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Re:Ending Junk Fees, the Most Annoying Thing in American Com... by wkat4242 on Sunday October 15, 2023 @12:52PM (#37891338)
VAT rates in Europe differ too but it doesn't seem to cause any issues with advertising :)
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Re:Ending Junk Fees, the Most Annoying Thing in American Com... by crazygringo on Sunday October 15, 2023 @01:41PM (#37891737)
That's because VAT is nationwide.

You already have to produce different ads in Spanish, Italian, German, etc. So it's not really any extra work to have different prices in each.

Plus you're only dealing with tens of countries. There are literally thousands of distinct sales tax geographical areas in the US.

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Re:Ending Junk Fees, the Most Annoying Thing in American Com... by toast0 on Sunday October 15, 2023 @01:20PM (#37891576)
What are the boundaries where VAT rates change? Within the US, there can be state + county + special tax district in the county + city + special tax district in the city.

That may not be super sensible, but it is how it works. A business on one side of the street may have to collect taxes at a much different rate compared to a business on the other side of the street.

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