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0 pointsJoshTriplett9y ago0 comments

> The tax is VAT and recent changes on electronic services had exactly the goal you mentioned in mind.

Those changes on electronic services make similarly little sense, as they require a service to apply taxes in the jurisdiction of the consumer rather than in the jurisdiction of the business. (And such regulations disadvantage EU companies, as a non-EU company with no legal nexus in the EU has no obligation to charge such taxes.)

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wbond9y ago· 2 in thread

> (And such regulations disadvantage EU companies, as a non-EU company with no legal nexus in the EU has no obligation to charge such taxes.)

This is not true. You can read about VAT MOSS and the non union scheme for more info.

JoshTriplettOP9y ago

By definition, a company or individual has no legal obligation to care about laws outside their jurisdiction. The EU can say anything it likes about what companies "must" do, but they have no jurisdiction over non-EU companies. (Unless their own country enters into some kind of mutual enforcement agreement, or unless they ship a physical item that has to go through EU customs.)

AnAfrican9y ago

VAT is territorial.

You cannot refuse to pay VAT in a territory.

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