Spanish start-up calls for shake-up of VAT refunds for tourists

After four decades of selling tourists “tax-free” shopping that is really a slow, partial VAT refund, Spanish fintech STAMP ...
Korea JoongAng Daily on MSN

Foreign tourists rushing to cosmetic clinics before longtime VAT refund program ends

With the VAT refund program for cosmetic procedures set to expire at year-end, cosmetic and dermatology clinics are now ...

Will end of Korea’s aesthetics VAT refund drive medical tourists away?

A decade-old tax break that drew foreign patients to Korea’s cosmetic surgery clinics ends this month, and the industry is ...
VietnamPlus

Legislators debate adjustments to VAT Law

Deputies said delayed VAT refunds remain a major obstacle for businesses, calling for stronger technical tools and a clearer ...
Rozana Spokesman

Punjab Taxpayers to Stage Statewide Protest Over Withheld GST and VAT Refunds

Businesses and tax professionals in Punjab are set for a statewide protest on December 12, 2025, to press the government to release long-pending refunds of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Value Added ...

South Korea to drop cosmetic surgery tax incentives that have fuelled wave of medical tourism

South Korea says it will stop providing tax incentives for foreign patients who undergo cosmetic surgery, ending an offer ...
Arabian Business

Saudi VAT: ZATCA calls for businesses to file returns or face fines

Saudi Arabia’s Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) has reminded VAT-registered businesses of upcoming filing obligations. Establishments with annual supplies exceeding SR40m ($10.7m) must submit ...
AllAfrica on MSN

Rwanda: Renewed Pledge to End Delays in VAT Refund Process

The government to address the persisting value-added tax (VAT) refund delays, which the members of the private sector said is a major challenge for cash flow and business growth.