When have you made the right choice by deviating from a longstanding practice? This may be challenging but rewarding if guided by the right principles. Undeniably, this holds true in tax cases decided ...

For many years now, the right of taxpayers to claim for value added tax refund has been constrained and limited. The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has been consistent with its stand that in a claim for ...

Potential fraud such as the “missing trader” scheme, identify-theft tax evasion or claiming input VAT for non-qualifying expenses are probed. To address economic pressures, the government is ...

Generally, it is only when a taxpayer is engaged in zero-rated sale that the input value-added tax attributable to such sale may be subject to a refund. This applies to input VAT (purchases) incurred ...

The government is set to amend the implementing rules and regulations of the reformed value added tax law to ease the impact of the 70 percent cap on input VAT claims on companies’ bottom line.