Tag: e-biz

EU – Strategy for the Digital Single Market

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On 6 May the EU Commission announced its strategy for Digital Single Market. The aim is to further simplify and harmonize the applicable VAT and legislative rules to e-biz and e-commerce (in particular re telecommunication and copyrights) as well as to reduce the administrative burden companies are facing in this field.

The ultimate goal is to remove the barriers which currently hinder EU based companies to grow and to be (more) competitive with the world’s Internet giants. The strategy also wants to help European customers to shop on-line form other EU countries as easy and simple as it their home countries. The VAT related initiatives of the strategy focuses on:Read More »

Ebiz – determination of supplier in case of redirected websites

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The German Supreme Tax Court (BFH XIR1610 20120515) has decided that the so-called “shop jurisdiction” is also applicable to internet sales. This means that the operator of a website is considered to be the supplier of the goods or services which were offered on the website, unless it is really obvious that the goods and services are offered in the name and on behalf of another person.

Consequently the design of the website should be always checked from the VAT perspective.