Exploring the VAT Digital Toolkits by OECD

The OECD Consumption Tax Unit, in partnership with the World Bank Group, has been publishing several VAT Digital Toolkits over the last few years. These comprehensive resources provide tax authorities in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific with the necessary guidance to navigate the complexities of VAT collection in the digital era.

With the release of the French translation to the recent VAT Digital Toolkit for Africa, we decided to list these resources and encourage you to explore them and leverage the insights they offer.

The VAT Digital Toolkit for Africa

This toolkit completes the regional toolkit series and provides detailed guidance to tax authorities in Africa on effectively collecting VAT on e-commerce transactions, addressing the challenges of booming online sales and low-value imported goods, on top of other VAT strategies for e-commerce. To access it, please visit VAT Digital Toolkit for Africa (available to download in English, French and soon Portuguese).

The VAT Digital Toolkit for Latin America and the Caribbean

Joining the toolkit series is the VAT Digital Toolkit for Latin America and the Caribbean, supporting tax authorities in this region with effective VAT collection on e-commerce activities. To explore the toolkit's content and recommendations, visit the VAT Digital Toolkit for Latin America and the Caribbean (available to download in English and Spanish).

The VAT Digital Toolkit for Asia-Pacific

The VAT Digital Toolkit for Asia-Pacific addresses the challenges faced by tax authorities in the region regarding VAT collection on the continuously growing e-commerce sales. To access the toolkit, please visit the VAT Digital Toolkit for Asia-Pacific Toolkit (available to download in English).

How Fonoa Can Help

At Fonoa, we understand the importance of compliance for multinational digital businesses and the challenge of applying the right taxes to cross-border transactions at scale. Our tax determination engine supports companies globally by allowing them to correctly calculate taxes on transactions in real-time. We support this calculation in countries that follow the OECD guidelines as well as those that do not. By leveraging our technology, businesses can confidently navigate the complexities of VAT, GST and Sales Tax compliance and focus on their core operations.

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