Thread: Stupid UK Tax on E-books
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Old 10-01-2011, 04:14 PM   #6
HarryT
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Originally Posted by mr ploppy View Post
This is what it says when you set your ebook price on Amazon:

"The list price you provide is VAT-EXCLUSIVE. The VAT we will add for sales to customers in EU countries from amazon.co.uk and amazon.de will be 15%. VAT rates, where applicable, vary for other countries."

I have mine set at £1.73, which gives a total price on Amazon UK of £1.99.
15% of £1.73 is (near enough) 26p.
You're absolutely right - I stand corrected. I've just looked at an invoice for one of my Amazon eBooks and it says on it "Sold by Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.", which is, I believe, Amazon's business in Luxumbourg.

This seems to be purely for eBooks. "Normal" stuff certainly gets charged at 20% VAT.

Thanks for the info on this - I've learnt something new!
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