Taxation of E-commerce

As web-based commerce increases, the area of taxation of e-commerce is one of growing importance. Taxation of E-Commerce is a business-orientated handbook, which provides quintessential guidance on how to apply existing taxation principles to web-based commerce. Areas of taxation covered are corporation tax, VAT, transfer pricing, withholding taxes and compliance. Covering the legislative structure, the effect of tax regulations upon e-commerce decision-making and the development and structure of electronic trading businesses, it offers 'practical solutions' to this developing area of business. In addition, it includes background material on e-commerce, jurisdictional issues, as well as a comparison of the attitudes of the world's tax authorities. Tax planning advice is given, supported by the inclusion of case studies and sample tax calculations.