What is this ANYWAY! The federalist papers(that set the principles for
the U.S.), and the CONSTITUTION, which is the very BASIS of the U.S. says
that ALL taxes must be import/export duties. What does the U.S. do? Through
a bunch of contrivances they setup the IRS to collect taxes from citizens,
and eradicate duties through GATT and NAFTA!(As I recall, The E.U. is one
of MANY benefitting from GATT.) Several states are now asking citizens
to VOLUNTARILY tax themselves on mail order, etc... from OTHER states(traditionally
sales TAX FREE)!
And NOW, we have ANOTHER government asking for taxes on something that has
traditionally, in the US at least, been NON taxable!? HECK, they wouldn't
even have domain names if not for a U.S. defense project, U.S. programmers,
and a guy in Finland!(Let's face it. Linus sped up the industry by perhaps
10 years by being the FIRST to provide a truely inexpensive and real version
of unix)
REDICULOUS! It is amazing how far countries go. What of the boston tea
party? Heck, some people have license plate frames that say "Taxes are
revolting, why aren't you?"
Steve
>-- Original Message --
>Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 07:21:51 -0700
>From: JB <info@bwp.net>
>To: discuss-list@opensrs.org
>Subject: Re: VAT stuff
>
>
>Why would an American company register to pay VAT? I don't see anyway
a
>
>European Union could force me to collect/pay taxes for them. I'm not
>being a smartass, I'm wondering what the legal justifacation for a
>request like this is?
>
>~jb
>
>
>Gordon Hudson wrote:
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Doug Friend" <doug@register4less.com>
>>To: <bill@daze.net>
>>Cc: <discuss-list@opensrs.org>
>>Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 9:16 PM
>>Subject: Re: VAT stuff
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I've read on a few difference sources that non-EU firms with sales of
less
>>>
>>>
>>that
>>
>>
>>>100,000 Euro are excempt from the new VAT rules being discussed here,
but
>>>
>>>
>>I've
>>
>>
>>>not seen seen that on any official site. Has any one seen what the law
>>>
>>>
>>states
>>
>>
>>>for this?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>This is basically correct.
>>Businesses doing EU turnover of less than the registration threshold in
>the
>>country they choose
>>to fiel their VAT return will not have to pay anything.
>>
>>The VAT limit in the UK is £62,000
>>approx $102,000
>>
>>So if you file in the Uk and your EU turnover is less than this you will
>not
>>have to pay anything.
>>
>>However, you will need to check with an accountant because most EU countries
>>have no mimimum threshold and all businesses pay VAT.
>>It is all very confusing, especially for businesses outside the EU who
do
>>not have any existing understanding of VAT
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Gordon Hudson
>>Hostroute.com Ltd
>>www.hostroute.net
>>
>>
>>
>>
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