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EU to turn US e-tailers into Euro tax gatherers

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/18430.html

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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