Value Added Tax: Its Implementation and Implications

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Value Added Tax: Its Implementation and ImplicationsDr. Saad AlshahraniSAMAQuarterly Workshops, 2016IntroductionVA=valueofoutput-valueof inputs Inmanyaspectsitisequivalenttolastpointsa lestax. Itisageneraltaxthatapplies,inprinciple,t oallcommercialactivitiesinvolvingtheprod uctionanddistributionofgoodsandtheprovis ionofservices. IntroductionofaVATwillbeonemeasuretostre ngthentheindirecttaxstructure. : IMF & European Commission, 20152Taxes Classification and RecordingBased on Government Finance Statistics MethodologyClassified according to tax base:11Taxes 111Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains 112Taxes on payroll and workforce 113Taxes on property 114Taxes on goods and services 115Taxes on international trade and transactions 116Other taxes 1141General taxes on goods and services11411Value- Added taxes11412Sales taxes11413Turnover and other general taxes on goods and services11414Taxes on financial and capital transactions1142Excises1143Profits o

Introduction of a VAT will be one measure to strengthen the indirect tax structure. Added value is the value of what the producer has added to the inputs before they are sold as new products and services.

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