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Re:France Plans 5% Digital Tax as Governments Chase Internet... by cheerlessbog on Sunday March 03, 2019 @10:32AM (#19294882)
That wouldn't prevent some of the shenanigans described above. For example, giving my IP away for cheap to a subsidiary in a low tax jurisdiction that actually performs the sale.
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Re:France Plans 5% Digital Tax as Governments Chase Internet... by iguy on Sunday March 03, 2019 @10:41AM (#19294943)
No, it would, that's the point. If your subsidiary in the Bahamas sells something in France, it pays French VAT.
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Re:France Plans 5% Digital Tax as Governments Chase Internet... by cpursley on Sunday March 03, 2019 @11:50AM (#19295358)
Exactly!
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