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Old 05-15-2015, 05:09 AM  
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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam View Post
Inside the EU yes for b2c digital sales.
That is EU juristiction and territory -- they can tax to oblivion their citizens if they want.
It's the extraterritorial aspect -- it's naked trade protectionism.
What if: the US government makes EU businesses the tax collector at the source for a new digital sales tax at the rate of 25% to only EU businesses?
WTO here we come.
Retaliatory action or mutual taxation treaties will be the end result -- the taxman has not considered the potential blowback IMHO.
i can't sign contacts with EU companies without a VAT number. you're advocating acquiring a lawyer to fight EU tax law or just work with the system they have in place?
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