BRUSSELS -- The European Union's rules for charging value-added tax on broadcasting and digital downloads were extended through the end of 2008 by EU finance ministers meeting in Brussels on Tuesday.

A change in how VAT is taxed could mean the end of the 99p music download from digital stores like iTunes and Google Play. Announced as part of the Budget last week, the Chancellor has put into place ...

Forthcoming EU Vat legislation will have an impact on all businesses, European and non-European, that provide digitally downloaded services to EU-based individuals, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has ...

Independent musicians have attacked new VAT rules on artists who sell digital downloads via independent websites such as Bandcamp. The new legislation means that British artists will have to be ...

Companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Apple will no longer be able to exploit a tax loophole that lowered the cost of online purchases of apps, ebooks and music from January 2015. These ...

According to George Osborne's Budget announcement last week, the chancellor has plans to close a loophole that had allowed internet companies to avoid paying British VAT on sales of digital goods.

He added that the GRA has been engaging the Ministry of Finance and other stakeholders to ensure that the full set of reforms, ranging from adjustments to the VAT structure to enhanced digital ...