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Old 02-19-2009, 07:34 AM  
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Originally Posted by Broda View Post
If they sell to a EU citizen, they have to, unless the buyer has a valid VAT number. In fact, all US companies are obligated to. I guess many simply "forget" because there are no repercussions if they don't.
If the business does not have a presence in Europe they have no right to charge VAT, as the non-European country of the business does not recuperate that tax
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