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SimonScans · 10-23-2009, 09:41 AM

It's all about where you the customer are located. If you are in the EU then you should be charged VAT regardless of where the company is.

Non EU companies are meant to register in the EU for VAT if they do business there, clearly lots don't but that's another issue. Certainly more and more big ones are.

Companies in the EU have to register in the country they reside in, but non EU companies also have to register in the EU to pay VAT charged to EU customers - the one benefit they have is that they get to in effect choose which country they register in so tend to pick the lower rated ones, but in general VAT is between 15 and 25%.

So much for no taxation without representation.

Every day the internet becomes more and more part of the real world.

Please don't blame me for any of this, I also have never had the chance to vote on anything related to EU law.

10-23-2009, 09:41 AM
SimonScans Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 342	It's all about where you the customer are located. If you are in the EU then you should be charged VAT regardless of where the company is. Non EU companies are meant to register in the EU for VAT if they do business there, clearly lots don't but that's another issue. Certainly more and more big ones are. Companies in the EU have to register in the country they reside in, but non EU companies also have to register in the EU to pay VAT charged to EU customers - the one benefit they have is that they get to in effect choose which country they register in so tend to pick the lower rated ones, but in general VAT is between 15 and 25%. So much for no taxation without representation. Every day the internet becomes more and more part of the real world. Please don't blame me for any of this, I also have never had the chance to vote on anything related to EU law.