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[FYI] EU to turn US e-tailers into Euro tax gatherers
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- From: "Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>
- Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 11:26:25 +0200
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/18430.html
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EU to turn US e-tailers into Euro tax gatherers
By: Drew Cullen
Posted: 21/04/2001 at 15:12 GMT
The European Union is close to agreeing upon a tax on digital sales
made over the Internet outside the EC to EU citizens, according to
commissioner Frits Bolkestein.
In other words, e-tailers in the US will have to charge and collect
VAT on music and software downloads purchased by EU citizens on
behalf of the European Union. This will bring them into line with
their European counterparts.
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