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Re:Three European Countries Block Tax on Tech Giants by woodpanel on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @05:50PM (#18395610)
> VAT is tax for consumers, not corporations

Sorry, but where does this misconception come from that companies don't pay VAT? It's not true, I see it on my company's tax statement every month ;-)

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Re:Three European Countries Block Tax on Tech Giants by Rexxar on Tuesday November 06, 2018 @07:30PM (#18396194)
The answer is that company is the tax collector, not the tax payer. IMHO it's mainly a semantic distinction, the result is practically the same.
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Re:Three European Countries Block Tax on Tech Giants by bsaul on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @03:53AM (#18397898)
it’s absolutely not the same. If the VAT goes up 10%, your benefits after taxes won’t change one bit.

VAT is indeed not paid by corporations.

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Re:Three European Countries Block Tax on Tech Giants by Rexxar on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @02:19PM (#18401470)
If price is already fixed in a contract it's not the same, indeed. For new client, it's basically equivalent as the price will adjust. (For example, higher TVA => client pay more => less demand => you have to reduce margin to keep some clients. In this case even if you don't technically pay the tax, you lose money if the tax become higher).
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