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Originally Posted by faxxaff
You can be smart and operate a company in the US for retail of memberships and a production company in the EU for wholesale of your content. If you make enough dough this may lower your operating cost for a significant number.
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This offers no protection. As has been mentioned before EU VAT laws say that if you are doing business (B2C) in the EU (i.e. billing members) that you must register and charge them EU VAT, no matter where in the world you are based.
As most countries treat TAX/VAT avoidance more seriously than rape, this is one area where you shouldn't be listening to what a friend of a friend is saying.