George, Your UK rate is wrong. It was changed to 15% last December and will stay at 15% until Jan 2010 when it reverts to 17.5%.
See http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/pbr2008/measure1.htm Al. george_c wrote: > J, > > Preparing a service that will help developers > align themselves legitimately how to across the globe. > > Developers that wish to participate and take action, feel free to join. > http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/android-developers-international-tax-consultation > > > For now, when selling across the world, set your sales tax rates > according to this table for EU sales (or when Market starts selling in EU) > http://slideme.org/faq/developers/why-are-taxes-deducted-my-applications-selling-price > > Last one being WA, USA State tax rate at bottom would need to be > changed to your state tax rate. Change that to your state you have > signed up to Google checkout with and any other state you have signed > some distribution agreement with or created nexus. You need to confirm > for now from your accountant what the state tax rate if for digital > downloads (where you are located and what you used to sign up o Google > Checkout) > I will also gather info how to depict if you have nexus in other > states but best person will be you Accountant, that knows your current > activities and where you have possibly nexus. Do hand them the link > to the distribution agreement you signed with Android > Market. http://www.android.com/us/developer-distribution-agreement.html > as this may create nexus for you also on the state of CA also for your > other business activities. For CA state you don't need to apply a > sales tax rate as CA state is 0% for digital downloads. > > Will gather info and make it available at thepoint group. Will try my > best to invite some skilled experts to express their opinions and > provide some advise. > > George > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 6:22 AM, j <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > Gil, How do you know developers are not charging sales tax? I am > about to publish my first app and currently setting up my merchant > account. > > George, can you elaborate on the model? I am just a programmer... I > don't know sales tax rules. > > On Feb 25, 5:20 am, george_c <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Google won't determine where you have nexus. You need to know > this and > > submit taxes collected to all the states you have nexus. You need to > > chargesalestaxin all the states where you have nexus. Nexus can be > > created even by an agent. > > > > Unfortunately, it has been mentioned that developers need to manage > > all taxes & liabilities on their own. > > > > There is a model that works and takes the weight away from the > > developer. I can expand on it if most developers would be interested > > in such a solution. > > > > I quote: > > "Nexus = connection. If you have nexus with a state, they can > grab you > > andtaxyou. If you don't, they can't. Think of it like an electric > > socket. If you have no nexus it can't shock you, but stick your > finger > > in it and watch your hair curl." > > > > George > > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 7:14 AM, Gil <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > > Regarding the nexus question: I thought that Google Checkout > handles > > > it. In other words if you specify from what state your > business is, > > > Google Checkout would calculate thetaxcorrectly. As a > developer (who > > > is incorporated) all you have to do is to specify the state > you are > > > in. If you don't, nosalestaxis added to purchases (it makes > sense). > > > The question is: should you? It seems that nobody has done it > (none of > > > the apps I seen chargesalestax). > > > > > On Feb 24, 6:58 pm, george_c <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > >> All of you should be careful of where you have nexus, meaning > where> you have some business activity (not only presence) and > keep aware > > >> that you need to chargesalestaxin every state that you have nexus > > >> and within each state you also have differentsalestaxes and > then you > > >> may also need to manage your B&O side of things. Hey, the > list goes > > >> on.... > > > > >> 2009 is the year the IRS will be cracking down on > digitalsales, hope > > >> you get some insight from yoursaleschannel you are stocking your > > >> apps to. > > > > >> It's illegal to sell anything into the EU without charging > VAT. Are > > >> you collecting VAT? Who is collecting it for you? > > > > >> Question you should ask your CPA. Who is selling your app? > Are you > > >> selling it as a developer or do you have a reseller lined up > > >> somewhere? Why are you using your own Google Checkout account to > > >> sell? So who is selling your app? > > > > >> Good luck. > > > > >> George > > > > >> "tried to help the small developer, has anyone listened?" > > > > >> On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Gil > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > > >> > Developers, > > > > >> > Does anyone know if developers should setup their Google > Checkout > > >> > merchant account to addsalestaxto transactions. I know how > to set > > >> > it up I just wonder if it should be setup. I am interested > in US > > >> > originating transactions (at least for now). > > > > >> > It looks like most applications do not chargesalestax. In > fact I had > > >> > not found one that does. > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
