VAT & Sales Taxes Worldwide: A Guide to Practice and Procedures in 61 Countries [Hardcover]

Ernst & Young (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471955736 | ISBN-13: 978-0471955733 | Publication Date: March 5, 1996 | Edition: 1

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Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Prepared by Ernst & Young tax specialists throughout the world, this guide offers a useful overview of value added tax and similar sales taxes in 60 major trading nations. A separate chapter is devoted to each country and covers who and what is taxable, place of supply, basis of taxation, tax rates, exemptions, credit/refund for input tax, administrative obligations and special regimes. Comparative charts, EC directives and a comprehensive glossary of terms can be found in the appendices.

About the Author

ERNST & YOUNG LLP is the nation's leading professional services firm, providing tax, assurance and advisory business services and consulting services to thousands of individuals as well as domestic and global businesses. Visit the firm's Web site at ey.com.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 780 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (March 5, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471955736
• ISBN-13: 978-0471955733
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.8 x 2.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,457,284 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: VAT & Sales Taxes Worldwide: A Guide to Practice and Procedures in 61 Countries (Hardcover)

When I was trying to plan one of my clients transactions within EU it help me to figure out the whole screen