IPA Calls on Brazilian Government to Resist VAT Changes for Books
The International Publishers Association (IPA) calls on the Brazilian government to support its book industry and immediately drop plans to impose a Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
UK fast-tracks abolishment of VAT rate on digital editions
The UK decision to “axe the reading tax”, the abolishment of the 20 % value-added tax (VAT) on digital editions, has been fast-tracked and entered into force on May 1, 2020.
UK to abolish VAT rate on digital editions
The campaign of the UK Publishers Association and others has paid off: As of 1st December, the UK will abolish the current 20 % tax on e-books, online newspapers and digital magazine editions.
Poland and Slovenia Reduce VAT on eBooks
Following legislative change in the European Union (EU) on 2 October 2018, EU Member States continue to reduce VAT rates for eBooks and audiobooks, often aligning them with physical books. Slovenia and Poland are the latest countries to act while the Publishers Association in the UK Campaigns hard.
IPA and FEP publish VAT report
The new VAT report published by IPA and the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) covers more countries than ever before and notes recent changes in the EU and campaigning in the UK to axe the reading tax.