09-27-2011, 09:18 AM | #1 |
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UK ebook VAT petition
There's another VAT on ebooks petition at the UK government petition site.
I rather doubt any government would abolish an increasing source of income at this time, but I think it would still be good for UK citizens to sign up with this petition (if you agree with it, of course!), to give some indication of public feeling (or lack of it) on this matter. |
09-27-2011, 09:30 AM | #2 |
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Complete waste of time; this is a matter of EU law; national governments have no say in the matter.
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09-27-2011, 11:18 AM | #3 |
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I don't know about the others, but Amazon doesn't pay UK VAT anyway, it pays Luxemborg VAT because it is only 15%. They, along with Ebay who do the same, are one of the biggest tax dodgers in the country.
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09-27-2011, 11:50 AM | #4 |
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Not true... national governments can decide what VAT is charged on, the overall EU is only interested in the total that they get otherwise VAT rates would be uniform across the EU... the UK zero and exempt rate items are not matched by every country in the EU...
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09-27-2011, 01:06 PM | #5 |
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And if you buy things like DVDs or cheap games, they will come from Jersey and have no VAT included at all. Which is of course good for you, as you pay less.
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But EU law doesn't come from nowhere. The only way to get it changed is for national governments to want to change it. |
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Damn, there goes the entire education system... we don't need books any more and they shouldn't be funded: "They are entertainment..."
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The overwhelming majority of eBook sales consist of novels which are sold as entertainment, not for their educational value. Would you suggest that educational books be differentiated in some way?
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The reason that eBooks get hit with VAT is that they are treated as downloadable software. Graham |
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If so, is there anything to distinguish from educational books and entertainment books? Gets awfully murky at times. For instance, would you expect me to pay full VAT on Tuesdays with Morrie, when I bought it for my psychology class (was required reading)? |
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