRA, the phased e-invoicing mandate, and the VAT changes enacted by the Finance Act 2026 (Act No. 14 of 2026) — zero-rated electronic books, a new digital-service charge on online-marketplace commission, and the phased easing of the foreign digital-supplier registration rules.
South Africa
South Africa VAT guide - the 15% rate, the R2.3 million registration threshold SARS applies from 1 April 2026 (Rates Bill still a draft, not yet introduced in Parliament), the non-resident electronic services regime, and e-invoicing status.
Spain
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Sri Lanka
Learn about the VAT rules and guidelines in Sri Lanka for businesses with our comprehensive country guide. From TIN and VAT registration to the new digital services VAT and e-invoicing rollout, our article covers what you need to stay compliant with Sri Lankan tax laws.
Tanzania
Learn about the VAT rules and guidelines in Tanzania for businesses with our country guide. From TIN and VAT registration with the Tanzania Revenue Authority to the marketplace deemed-supplier rule, cross-border transport zero-rating, EFD/VFD e-invoicing status, and Zanzibar's separate 18% digital-services VAT, our article covers what you need to stay compliant with Mainland Tanzanian and Zanzibari tax laws.
United Arab Emirates
Learn about the VAT rules and guidelines in the United Arab Emirates for businesses. From TRN registration on EmaraTax to the Peppol-based e-invoicing mandate, our guide covers what you need to stay compliant with UAE tax laws.
United Kingdom
Learn about the VAT rules and guidelines in United Kingdom for businesses with our comprehensive country guide. From registration to filing returns, our article covers everything you need to know to stay compliant with UK tax laws.
United States
Learn how sales and use tax works in the United States — no federal VAT/GST, state-by-state registration, economic nexus after South Dakota v. Wayfair, marketplace facilitator rules, and state rate structure, with links to official sources.
Vietnam
Vietnam's VAT (Thuế giá trị gia tăng) guide — the 10% standard rate temporarily cut to 8% through 31 December 2026, the VND 200 million household-business exemption, the VND 1 billion deduction-method threshold, foreign-supplier and marketplace withholding rules for B2B and B2C digital sales, and the e-invoice regime moving from Decree 123/2020/ND-CP through Decree 70/2025/ND-CP to Decree 254/2026/ND-CP and Circular 91/2026/TT-BTC from 1 July 2026.
Zimbabwe
Learn about the VAT rules and guidelines in Zimbabwe for businesses with our country guide — the 15.5% standard rate in force from 1 January 2026, the US$25,000 registration threshold, ZIMRA TIN and VAT registration in TaRMS, FDMS fiscalisation, and the new Digital Services Withholding Tax on non-resident digital suppliers.