Amazon's EU VAT rate on ebooks drops to 3% from 15% - Page 2

HarryT · 07-05-2012, 11:39 AM

That does seem like a contradiction, I agree.

Mike L · 07-07-2012, 11:30 AM

As far as VAT is concerned, the "point of sale" is very clearly defined in the regulations.

As far as geo-restrictions are concerned, this is a matter of contract between the publisher and the author. The contract would usually be expressed in terms of the countries or territories in which the book may be sold. The publisher would then seek to impose that same restriction on the seller.

There's no reason in the world for there to be any connection between point-of-sale for VAT purposes, and the geographic restrictions agreed between the publisher and author.

Mike

elcreative · 07-07-2012, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeB1972

I still don't get how the point of sale is the place you live for geo-restrictions and Luxembourg for VAT.

Amazon is registered in Luxembourg as headquarters/principal place of business hence Amazon sales originate in Luxembourg i.e. source point regardless of type of Amazon (uk, de etc) and is governmentally determined to be this... geo-restrictions are publisher/contractually determined - no connection between VAT and geo-restrictions...

Or pretty much as written above - really must read to end of thread sometimes before replying...

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07-05-2012, 11:39 AM	#16
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	That does seem like a contradiction, I agree.

07-07-2012, 11:30 AM	#17
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	As far as VAT is concerned, the "point of sale" is very clearly defined in the regulations. As far as geo-restrictions are concerned, this is a matter of contract between the publisher and the author. The contract would usually be expressed in terms of the countries or territories in which the book may be sold. The publisher would then seek to impose that same restriction on the seller. There's no reason in the world for there to be any connection between point-of-sale for VAT purposes, and the geographic restrictions agreed between the publisher and author. Mike

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