Indirect taxes
What are indirect taxes such as VAT, sales tax and goods and services tax (GST)?
Indirect taxes, such as VAT, sales tax and goods and services tax (GST) are added to the value of supplies of goods and services. These are collected by businesses and paid to the tax authorities. Direct taxes on the other hand, such as income tax and corporation tax, are collected directly from amounts earned and profits generated by individuals and businesses.
Indirect Taxes, VAT and customs duty advice for businesses trading globally
Kreston Global’s network of VAT, sales tax, customs duty, and other indirect tax specialists provides businesses with clear strategic advice and compliance support in response to the challenges they face around the world. We have firms in over 115 countries that can assist you in understanding your compliance obligations in many territories operating potentially differing systems, whether that be VAT, GST or sales tax.
Our Global Indirect Taxes Group is led by Meera Rajah of UK firm James Cowper Kreston. Meera is a highly experienced Indirect Tax specialist with nearly three decades of expertise in VAT and Customs Duty. As Partner at James Cowper Kreston, she leads the firm’s VAT and International Trade services with a particular focus on clients in South-East Asia.
How can we help you?
We can help you to be compliant and can provide you with advice on innovative solutions to facilitate trade. We very much work collaboratively amongst our network of experienced professionals and with our direct tax colleagues, too as there is often a need to think about a number of taxes when solving issues. This approach offers you the best tailored ‘tax’ advisory and compliance service. Therefore, whether you are a single organisation that is established within one country and needs local advice concerning indirect tax issues or, at the other end of the scale, a global group that wants a coordinated team of advisers to support the management of VAT and other taxes in multiple jurisdictions, we can help you in offering a one-stop-shop.
We can advise on:
• VAT and GST
• Sales Tax, use Ttx
• Customs duties
• Other indirect taxes, such as stamp duty
We have indirect tax specialists in our Kreston Global network of firms that are present in 110 countries around the world. We would be delighted to discuss your business issues and requirements. Please contact one of our experts below.
Key contacts
Meera Rajah
Chair, Kreston Global Indirect Tax Group and Indirect Taxes Partner at James Cowper Kreston
Dr Manuel Vogel
Kreston Global Indirect Tax Business Development Director and CEO, Kreston A&O, Switzerland
Eduard Pavel
European Committee member, Kreston Global Indirect Tax European Leader, and Partner at Kreston Romania
Ankur Jain
Kreston Global Indirect Tax UAE Leader, and Senior Director at MMJS, Dubai
Enrique Pastor
Kreston Global Indirect Tax Mexico Leader, and Managing Partner at Kreston FLS, Mexico
Geoff Christian
Kreston Global Indirect Tax USA Leader and Senior Managing Director and the National State and Local Tax Practice Leader at CBIZ
Priyanka Sujith
Kreston Global Indirect Tax India Leader, Team Lead, Kreston Rangamani, India
Balaji Katlai
Kreston Global Indirect Tax Canada Leader, and Tax Partner, Kreston GTA, Canada
Further reading
US sales tax nexus
US sales tax nexus is a feature of the American tax system, referring to the conditions that create an obligation to pay state and local sales tax.
United States Sales Tax and Use Tax
Each state and many local jurisdictions have authority to impose a sales and use tax, subject to U.S. constitutional restrictions.
