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Switzerland is moving forward with plans to reform its VAT system. The Swiss Federal Council (the executive) recently responded with a “complementary message” to the mandate given to it by the Swiss National Council (the lower house of parliament), requesting that plans be drawn up for a new VAT model consisting of two tax rates rather than … Read More
The new Medical Device Excise Tax went into effect on January 1, 2013. The tax applies to sales of taxable medical devices by the manufacturer or importer and is reported on Form 720. Form 720 is also where the Indoor Tanning Services Tax (aka “Snookie Tax”) is reported. Form 720 is filed quarterly and the … Read More
The Virginia Senate passed SB 1311, which will authorize localities that maintain their own roads to impose a meals tax, without voter approval. Currently Henrico County is the only locality maintaining its own roads, which does not have this authority. The voters of Henrico County turned down a meals tax referendum in 2005, by a … Read More
Japan’s New Komeito ruling bloc announced on 23 January that it will not be implementing a reduced rate for foods and other daily essentials when the 5 percent sales tax is raised to 8 percent in fiscal 2014 as some had hoped. The government instead plans to hand out cash allowances to help low-income households with the … Read More
Following a recent announcement that the government won’t be able to meet a promise to balance the provincial budget by next year, Premier David Alward has publicly stated that a referendum to increase the HST is possible before the next election in 2014. The current rate of HST in the province is 13%. It has not been announced yet … Read More
In California, products that are labeled as little or small cigars are considered cigarettes under the California Cigarette and Tobacco Products Tax Law and require cigarette tax stamps. Every package labeled as little or small cigars must have a cigarette stamp applied to the packaging by the distributor. Failure of the distributor to do so … Read More