Comments on: Pan-European tax system already with us? http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/ anythingarian bubbles and troubles from the land of the sweating hun Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:23:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Trevor ap Patnarthur http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-52104 Trevor ap Patnarthur Fri, 02 Jun 2006 08:20:01 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-52104 The mess is, of course, part of a secret plot to make us all long for European tax integration. The mess is, of course, part of a secret plot to make us all long for European tax integration.

]]> By: Javier http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-51929 Javier Thu, 01 Jun 2006 15:27:55 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-51929 Even they think it is a mess: http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1785476,00.html But proposals look like just perfect to make mess grow messier. Even they think it is a mess:
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1785476,00.html
But proposals look like just perfect to make mess grow messier.

]]> By: MM http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-51723 MM Wed, 31 May 2006 22:04:17 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-51723 That applies everywhere, but the UK threshold is higher than the German. VAT may be an advantage. Depends how many customers you have who can't set the VAT off, and how many business expenses you can set off the VAT on. But some people don't understand that not everyone in business isn't registered for VAT. On top of that, if a British translator does something for me (I once had a chunk of technical stuff translated in Scotland), and she isn't registered, I have to both claim and charge the VAT. It's a bit confusing. That applies everywhere, but the UK threshold is higher than the German.
VAT may be an advantage. Depends how many customers you have who can’t set the VAT off, and how many business expenses you can set off the VAT on.
But some people don’t understand that not everyone in business isn’t registered for VAT.
On top of that, if a British translator does something for me (I once had a chunk of technical stuff translated in Scotland), and she isn’t registered, I have to both claim and charge the VAT. It’s a bit confusing.

]]> By: Trevor ap Patnarthur http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-51672 Trevor ap Patnarthur Wed, 31 May 2006 16:08:34 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-51672 Ah, now I understand! My problem--or their problem, as I already explained to them--is that in small-business-friendly parts of the EU (eg the UK), you don't need to register for VAT until you hit a certain level of turnover (I think it's around €90K in the UK). It is very difficult to explain to other parts of the EU (eg Spain) that being in the single market means having to accept legitimate arrangements like this. Thankyou, I thought I was going madder. Ah, now I understand! My problem–or their problem, as I already explained to them–is that in small-business-friendly parts of the EU (eg the UK), you don’t need to register for VAT until you hit a certain level of turnover (I think it’s around €90K in the UK). It is very difficult to explain to other parts of the EU (eg Spain) that being in the single market means having to accept legitimate arrangements like this. Thankyou, I thought I was going madder.

]]> By: Javier http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-51658 Javier Wed, 31 May 2006 14:03:51 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-51658 I think they are asking for your VAT number, but in the "European" format, that is, beggining with two characters as national code (ES for Spain). So if your fiscal number is X1231231J, your VAT number turns into ESX1231231J. You can even check your number here: ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/en/vieshome.htm I think they are asking for your VAT number, but in the “European” format, that is, beggining with two characters as national code (ES for Spain). So if your fiscal number is X1231231J, your VAT number turns into ESX1231231J.

You can even check your number here:
ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/en/vieshome.htm

]]> By: Trevor ap Patnarthur http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-51628 Trevor ap Patnarthur Wed, 31 May 2006 09:20:45 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-51628 Hell, what do I know? If it carries on like this I may have to go back to drug smuggling. Hell, what do I know? If it carries on like this I may have to go back to drug smuggling.

]]> By: MM http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-51387 MM Tue, 30 May 2006 20:08:23 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2006/05/30/pan-european-tax-system-already-with-us/#comment-51387 Is that not just VAT? Is that not just VAT?

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