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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
In Europe we pay VAT for everything, including internet purchases:
I always viewed it as a tax that the manufacturer and distributors have to pay, and the money comes from the buyer, so the buyer indirectly pays it.
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Errr... all tax is paid for by the end user/buyer/consumer... businesses do not have a magic money producing wand to conjure up money to pay their taxes... and as far as VAT is concerned, everybody in the production/sales chain (that's registered) claims back every penny of VAT that they pay... it's only the las person in the chain that really pays the VAT and that is the buyer... it's a direct tax on consumption/usage...