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| Author: | Goki [ Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | VAT |
I have a question for You, my friends: - Does Your country return VAT at some point?!? Back here, our government does it only for the companies (not for the people). So, we pay VAT on everything - and don't get a refund... And even companies wait more than a year for a tax return... What's the situation in a normal world?!? 
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| Author: | Hookd on Phonics [ Fri Mar 23, 2012 8:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: VAT |
Hi Goki, In all of my global transactions, I've never paid a value added tax, or customs fees. I do believe that paid customs fees can be used to reduce the tax bill here in the US. This is why I always mark your boxes as gifts... Cheers,  Brian
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| Author: | Goki [ Sat Mar 24, 2012 8:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: VAT |
Hookd on Phonics wrote: Hi Goki, In all of my global transactions, I've never paid a value added tax, or customs fees. I do believe that paid customs fees can be used to reduce the tax bill here in the US. This is why I always mark your boxes as gifts... Cheers, BrianBrian - even if You mark a box as a gift, You have to declare a value. And if the customs officer here thinks that value is too small, by law he has the right to declare his own estimate value and tax the recipient accordingly. I was asking about the VAT when purchasing, for example, technical goods, or a car, or stuff besides food. Does this VAT get returned to You, since by definition it is a value added tax and it needs to be returned. As customers, we pay 5% or 18% VAT on every product, but we never get our money back... |
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| Author: | Gregory [ Sat Mar 24, 2012 9:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: VAT |
No VAT payed here, Goki, so I am not very familiar with the topic. However, given the current deficit that is being run up, there is considerable speculation that VAT will be implemented. As such, I think we can look forward to the fact that it will be a tax that goes to feed state coffers, and not something that will be returned to the population, except in services. Whether those services are useful is another question. |
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