Tax Information by Country
We are required by law to apply taxes for certain countries. If tax is charged and at what rate depends on the account’s tax location. Registered businesses in certain locations can enter their VAT or GST IDs to remove those taxes from their monthly bills.
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Tax Details by Country
To learn more, visit the tax information page for the relevant country:
| Location | Tax Rate | Charged by DigitalOcean Since |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 10% | 1 September 2017 |
| The Republic of Belarus | 20% | 1 December 2019 |
| Cambodia | 10% | 1 August 2022 |
| Canada | Varies | 1 October 2015 |
| Chile | 19% | 1 June 2020 |
| The European Union | Varies | 1 August 2015 |
| Georgia | 18% | 1 October 2021 |
| Iceland | 24% | 1 March 2020 |
| India | 18% | 1 July 2017 |
| Japan | 10% | 1 October 2021 |
| The Republic of Kazakhstan | 12% | 1 October 2022 |
| Kenya | 16% | 1 April 2021 |
| Malaysia | 6% | 1 January 2020 |
| New Zealand | 15% | 1 May 2019 |
| Nigeria | 7.5% | 1 July 2022 |
| Norway | 25% | 1 May 2019 |
| The Russian Federation | 20% | 1 January 2019 |
| Saudi Arabia | 15% | 1 July 2020 |
| Singapore | 8% | 1 January 2020 |
| South Africa | 15% | 1 May 2019 |
| The Republic of Korea | 10% | 1 September 2019 |
| Switzerland | 7.7% | 1 November 2018 |
| Thailand | 7% | 1 September 2021 |
| Turkey | 18% | 1 November 2018 |
| The United Arab Emirates | 5% | 1 May 2019 |
| Ukraine | 20% | 1 February 2022 |
| The United Kingdom | 20% | 1 January 2021 |
| The United States of America | Varies | 1 November 2019 |
Frequently Asked Questions about Taxes
How is my tax location determined?
Your tax location is typically based on your account address, which is initially set to the payment address of your primary payment method when you sign up. In some locations, we are required by law to consider other account details, like other payment addresses or IP addresses.
How can I change my tax location?
You can update your account address and view your account's tax location and rate at any time on the billing page. If you've set your account address correctly but your account's tax location is not what you expect, contact support for help.
Why is my invoice in USD? Can I get an invoice in another currency?
USD is the only currency we accept for payments, so all invoices are in USD. We cannot provide invoices in other currencies. Learn more about invoices.
Latest Updates
1 January 2023
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The Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate for Singapore has increased from 7% to 8%. Learn more about Singapore taxes.
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The Luxembourg Tax Authorities (LTA) temporarily decreased the VAT rate from 17% to 16%. We have begun charging the adjusted VAT rate to private individuals (B2C sales) located in Luxembourg, which will be visible on invoices issues on 1 February 2023. Learn more about EU taxes.
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The tax rate for Englewood, Colorado in the United States of America has increased from 3.5% to 3.8%. Learn more about USA taxes.
1 October 2022
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Tax collection for Kazakhstan has begun. Learn more about taxes in Kazakhstan.
1 September 2022
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Tax collection for Liechtenstein has begun. Learn more about taxes for Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
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To comply with Kenya’s Revenue Authority amendments in Finance Act 2022, we now charge VAT to B2B and B2C customers in Kenya. Learn more about Kenya taxes.
For more information, see all tax release notes.